GERMANY

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GERMANY
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Berlin

• East Berlin-Communist
• West Berlin-Democracy

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Conrad Schumann

• 19 year old policeman
• Bad boys, bad boys, what you gonna do, what you
  gonna do..when Conrad comes for you!!!!!
• His job was to shoot anyone who crossed the
  barbed wire fence

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Officer Schumann

• I had no desire to shoot my fellow citizens, and
  I knew they were about to put up a much stronger
  wall
• Jumped to the West side for freedom

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BERLIN WALL

• It separated East and West Berlin
• It separated family and friends
• West Berlin-speak freely, dancing, shopping, etc
• East Berlin-communism, no freedom

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Germanys Past, After WWI

• After the war, Germany had to pay billions of s
  as punishment for attacking other countries
• The economy collapsed and prices soared!
• PROBLEM???

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Adolf Hitler

• A young German soldier who cried in 1918 when
  Germany lost the war
• THE PROMISE.My country will never suffer defeat
  again
• 1933-Appointed dictator and promised to make
  Germany great again

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HITLER

• Blamed the economic problems on the German Jews
  and other ethnic minorities
• Ruled through fear and terror
• the Germans should lead Europe
• Built a huge military
• Attacked other countries and forced them under
  German rule

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HITLER

• His actions led to the start of WW 2 in 1939
• Great Britain, Soviet Union, and the U.S. joined
  forces to stop Hitler
• By the end of the war Europe was in ruins

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HOLOCAUST

• Mass murder of 6 million Jews
• Prison camps
• Millions of people were murdered in these camps

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After WW2(Germany divided)

• The Americans, British, French, and the soviets
  divided Germany
• West Germany was a democracy (Americans, British,
  and French)
• East Germany was communist (Soviet Union)
• The Berlin wall separated these 2 cities of East
  and West Berlin
• Became known as the WALL OF SHAME

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COLD WAR

• Democracy vs. Communism
• Soviet Union wanted to spread communism through
  Europe
• Family and friends were separated by the cold war
  border
• EXAMPLE after Conrad jumped over, he could no
  longer see his family

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Beliefs of East Germany

• Obey without asking questions
• Spy on family members and neighbors
• Respect only things that helped communism
• WEST WAS HARMFUL

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BYE BYE BERLIN WALL

• Eventually, no one wanted to stay in East Germany
  and it collapsed
• Nov.9, 1989 crowds of people began scrambling
  over the wall
• Crowds tore at the wall and took it apart block
  by block

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STRETCH BREAK

• ONLY 2 SLIDES TO GO!!!!
• HIP HIP HORRAY

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Reunification

• Process of Germany becoming unified again
• Germany becomes a single country again

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Change of life in East Germany

• Enjoy modern TVs, cars, new shopping malls, and
  better roads
• In 1990, The NEW GERMANY is created
• Berlin became the capital because of its central
  location
• Great Job 6th Grade, we will be flying back to
  the U.S. tomorrow!!!!!!!!!

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Warm-up Activity

• How would you feel if movement was restricted in
  the U.S.?
• What if you could not visit relatives or find a
  job in the U.S.? (you cannot leave your area)
• Would you live with these restrictions or try to
  oppose them?
• Activity 2 IMAGINARY LINE