Digitized Honors Theses (2002-2017)
Date of Award
7-2005
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Degree Name
BA
Department
History
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Jones
Abstract
This research analyzes the rift between intellectuals in opposition to unification and the common people in East Germany during the revolution of 1989. It mainly focuses on the time period between November 9, 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell, and the 1990 March Elections of East Germany and the hopes and fears held by both intellectuals and the general public about the future of East Germany. This analysis searches for the different views of the situation and why various people came to see the situation so differently. By acknowledging various prospectives of the situation, namely the gap between intellectuals and the common people, this research hopes to give a better understanding of how and why unification took place at the time it did.
Recommended Citation
Craddock, Sarah Anne, "An Analysis of the Rift between Intellectuals in Opposition to Unification and the Citizens' Desire for Unification" (2005). Digitized Honors Theses (2002-2017). 51.
https://jagworks.southalabama.edu/honors_theses-boundprint/51