Kevin.German110
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Final Question on German Culture
Throughout the class we learned a lot about German culture and the influences that the country's history had on it's current shape. My question though is does America have a military influence in Germany anymore, as it did after WWII during the occupation of Germany? I was born in Germany on an American base that I know is not there anymore, but I hear about troops there still. I want to know why they are there and how that impacts the German culture/politics/economy.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Rote Armee Facktion (Red Army Faction)
The RAF was created sometime after the second world war in response to lack of change within the government in Germany from Nazi control. Eventually the group turned towards anti-imperialism, anti-war and against police brutality. The RAF was fairly popular is their cause having the support of ¼ of the German public. The RAF was run by three main generations of activists. The original founding member are the ones who gave the group the nickname of the Baader-Meinhof group. The founding members were Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, Horst Mahler, and Ulrike Meinhof. The second generation operated in the mid to late 70s after most of the original members were caught and jailed. The third generation operated in the 80s and 90s and as pointed out in the movie, the Baader Meinhof Complex, many of the third generation had never met the founding members and even operated under false ideals. Throughout the generations, an escalation in violence occurred that drifted from the first generation’s anti-violence towards civilians. The RAF finally dissolved as late as 1998 probably since the group lost track of all the ideals and lost so much public interest and support. I think the fate of the RAF, in that new member lose the original ideals and escalate the violence, is similar to today’s terrorists. Terrorist attacks all over the world occur from people as young as teenagers who have little to nothing to do with the wars happening across the world. Terrorist actions such as this surprises both government officials and communities from where the attacks come from. I doubt anyone can know what people who are in control of real terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda think of the random attacks around the globe.
The Baader-Meinof Complex
Monday, November 22, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Fine Arts of the 18th Century
Dance culture is also included on this blog page by Kyle Louks
http://kylelouks.blogspot.com/
Monday, November 8, 2010
Why the EU will continue to be a pivotal organization for Germany in the 21st century
1. Cheaper Trading
-There are no border crossings through countries in the EU, which makes trading faster and cheaper
2. Peace Keeping
-The EU provides a place for negotiations between countries in Europe if any issues should arise.
3. Freedom of place to live
-People in the EU are free to move and line in any other country in the EU
4. Freedom of place to work
-People in the EU can work in any country in the EU
5. Larger Trade Market
-having the EU as one body creates a greater market to Germany exports
6. Stable Political framework
-Help Germany become a partner in Europe as opposed to an outcast after WWII. It also helps other countries in Europe
7. Economic Stability in the Euro
-The Euro is probably the strongest currency right now being 1/3 greater than the dollar
8. Prospect of EU growth would lead to German market growth
-increasing the EU in size will only help German exports increase
9. Allows Germany to work as a significant power without being in charge
-Germany is the economic center and physical center of Germany, but doesnt want to be the political center.
10. Easier to work on global issues as a continent rather than a nation
-Many issues of today’s world (economy, global warming, ect.) cannot be solved by one country and the EU provides a medium in which countries can work together
11. Increased employment with more countries
-again with more countries in the EU, German companies expand which opens more jobs
12. I could only come up with 11, I will look at other students blogs and cite them for a 12th one if I find one.