GERMANY

Berlin  East Berlin- Communist  West Berlin- Democracy

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

Officer Schumann ““I had no desire to shoot my fellow citizens, and I knew they were about to put up a much stronger wall” JJumped to the West side for freedom

BERLIN WALL IIt separated East and West Berlin IIt separated family and friends WWest Berlin-speak freely, dancing, shopping, etc EEast Berlin- communism, no freedom

Germany’s 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???

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

HITLER BBlamed the economic problems on the German Jews and other ethnic minorities RRuled through fear and terror ““the Germans should lead Europe” BBuilt a huge military AAttacked other countries and forced them under German rule

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

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

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

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

Beliefs of East Germany OObey without asking questions SSpy on family members and neighbors RRespect only things that helped communism WWEST WAS HARMFUL

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

STRETCH BREAK ONLY 2 SLIDES TO GO!!!! HIP HIP HORRAY

Reunification PProcess of Germany becoming unified again GGermany becomes a single country again

Change of life in East Germany  Enjoy modern TV’s, 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 6 th Grade, we will be flying back to the U.S. tomorrow!!!!!!!!!

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