Lesson : The Student Movement and German Terrorism
Lesson Essay
When you can accomplish the learning objectives for this lesson, you should begin work on the lesson essay described below. You may use any assigned readings, your notes, and other course-related materials to complete this assignment. Be sure to reread the essay grading criteria on the Grades and Assessments page.
This essay should be about 750 words long, typed double space with one-inch margins on each side. It is worth 100 points and should address the following:
What was the role of the United States during the German student movement of the late 1960s? In your answer, you should briefly mention the post-war relationship of the two countries and then explain why and how it changed in the 1960s. You might ponder some of the following questions: How did the German student movement differ from its American counterpart? How was the United States perceived by German students? Do you think the German students' perception of America was basically correct or rather distorted? How so?
Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following:
• Describe the overall political situation in Germany during the 1960s.
• Situate the German student protest internationally.
• Provide a chronology of the political events that led to increasing militarization of the student movement.
• Characterize the major leaders of the Red Army Faction (RAF).
• Detail the events that led to the famous "German autumn" of 1977.
Following the content requirements and using below comment, revise the paper.
1. Syntax/word usage/word choice make meaning unclear.
2. Germany was an ally. The Cold War was basically between the US and the Soviet Union.
3. Word choice: disputes, etc.
4. What was the hypocrisy?
Study Questions :
1. What led to the student protests in Germany in the mid-1960s?
2. Name and Characterize the major leders of the RAF(Red Army Faction).
3. How did the major RAF members die?
4. How do Germans evaluate the socio-political impact of the RAF?
Attachment:- German lesson.rar