The Berlin Wall & Beyond Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 2 Objectives ............................................................................................................................. 3 Historical Teaching Standards Alignment ............................................................................... 3 Standard 1 .....................................................................................................................................3 Standard 1A........................................................................................................................................... 4 Standard 1B ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Standard 2 .....................................................................................................................................4 Standard 2B ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Standard 2C ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Standard 3 .....................................................................................................................................5 Standard 3A........................................................................................................................................... 5
Unit 1: The “Iron Curtain” ...................................................................................................... 5 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................5 Activities & Discussion Questions ...................................................................................................7 Activity 1-A ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Activity 1-B ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Unit 2: A World Divided ......................................................................................................... 9 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................9 Activities & Discussion Questions ................................................................................................. 13 Activity 2-A .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Activity 2-B .......................................................................................................................................... 14 Activity 2-C .......................................................................................................................................... 14
Unit 3: Living with the Wall .................................................................................................. 15 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 15 Activities & Discussion Questions ................................................................................................. 19 Activity 3-A .......................................................................................................................................... 19 Activity 3-B .......................................................................................................................................... 19 Activity 3-C .......................................................................................................................................... 20
Unit 4: The Increasingly Irrelevant Wall ............................................................................... 20 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 20 Activities & Discussion Questions ................................................................................................. 23 Activity 4-A .......................................................................................................................................... 23 Activity 4-B .......................................................................................................................................... 24 1