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Transatlantic Outreach Program

MODERN GERMANY IN GLOBAL HISTORY

German TriviaWhat four major German events all

took place on November 9th?

Abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II - 1918

Hitler’s failed Beer Hall Putsch - 1923

Kristallnacht - 1938

Fall of Berlin Wall - 1989

Describe what do you think is going on in this picture? Add details or change story after more of the picture is revealed.

Why do you think this is taking place?

AGENDA

• Introduce TOP’s New Programs Germany In Focus: Instructional Strategies for

Secondary Educators.• Sample Lesson –

Newscast of the Past: The Reunification of Germany

• TOP Study Tours to Germany Application Process• Reflection and Evaluations

A Public / Private Partnership for North American Social Studies Educators:


GERMANY IN FOCUS: Instructional Strategies for Secondary Educators.

•Focus Sections Content•Key Components•Challenging, Innovative & Global Resources•Engaging Instructional Activities•Comprehensive Toolkit

TOP’S NEW PROGRAMS

• Title• Focus Questions• NCSS Curriculum Standards• Common Core Standards• Lesson Overview• Teacher Background Information• Time• Instructional Resources• Procedures• Whole Group Reflections• Modifications• Extensions

Contains Lesson Components

*Geisa


Geography

LESSON CONTENT

INCLUDES:


REFUGEES IN GERMANY: KAUFBEUREN

INTRODUCTION


SOCIETY

LESSON CONTENT

INCLUDES:

HISTORY

LESSON CONTENT

INCLUDES:



REUNIFICATION

LESSON CONTENT

INCLUDES:

POLITICAL SYSTEM

LESSON CONTENT

INCLUDES:

ECONOMY

LESSON CONTENT

INCLUDES:


SUSTAINABILITY

LESSON CONTENT

INCLUDES:

The Reunification of Germany

What caused the reunification of Germany and how has the process impacted Germany today?

The Cold War World! The “Iron Curtain” divides Europe

into two competing ideologies;

capitalism vs communism!

The Cold War divides the world!NATO and Warsaw Pact: Alliance systems of democratic West and

communist East.

QUICK RECAP!

Discuss with group members the main ideas and highlights of the “Point Alpha” homework video!

Point Alpha: Geisa, Germany

Film Clip

The Death Strip!

The Iron Curtain and the Fulda Gap!

Wolfgang Christmann: Former West German border guard

The Gorbachev Years (1985-1991)

Mikhail Gorbachev would become the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985. He immediately called for much needed reforms to save the floundering Soviet economy!

• Began rapid technological modernization• Tried to make Soviet Bureaucracy more efficient and responsive• Created incentives to increase worker productivity

President Ronald Reagan

“General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek

liberalization, come here to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”

- June 12, 1987

Film Clip

Berlin Wall

Group Assignment

Groups will use documents and videos to create and perform a news story about an event concerning the reunification of Germany!

Group #1: Leipzig Peaceful Revolution –October 9, 1989

Over 70,000 people peacefully marched in Leipzig to protest the oppressive East German government.

Mr. Sill and Irmtraud Hollitzer in Leipzig, Germany – July 2016

“In the end everything stayed peaceful; it didn’t come to an intervention of police or military…because the chief of police saw that there were

simply too many coming, many more people than expected.”- Irmtraud Hollitzer

Group #2: Fall of the Berlin Wall – November 9, 1989

Yes, he said, the government had adopted a new regulation permitting East Germans to leave the country at border crossing points. No, he didn't know if passports would be

required. But the change, he said, would take effect "immediately. Without delay."

East German spokesman Guenter Schabowski in 1989. His stunning and erroneous statement about a new East German

travel law hastened the collapse of the Berlin Wall.

Group #3: Two-Plus-Four Treaty– October 3, 1990

Two German nations plus Four world powers agreed on a plan to reunify Germany in a peaceful and humane manner.

Helmet Kohl – West German Chancellor and

architect of German reunification

THE TWO GERMANYS FINALLY REUNITED

Write a thesis statement that analyzes the events that led to German reunification.

25 Years Later - October 3, 2015

Group #4: 25 Year Anniversary of Reunification – October 3, 2015

What is the status of Germany 25 years after their reunification? Do Germans feel a sense of national unity?

Group #4: 25 Year Anniversary of Reunification – October 3, 2015

Click on this image to go to 25 Years of German Unification Video!

Group #5: Angela Merkel – December 21, 2015

Angela Merkel was born on July 17, 1954, in Hamburg, Germany but her father, a Lutheran pastor, moved the family to East Germany. In 1978, she earned a doctorate in physics at the

University of Leipzig and later worked as a chemist at the Central Institute for Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences.


In 2005, Angela Merkel became Germany's first female chancellor and the first former citizen of the East Germany (GDR) to lead the reunited Germany. Merkel

was sworn in for a third term in December 2013.

The “Merkel diamond” or "Triangle of Power” is the signature gesture of Angela Merkel, which

represents a steady leadership.


“"Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning

money isn’t the top priority."

Group #6: Crossfire Debate - Present Day Germany

When reunification of Germany occurred in 1990, Chancellor Helmet Kohl promised, “flourishing landscapes” and his predecessor Willy Brandt stated,

“What belongs together, will grow together.” 25 years later, does Germany feel united? What are the costs and benefits of reunification?


Colonel Chris Hadfield's photograph of Berlin at night shows a divide between the whiter lights of former west Berlin and the yellower lights of the east.


Is German reunification a model for Korean Unification?

The Reunification of Germany

Write a thesis statement that analyzes the impact of German reunification 25 years later.


TOP STUDY TOURS TO GERMANY

TOP STUDY TOURS

•Two weeks in length•All-expenses paid•K-12 educators•Visit schools, businesses, government institutions and historical sites•Experience cultural events

http://www/goethe.de/top

Application Process:750 word essay – Statement of Purpose750 word essay – Lesson Exploration

1 Letter of Recommendation1 Letter of Proof of Employment

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Film Clip


HOW DO WE PORTRAY GERMANY THROUGHOUT HISTORY?

INTRODUCTION


GROUP REFLECTIONEVALUATIONS

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