Explore and (re)asses the diplomatic, strategic-military relations and socio-cultural entanglements between the United States and the German Democratic Republic, thus complicating our understanding of the West-East divide and Cold War culture. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 51), German, Scandinavian, and Dutch Studies 360 (Topic: East German-U.S. Relations), 362L, History 337C. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.