This course is a survey of German history from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the present. It covers Germany’s unification in 1871, European Imperialism, the two World Wars, Nazism, the Holocaust, Communism, the Cold War, and today’s migration crisis. Throughout the semester we will focus on how s...
Samuel Clowes Huneke is an award-winning historian of modern Europe, with a focus on the social and political history of twentieth-century Germany. He is broadly interested in how everyday life intersects with and shapes the relationships between citizens and states. His research focuses on the histo...
Studying history at George Mason will provide you with a broad perspective on the contemporary world and the events that have shaped it. As a history major, you will hone your skills in collecting, interpreting, and communicating information. Our department is home to specialists on every region of t...
Benjamin W. Goossen is Assistant Professor of Environmental History and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University. He teaches in the Department of History and Art History and in the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. Goossen's research and teaching encompass European and internatio...
Mills Kelly is a Professor of History and a Senior Scholar at George Mason's award-winning Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM). He was the director of RRCHNM from 2019-2023. His most recent book and is Virginia's Lost Appalachian Trail and he is the host of The Green Tunnel podca...
Ashleigh Williams is a PhD student at George Mason University, studying 20th century warfare and its effects on societies. Her specific research focus is the experience of women, Black GI's, and Black Europeans in Germany and France during World War I and World War II. She is currently a Graduate T...
John E. Fahey earned his PhD from Purdue University in 2017, focusing on the late Austro-Hungarian Empire. He has taught at Purdue, the United States Military Academy at West Point, Georgia Military College, and George Mason University. His book, Przemysl, Poland: A City Before, During, and After a...
