National History Day on the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall and the decline of the Soviet Union. The Berlin Wall was put up August 13‚ 1961. The reason why it was put up was because Cold War tensions over Berlin were running high again. For East Germans dissatisfied with life under the communist system‚ West Berlin was a gateway to the democratic West. Between 1949 and 1961‚ some 2.5 million East Germans fled from East to West Germany‚ most via West Berlin. By August 1961‚ an average of 2‚000 East
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BURLIN WALL Imagine living in a place where there was a wall preventing families to go to a better place‚ where people couldn’t be what they want or say what they want… the only thing that was holding them back was a wall. A wall that held bombs‚ barbed wire‚ dogs‚ and men armed and ready to shoot. In 1961‚ that’s exactly what happened. The German Democratic Republic put the wall up to surround all of West Berlin to where no one could get in and only the west side could go out.. Before the wall‚ West
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STONEWORKS 1 INTRODUCTION TO WALL 2 DEFINITION WALL _____________________________________ _____________________________________ as external or internal functional requirements to provide shelter against wind and rain to divide buildings into rooms/ compartments 3 CATEGORY OF WALL ___________________________ Support loads from floors and roof in addition to its own weight. Examples : strip foundation 4 CATEGORY OF WALL ______________________
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Hadrian ’s Wall Although it was completed almost 1900 years ago‚ the Roman ruin known today as Hadrian ’s wall remains remarkably intact‚ and retains much of its former glory and mystique. Located in northern England‚ and stretching across nearly 80 miles of the hilly countryside of Northumbria‚ the ruin marks the northernmost expansion of one of the greatest civilizations in human history. It is architecturally significant as an astounding achievement of ancient engineering and design
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The Berlin Wall was a huge part of the history of Germany because it was a contributing factor in the way that Germany was shaped from 1961 to 1989. There was no one reason for the building of the Wall it was a cluster of many events that took place. The west part of Germany was a very prosperous and profound area in the late 1950’ and early 1960’s and it was only going to get better. They had wanted to continue to grow their economy but East Germany was holding it back. East Germany was ‘behind
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Khrushchev and Ulbricht’s plan to overtake Germany are‚ the Berlin Wall‚ friends and family were separated‚ and those from the East and West could not travel freely with in Berlin. This can be shown by examining the research of‚ The Berlin Wall (Anne Marie Hacht and Dwayne D. Hayes)‚ Berlin Wall History‚ The Berlin Wall Is Built‚ August 13‚ 1961‚ The Berlin Wall Falls‚ November 9‚ 1989‚ and social Effects of Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall was constructed under the influence of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
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This amazing story of survival and dysfunction‚ of imagination and rationalization‚ and of shear ingenuity is a testimony to the flexibility and beauty of children. Jeannette Walls’ true story flashes back through a childhood with crazy addicted parents (the father to alcohol; the mother to art and idealism and the father) who raised three children in spite of recurrent poverty‚ nomadic tendencies‚ and a heritage of rebellion. The heiress-mother ends up rummaging in a dumpster‚ homeless in NYC
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The Berlin wall caused much strife during its existence. It started with the conflict between the USSR and the Allies and quickly escalated from there. The long years it stood were full of separation and conflict. The story of the Berlin wall is not one easily forgotten. During WWII the Soviet army captured the German city of Berlin. The U.S.‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ and the Soviet Union all occupied a sector of Berlin. The United States‚ Britain‚ and France occupied sectors in West German and Berlin
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The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR) starting on 13 August 1961 that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls‚ which circumscribed a wide area (later known as the "death strip") that contained anti-vehicle trenches‚ "fakir beds" and other defenses. The Eastern Bloc claimed that the wall was erected to protect its population from fascist elements
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