German Unity Day

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/german-unity-day

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the national holiday date?October 3rd
2. What is the year of formal reunification?1990
3. Why is October 3rd chosen instead of November 9th?October 3rd is the day the reunification treaty finished, while November 9th has sad history like the Berlin Wall fall and a night of violence, so October 3rd was chosen for a happy celebration.
4. How did Germany become one country again?The East German parliament voted to dissolve itself and join the West Germany, using Article 23 of the Basic Law, so the two sides merged into one state.

German Reunification: The historical process of integrating the German Democratic Republic into the Federal Republic of Germany in 1990.
Accession Treaty: The legal document formalizing the joining of East Germany into West Germany.
Geopolitical Landscape: The political relationships and power dynamics between countries in a specific region or the world.