Lesson : Adenauer and Post-War Germany

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 1000 words long, typed double space with one-inch margins on each side. It is worth 100 points and should address the following:

Discuss the details of the Marshall Plan in comparison with the Morgenthau Plan. What were the reasons that led the United States to implement the Marshall Plan? What were the repercussions of this decision with regard to the denazification of Germany? How did the United States profit from this decision in the post-war period?

Learning Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to do the following:

• Briefly summarize the major military events before and during World War II.

• Describe the situation at hour zero in Germany.

• Provide a chronology of the political events that led to the division of Germany and the beginning of the Cold War.

• Explain the reasons for the economic miracle during the 1950s.

Study Question :

1. What does the term"hour zero" refer to?

2. What were the efftects of the " berlin blockade"?

3. Whatcaused the "economic miracle " ?

4. Why was Konrad Adenauer such an important political figure for post war Germany?

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