German II Review

German II Review

Fragen zu der Wiedervereinigung

• why didnt they take down comunist monuments

• Why do people today still think Germany is not fully united?

  
  

• why was there east and west germany?

• Are the terms Ossi and Wessi racist? 

• I’m still unsure about why we France and the Soviet Union got east Berlin, is it because of after ww2 

• What exactly makes Germans think that there is still difference between East and West Germany and Germans?

Fragen zu der Wiedervereinigung

• Do people feel the East and West are completely unified today?

• How long was the Berlin wall up for?

• I’m still unsure about why we France and the Soviet Union got east Berlin, is it because of after ww2 

• Why do people in Germany still have nicknames for people if there were born in east vs. west Germany? this wouldn't help with the fact that they want to reunify.

• Why does it matter that the guy wrongly announced the time when people could leave east Berlin when it was going to happen the next day anyways? 

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Fragen zu der Wiedervereinigung

• A question I had was why didn't the guy, who said the law was in effect immediately preread that, it seems like an easy thing. 

• Do people still believe that the wall should have stayed up?

• Why are there slurs for the people on each side of Berlin.

• How West Berlin became more wealthy in the first place

• Why did the Russians not let go of Germany like the other countries did?

• Do you think this situation would have happened if Germany never surrender? 

• Why is it so difficult for countries to be equal and one

Fragen zu der Wiedervereinigung

• I want to know like more depth of what happened after the government said that they can travel immediately but it really wasn't until a few days after like what happened when people went on they day they weren't supposed too 

• Why was it not confirmed that the border was not supposed to be opened at that time?

• Why was he governor of west Germany rushed? This caused a mistake leading to the wall being taken down.

• Why do other German citizens call others west or east if there now one whole country 

Fragen zu der Wiedervereinigung

• Why do (some) people from East and West Berlin still use derogatory terms to describe people on the other side of Berlin?

• Is the East side of Germany better than the West side or the other way around?

• If Germany isn't divided anymore why do people still say Ossi and Wessi?

• Why was part of Berlin still Property of west Germany, although it was so far into east germany.

• why did they treat people so horribly, and what would possess them to think this was okay?

• why did the secret police capture anyone in groups of three or more

Fragen zu der Wiedervereinigung

• i learned in the second video that there's still slight racism going on from which side you came from

• why did there need to be a wall built in the first place

• Did a lot of people still want Germany to stay as two separate countries or did they want them to be unified?

• I wondered why people were still rude to Eastern German people even though the world is more accepting now?

• What was so wrong about being with multiple people in the streets?

• do younger people get along better then older people since older folks have "reason" to be bigoted unlike younger people who were born in a "unified" society 

Poll

Do you think the reunification was a good idea?

• Yes

• No

• Yes for some, but not all

Multiple Select

What do you think was hard on the East Germans due to the collapse of their government?

• higher rent

• rise in unemployment

• all different products in the stores

• too much choice

• a reunited Germany was less friendly

Open Ended

If you could do a Berlin Wall Tour, what would you most like to see and/or talk to the tour guide about?

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