Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Berlinian
As rumors began that the border was to be closed, the students began to wonder how their studies and lives would progress.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
How did medieval castles in Germany defend themselves? And why were they built the way they were? This video takes us through a castle like those we often see in films.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Smuggling items to relatives who had left Berlin was a difficult mission. At the same time, it often seemed difficult to completely comprehend how high the stakes would be.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
In the Middle Ages, people were resourceful when it came to battles. A group of scholars has worked to recreate medieval explosives and weaponry at Coburg Fortress in Upper Franconia.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Outside of the classroom, the students who travelled to the West for school were confronted with important life decisions and their consequences.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Tough decisions had to be made as the future became more and more uncertain. Even the annual class trip required students living in the East to travel separately.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Jenny tells us the long and fascinating history of the town of Speyer and we get a glimpse of the town's landmark, its cathedral.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Berlinian
On the way back from their class trip, the students already have the feeling that their lives will never be the same again.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Cettina takes us through more questions about the structure of German parliament and the roles of various politicians and assemblymen.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
As the first incarnation of the Berlin Wall went up, the students and their families scrambled to make quick decisions.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany South German
What do you know about the Federal Cabinet of Germany? Cettina takes us through the next set of questions for the German citizenship test.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
After the border had officially been closed, the students were separated and often didn't know if their friends on the other side were OK. Luckily, a few letters got through.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
In a collage of historical reenactment and original interviews, this film looks at the assassination attempts made on Hitler towards the end of World War II.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
The restrictions placed on residents of both West and East Berlin intensifies to the point where the classmates aren't even actually allowed to have contact.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany Berlinian
Rüdiger and Bärbel attempt to escape into West Berlin, but it doesn't go according to plan.
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