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”

Jumped to the West side for freedom

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

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

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

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

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 Obey without

asking questions Spy on family

members and neighbors

Respect only things that helped communism

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 Process of

Germany becoming unified again

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 6th 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