Behind the Iron Curtain: A Teacher&#039;s Guide to East Germany and Cold War Activities

Jeffrey M. Byford

doi:10.5771/9780761859338

Summary

Behind the Iron Curtain: A Teacher’s Guide to East Germany and Cold War Activities discusses teaching Cold War activities through an East German perspective. The book is comprised of eight chapters that examine various pedagogical approaches and historical background associated with East Germany’s role throughout the Cold War. Topics in this book include multiple methods of differentiated instruction, the beginnings of East Germany, the creation of the Ministry for State Security, the Berlin Wall, youth and education, a planned economy, life and society of East Germans, and the events that led to the fall of communism. The heart of this book includes eighteen lessons associated with life behind the Iron Curtain.

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Edition: 1/2012
Copyright Year: 2012
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7618-5932-1
ISBN-Online: 978-0-7618-5933-8
Publisher: Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 115
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. List of Tables No access
3. List of Figures No access
4. Preface and Introduction No access
5. Acknowledgments No access
Chapter 1: Instruction and Planning No access Pages 1 - 28
Chapter 2: The Making of the East German State No access Pages 29 - 40
Chapter 3: The Enemy from Within: The Formation of the STASI No access Pages 41 - 62
Chapter 4: The Berlin Wall: Divide and Rule No access Pages 63 - 74
Chapter 5: Becoming a Good Socialist: Youth and Education No access Pages 75 - 80
Chapter 6: The Planned Economy that Didn’t have a Plan No access Pages 81 - 96
Chapter 7: Life and Society in East Germany No access Pages 97 - 103
Chapter 8: The Fall of East Germany No access Pages 104 - 111
References No access Pages 112 - 113
Index No access Pages 114 - 115