Reflections On The "World War II History" In German Textbooks

Although it has been a long time since the Second World War,it has left a deep memory in many people.German are constantly reflecting on it and using all forms of education to enable future generations to keep this history in mind.This article on the basis of Germany Hessen Gymnasium grade 10-12 history textbooks is gong to study Germany’s reflection on World War II.The history education of World War II in Germany experienced a period of twists and turns and a complicated period,which also led to the development of German history textbooks for a period ranging from "cover up" to "expose" to "reflection".Hessen Gymnasium 10-12 grade is known as Senior Department of Gymnasium,and the Senior Department sets up history class as a basic course.The Senior Department of Gymnasium is divided into the introductory stage and the qualification stage,and provides basic courses and further specialized courses.Germany placed the historical content of World War II in the unit of "German democracy and dictatorship-Weimar Republic and national socialism" and divided it into such six compulsory courses of "Weimar Democracy and Nazi Countries","Modernization of Capitalism and National Socialist Economic and Social Policies ","Foreign Policy of the Weimar Republic and National Socialist Diplomatic Policy and World War II","Citizenship and Industrial Society","The Holocaust," "Anti-National Socialism," and two elective courses of "European fascism","Judgment of the Third Reich of the Wei mar Republic in the present history" and "World War II".Through the analysis of textbooks content,it can be found that the Germans’ reflections on World War II are mainly manifested in three aspects,"denying Hitler and Nazism","reflection on the genocide" and "understanding of collective guilt".Reflections on the history of World War II from German textbooks show that Germans not only face history squarely,reflect on war crimes,but also demand that young German children accept the truth of history.Through historical classroom teaching,we should truthfully explain the history of World War II in the classroom and conduct discussions so as to achieve the purpose of reconsidering war crimes and assuming guilty responsibility of war.At the same time,we also cultivate the youths who hate the war and love peace.Just as the Germany chancellor Kohl said: "Nazi Germany plunged the world into horror.During this period of massacre,this period of killing people all over the world was the darkest and most painful chapter in German history.But after all,we know that observation and knowing the sins of the Nazis andbeing able to pass on our own experiences and lessons to the next generation is what we mean to understand,and to learn from history."...