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Article
BBC

Bbc: 1989: East German Leader Ousted

For Students 9th - 10th
This BBC article describes how popular unrest which lead to the ousting of East Germany leader Erich Honecker. Examines protests on the part of East German citizens and Gorbachev's decision to remove Honecker.
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Handout
PBS

Commanding Heights

For Students 9th - 10th
This timeline of East Germany from 1945 to 1990 chronicles key events from communist domination to political and economic freedom with the end of the Cold War and the dismantling of the Berlin Wall.
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Primary
Other

German Propoganda: Party and Revolutionary Young Guard Firmly Allied

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents speeches by Communist leader of East Germany, Erich Honecker. It also details his words to the congresses of the Free German Youth between 1985 and 1989.
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Website
Mother Earth Travel

Mother Earth Travel:history of Germany: The Honecker Era, 1971 89

For Students 9th - 10th
Communist Erich Honecker replaced Ulbricht as the leader of East Germany in 1971. This accounts the history of the last years of the divided Germany.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Ousted West German Leader Erich Honecker

For Students 9th - 10th
This BBC article describes how popular unrest lead to the ousting of East Germany leader Erich Honecker. Examines protests on the part of East German citizens and Gorbachev's decision to remove Honecker.