Choose a topic within German history (outside of Nazism) that sheds light on som

Choose a topic within German history (outside of Nazism) that sheds light on some contemporary problem. You will write a 1,000-word op-ed arguing how and why this person, element, episode, or concept from the German past helps us understand something in our present day. These opinion pieces should be thoroughly cited and may require you to do some reading from beyond the syllabus