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Die Jahre vor und nach 1968 waren geprägt von gesellschaftlichen Umbrüchen und einem starken Aufbegehren gegen die alten Werte und Vorstellungen. “Die ‘68er” ist zu einem eigenen Begriff für diese Generation geworden. Und noch immer findet man häufig Dokumentationen oder Artikel über diese Zeit.
The years before and after 1968 were marked by sozial upheavels and a strong uprise against old values and believes. “Die ‘68er” has become a term for this generation. And still you often find documentations or articles about this time.
Peter Schilling’s song “Major Tom” is one of the most popular German songs of the Neue Deutsche Welle movement in Germany. It has even been translated to English and you may have heard it before - if so, you will definitely recognize the chorus, which has a very nice memorable melody. Discover Peter Schilling’s take on the tale of Major Tom, learn a lot of German words related to space (and not just those), understand Germany’s historic contribution to space research, perfect your knowledge of German participles… GermanPod101 helps you improve your German in a fun and interesting way!
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Function: talking about a historic moment | Topic: Germany, history, politics, students | Politeness Level: formal
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