AP German Language · Unit 6
Globale Herausforderungen: every key term you need (+ practice quiz)
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Globale Herausforderungen AP theme covering environment, economic issues, human rights, migration, peace and war, health, and social welfare from a German-speaking perspective.
der Klimawandel Climate change; Germany aims for Klimaneutralität by 2045 under the Klimaschutzgesetz.
der Klimaschutz Climate protection; the CO2-Preis, Kohleausstieg by 2038 (or earlier) and heating law (Heizungsgesetz) debates dominate politics.
der Kohleausstieg Coal phase-out; the Lausitz and Rheinisches Revier lignite regions receive Strukturhilfe to manage the transition.
Fridays for Future Youth climate strike movement; Luisa Neubauer became the German face of the protests inspired by Greta Thunberg.
die Letzte Generation Climate activists known for gluing themselves to roads; their tactics sparked debate about protest limits and Nötigung.
die Grünen (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) Green party founded 1980, rooted in anti-nuclear and peace movements; a governing party 1998-2005 and 2021-2025.
die Umweltverschmutzung Environmental pollution; Waldsterben (forest dieback) in the 1980s made environmentalism mainstream in Germany.
der Umweltschutz Environmental protection; recycling, Pfand and the Grüner Punkt system reflect a strong everyday environmental ethic.
die Nachhaltigkeit Sustainability; the concept was coined by Saxon forester Hans Carl von Carlowitz in 1713.
die Migration Migration; Germany has been an immigration country since the Gastarbeiter of the 1950s-60s and welcomed over one million refugees in 2015-16.
die Gastarbeiter Guest workers recruited from Italy, Turkey, Greece and elsewhere from 1955; many stayed and shaped modern Germany.
die Flüchtlingskrise 2015 Refugee arrivals mainly from Syria; Merkel's 'Wir schaffen das' divided opinion and boosted the AfD.
das Asylrecht Right to asylum in Article 16a of the Grundgesetz, rooted in the memory of Germans persecuted under the Nazis.
die Integration Integration through Integrationskurse (language and civics), work and Einbürgerung; a permanent policy debate.
die Willkommenskultur 'Welcome culture' of volunteers helping refugees in 2015; contrasted with growing rejection in later years.
der Rechtsextremismus Right-wing extremism; the AfD's rise and NSU murders keep the topic urgent, as does the Verfassungsschutz's monitoring.
die Erinnerungskultur Culture of remembrance of the Holocaust (Holocaust-Mahnmal, Stolpersteine, school visits to memorials); shapes Germany's human-rights stance.
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die Stolpersteine Brass 'stumbling stones' by Gunter Demnig set in sidewalks before the last homes of Nazi victims; over 100,000 across Europe.
die Menschenrechte Human rights; Article 1 GG 'Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar' is the foundation of the German constitution.
die Europäische Union Germany is the EU's largest economy and a founding member (EWG 1957); the Euro replaced the D-Mark in 2002.
der Frieden und der Krieg After 1945 Germany embraced 'Nie wieder Krieg'; the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine prompted the Zeitenwende in defense policy.
die Zeitenwende Chancellor Scholz's 2022 term for a turning point: 100 billion euros for the Bundeswehr and arms deliveries to Ukraine.
die NATO West Germany joined in 1955; the alliance and the 2% spending goal frame German security debates.
die Globalisierung Globalization; as Exportweltmeister Germany depends on world trade, notably with China and the US.
die soziale Marktwirtschaft Social market economy combining free markets with a welfare state; concept of Ludwig Erhard after 1948.
der Sozialstaat Welfare state with pensions, health, unemployment and care insurance; the Bürgergeld replaced Hartz IV in 2023.
die Armut / die Kinderarmut Poverty; about one in five children in Germany is at risk of poverty, driving debates on Kindergrundsicherung.
die Tafel Food bank network distributing surplus food to people in need; demand rose sharply during inflation.
der demografische Wandel Demographic change: aging population, low birth rate and Fachkräftemangel (skilled-labor shortage).
der Fachkräftemangel Skilled-worker shortage addressed by the 2023 Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz and the Chancenkarte points system.
die Pandemie COVID-19; Lockdown, Maskenpflicht, Homeoffice and Impfdebatte are common vocabulary in recent texts.
die Gleichberechtigung Equal rights; the Gender Pay Gap of about 18% and Frauenquote for boards remain topics.
die Ehe für alle Same-sex marriage legalized in Germany in 2017, Austria 2019, Switzerland 2022.
die Entwicklungshilfe Development aid via BMZ and GIZ; Germany is one of the world's largest donors.
die Energiekrise 2022 Gas shortage after Russia cut supplies; ended Nord Stream dependence and sped up LNG terminals and renewables.
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die Verkehrswende Shift toward bikes, rail and e-mobility; Copenhagen-style bike lanes and Tempo 30 zones are contested locally.
die Digitalisierung als globale Aufgabe Cybersecurity, fake news and Big Tech regulation; the EU Digital Services Act reflects a European approach.
die Wiedervereinigung als Herausforderung Ongoing East-West gaps in wages, wealth and political attitudes 35 years after 1990.
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