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Two Germanys Become One
Compelling Question: What are some challenges a divided country faces in becoming one country?
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This inquiry focuses on events that have shaped Germany from before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 to long after the official joining of the government in 1990 (known in Germany as "die Wende," which means the pivot or turning point). Students will review the chronology of political, social, economic, cultural, and international events with regard to the so-called reunification of Germany: the dismantling of the German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany), and its "absorption" into the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany). Students will investigate differences that still exist between the eastern and western parts of Germany.
This inquiry focuses on events that have shaped Germany from before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 to long after the official joining of the government in 1990 (known in Germany as "die Wende," which means the pivot or turning point). Students will review the chronology of political, social, economic, cultural, and international events with regard to the so-called reunification of Germany: the dismantling of the German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany), and its "absorption" into the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany). Students will investigate differences that still exist between the eastern and western parts of Germany.
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