Making of the German Nation and Struggle for German Unity video

Making of the German Nation and Struggle for German Unity video. Learning Objectives for this video:

• German Unity. Study the Struggle for German Unity. Survey 175 years of German history, from the Congress of Vienna in 1815 through the first talks of reunification in the 1980's.
• Trace the changing political setting of Germany from the absolute monarchies that ruled the German states of the Holy Roman Empire to the integration of communism in East Germany and the rise of cold war tensions that followed in the wake of World War 2.
• Explore the political currents of the German Confederation, formed at the Congress of Vienna, and the role played by Prince von Metternich, Austria-s foreign minister.
• Survey key events in German history from the proclamation of the German Empire in 1871 to the policies of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck and the abdication of Wilhelm 2.
• Discover the reasons for the economic collapse of Germany and the ultimate failure of the Weimar Republic. Survey Adolf Hitler's quest to build a new German Empire, and explain the significance of the Marshall Plan in rebuilding the economy of West Germany.
• Discover the many benefits of using online video for visual learning. Educational video for teaching the K-12 curriculum provides online learning for children and students of all ages and abilities. Using subtitled video - or video with closed captions - enables children to choose between watching, listening to, or reading each presentation whichever best suites their individual learning style. A wonderful option particularly for dyslexia and special needs education.