Open AccessMit Tell gegen den Kommunismus? Geschichtsunterricht im Zeichen des Kalten Krieges
Author(s) -
Nadine Ritzer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
le cartable de clio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2235-5324
DOI - 10.33055/didacticahistorica.2015.001.01.57.long
Subject(s) - cold war , narrative , subject (documents) , political science , history , world history , humanities , sociology , law , literature , art , politics , library science , computer science
During the Cold War, discourse about the « spiritual national defence » against « the Communists » was widespread in Switzerland. To strengthen the young generation’s will to defend their country, the heroic history of successfully fought battles in the Middle Ages was seen as important. The national master narrative was taught until the 1980s. Nevertheless, history teachers agreed that contemporary and world history had to become a school subject too. Furthermore, international organizations proposed peace education through schools, for which history lessons could serve as examples.