DOCUMENT RESUME ED 372 022 SO 024 307 AUTHOR Harris, James F., Ed.; Metcalf, Fay, Ed. TITLE Germany and Europe Since World War II: Resources for Teachers. INSTITUTION ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Bloomington, IN. SPONS AGENCY Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. REPORT NO ISBN-0-941339-18-1 PUB DATE 94 CONTRACT RR93002014 NOTE 267p. AVAILABLE FROMERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Indiana University, 2805 East Tenth Street, Suite 120, Bloomington, IN 47408-2698. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use - Teaching Guides (For Teacher) (052) -- Information Analyses ERIC Clearinghouse Products (071) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC11 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Area Studies; Economics; *European History; Foreign Countries; Government Role; Group Unity; High Schools; History Instruction; *Instructional Materials; Nazism; Social Change; Social Studies; Teaching Guides; World War II IDENTIFIERS *East Germany; German History; *West Germany ABSTRACT Designed as a resource for teachers to help high school students understand the new Germany, six background papers and nine lessons provide information on the difficult transition from the Third Reich to defeat and military occupation, on the establishment of two successor states, and on revolution and reunification. The six background papers cover aspects of the history, government, economy, and society of Germany since World War II:(1) "From Third Reich to No Reich: Germany after 1945" (James F. Harris); (2) "The Re-Birth of Democracy in Germany" (Rebecca Boehling); (3) "Germany's Role in the European and World Economies" (Robert Mark); (4) "German Culture in a Modern World" (Peter Jelavich); (5) "From Revolution to Unification: Creating a New Germany" (Konrad H. Jarausch); and (6) "Europe in U.S. Social Studies Textbooks: A Case Study on Germany in the Textbooks" (Dagmar Kraemer; Manfred Stassen). The nine lessons for use with seconaary students of social studies draw from the contents of the background papers, and each lesson includes a plan for teachers and materials to be copied and distributed to students. Following the lessons, a timeline offers an annotated chronology of events in postwar Germany and the European Community. The next sections list 47 annotations of papers found in the ERIC database on Germany and Europe since World War II and 80 annotations from journals in the ERIC database on the topic. A selected bibliography of 44 books that pertain to the history of Europe and Germany during the 20th century precede 35 curriculum materials on Germany aud Europe since World War II. An extensive directory of resources and useful addresses concludes the reference guide. (CK) 7 U.S. OSPARTMENT OF IOUCATION ONess Efluashansi Reamich sae vassaviewtew EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) .0411documena has Owe reproducssO as mewed Item the Wien Of ononizanon assprehhe 0 Moor changes hews tame made $o nnprovo fPrOductiOn IMAM,/ Points al vow ot opinions *Mod in thindOeu V ""t dO no. oo (Ornament ("oat OEM Oneiton of DoboY V eftio, :47411.0ii 01113111%* 'Near Ja F. Harris and Fag Metcalf, Editors L: 'BEST COPY UAW!! ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/ Sodal ScienceEducation rn Continuous independence =I Continuous independence longer than the U.S.A. longer than the U.S.A. NM though now with much less territory than 1776. 3 GERMNNY iitvis_eiforegeg".1 1111""- It %mop "glitall°612 Pr vio Ni1/./1/1 James F. Harris and *Hievito Fau Metcalf, Editors FERICI 4 ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Mucks/ SocU Science Education Ordering Information This publication is available from: ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education Indiana University 2805 East Tenth Street, Suite 120 Bloomington, Indiana 47408-2698 (812) 855-3838 (800) 266-3815 FAX: (812) 855-0455 ISBN: 0-941339-18-1 Published in 1994. ERIC Funding for the development of this publication was provided by the Offfte of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, under contract RR93002014. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect tt.e positions or policies of OERI or ED. ERIC, Educational Resources Information Center, is an information system sponsored by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, within the U.S. Department of Education. CONTENTS The Editors and Contributors Acknowledgments vii Foreword ix Editor's Preface xi Part I: Background Papers 1 Paper 1: From Third Reich to No Reich: Germany After 1945 by jAMES F. HARRIS 3 Paper 2: The Re-Birth of Democracy in Germany by REBECCA BOEHLING 19 Appendix: Der Fragebogen 43 Paper 3: Germany's Role in the European and World Economies by ROBERT MARK SPAULDING, JR. 53 Paper 4: German Culture in a Modern World by PETER JELAVICH 69 Paper 5: From Revolution to Unification: Creating a New Germany by KONRAD H. JARAUSCH 85 Paper 6: Europe in U.S. Social Studies Textbooks: A Case Study on Germany in the Textbooks by DAGMAR KRAEMER AND MANFREDSTASSEN- 101 Part II: Lessons on Germany and Europe Since World War II 109 Lesson 1: How Did Germany Change from Dictatorship toDemocracy? by ROSEMARIE KUNTZ 113 Lesson 2: Post-War Decision Making: What to Do with Germany? by ROSEMARIE KUNTZ 131 6 iii Lesson 3: A Comparison of the Two-Party and Multi-Party Political Systems by JAMES GARLAND 139 Lesson 4: Basic Rights in West Germany and the United States A Comparison by PATRICIA GEYER 149 Lesson 5: Germany's Economy in the 20th Century by JAMES (ROCKY) HARRIS 167 Lesson 6: Factors of Economic Growth in Post-War Germany by PATRICIA STRICKLAND 171 Lesson 7: "Rubble Literature": German Writers After World War II by MARJORth. WALL BINGHAM 175 Lesson 8: Artistic Expression in Germany Since World War II by CLAUDIA SETTER AND DAVID SEITER 187 Lesson 9: Germans Face Unification: Four Simulations by JAMES DIEHL AND CARL SCHULKIN 191 Part III: Time Line: An Annotated Chronology of Events in Postwar Germany and the European Community by D,GMAR KRAEMER 203 Part IV: Select Annotated Bibliography of ERIC Documents by VICKIE J. SCHLENE 215 Part V: Select Annotated Bibliography of Journal Articles in the ERIC Database by VICKIE J. SCHLENE 229 Part VI: Select Bibliography of Scholarly Works by JAMES F. HARRIS 243 Part VII: Curriculum Materials on Germany and Europe Since World War II by FAY METCALF 247 Part VIII: Germany and Europe Since World War II: Directory of Resources and Useful Addresses by VICKIE J. SCHLENE 255 7 iv THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS MARJORIE WALL BINGHAM teaches European and American history at St. Louis Park High School in Minnesota. She served on the Bradley Commission for History in the Schools. REBECCA BOEHLING is a professor of history at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Co., Maryland. JAMES DIEHL is a professor of history at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. JAMES GARLAND teaches history at West Lafayette High School, West Lafayette, Indiana. He was a participant in the 1989 NCSS-German Marshall Plan Seminar in Germany. PATRICIA GEYER teaches world history, government, and economics at the West Campus of Johnson High School in Sacrametno, California. She served on the California History/Social Science Framework Committee. JAMES F. HARRIS is a professor of history at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. ROCKY HARRIS teaches world history and economics at Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro, Oregon. He is a charter member of the Steering Committee of the Hillsboro International High School (a school within a school). KONRAD H. JARAUSCH is a professor of history at the University ofNorth Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. PETER JELAVICH is a professor of history at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas. DAGMAR KRAEMER is a consultant for German Studies in Washington,DC. ROSEMARIE KUNTZ teaches at Perry Meridian High School, Indianapolis, Indiana. FAY METCALF is a consultant for social studies education, Mesa, Arizona. CARL R. SCHULKIN teaches at Pembroke High School, Kansas City, Missouri. CLAUDIA SEITER is the chair of the Social Studies Department at Layton High School in Layton, Utah. She serves on the board of the Bill of Rights Education Collaborative. DAVID SEITER is the chair of the Social Studies Department of Northridge High School in Layton, Utah. He currently servesas President of the Utah Council for the Social Studies. ROBERT MARK SPAULDING, JR. is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina. MANFRED STASSEN is a senior fellow at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in Washington, DC. PATRICIA STRICKLAND teaches United States history and economics at El Dorado High School, El Dorado, Arkansas. vi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A few persons and organizations deserve special recognition for their contributions to the development and publication of this volume. Dr. Manfred Stassen of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies, The Johns Hopkins University, merits special praise. He was prominent in the original conceptualization of the work. Further, he secured funds from German and American sources to pay a significant part of the cost of producing the book. Dr. Volker Berghahn, John P. Birkelund Distinguished Professorof European history at Brown University, served as reviewer of the drafts of Part I, Background Papers of this volume. Dr. Konrad H. Jarausch, Lurcy professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, also served as a reviewer of Part I, Background Papers. The constructive criticism of Professors Berghahn and Jarausch contributed verymuch to the quality of the published papers in Part I. Recognition is given to Pamela Hollar, Associate Editor of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies. On behalfof NCSS, she granted permission to reprint the map of Europe used on the inside front cover and the inside back cover of this book. She also gave us permission to reprint Part HI, Timeline. Both of these were published originally in Volume 57, of Social Education (September 1993). Finally, recognition goes to Mike McKinnon, coordinator for social studies and second language instruction at the Janesville School District, Janesville, Wisconsin.