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GERMANY POST WORLD WAR II
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World War II (1939-1945) Axis – Germany, Japan, Italy Allied – USA, UK, France, Russia Hitler - Nazi - Xenophobia D-Day , Normandy Holocaust – Genocide 30th April 1945 – End of Hitler
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Challenges faced by Germany post WWII
Divided Germany – American, British, French, Soviet Hyperinflation – 85% Moral bankruptcy Food shortage, Transport problem,
Devastated infrastructure. Denazification Responsibility and collective guilt.
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Denazification US General – Dwight D.
Eisenhower Remove Nazis from positions of
influence and by disbanding the organizations associated with it.
Influenced the parliamentary council charged with drawing up a constitution for those occupation zones that would become West Germany.
German education regulated to abolish nazism.
May 8, 1949 - Foundation of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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1950-1970 West Germany
Joins NATO3rd largest economyResurgence of Neo-Nazi party - 6 day warBerlin Wall , 1961 – Iron Curtain
East Germany Socialism and communism influenced by Russia. Violated DDR ban – entered West Germany
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THE GERMAN GUERILLA Red Army Faction ( Baader-Meinhof Group ) Revolutionary Cells ( R Z )
Communist and anti-imperialist "urban guerrilla" group engaged in armed resistance against what they deemed to be a fascist state
Newly-found youth identity and issues such as racism, Women's liberation and anti-imperialism were at the forefront of left-wing politics.
German Autumn
Bank robberies to raise funds , killing of german police officers bombing of US military Operations , sabotage , expropriation
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was a serious blow to left-wing groups
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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL Divided Berlin East Germany
○ Communist society○ Soviets pilfered valuable assets○ The economy dragged . ○ Individual freedoms were severely restricted .
West Germany ○ Capitalist○ Rapid Growth – Economic Miracle ○ High Standard of living , Technologically
Advanced .
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GERMANY : A FOOTBALL GIANT
Germany wins world cup in 1974 and 1990
Germany is the only national to win Men & women’s world cup.
Wins Euro Championships in 1972 , 1980 , 1996
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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL Mass Emigration - the flight of the
intelligentsia Westwards . East Germany constructs Berlin Wall . Fourth version of the Berlin Wall,
constructed from 1975 to 1980 was most thorough – Concrete slabs .
Soviet Regime falls , Strong sentiments of unity across Germany .
The Berlin Wall falls on 9 November 1989
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CHARLIE MEMORIAL
Memorial of the East Germans who died while crossing the Berlin Wall
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Tear Down This Wall : Ronald Reagan
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The Night of November , 1989 :The Berlin Wall Falls
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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL
Remaining stretch of the Wall near Ostbahnhof in Friedrichshain
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REUNITED GERMANY In 1990 in which the German
Democrativ Republic (GDR/East Germany) joined the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG/West Germany)
Berlin reunited into a single city Berlin experienced a boom in
the construction industry Mentality gaps between East and West
persist, but so does sympathy
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1991 - present
Europe’s largest economy, 4th largest in the world Largest exporters – vehicles, precision
engineering products, chemicals. High public investment in education , training skills , social security & safety net . Until 2009 – More exports that any other
country in the world
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VIELEN DANKE!!!
EURO CRISIS TO BE PRESENTED NEXT .