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 Germans
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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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HIST-410 The Berlin Wall [Type the document subtitle] Alina Nazar The fall of the Berlin Wall has triggered much controversy and plays a major part in the shaping of the modern political ideology and beliefs. The specific date of the descent of the Berlin encasement wall was the 10th of November‚ 1989. The wall took 3 hours to fall and between 125-206 people died trying to cross the wall. There were many tourists participating who could hire axes to hit the wall and contribute to the atmosphere
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of Germany had been fragmented and occupied after the Second World War‚ and between the war and the construction of the wall‚ cold war tensions rose during the Berlin Blockade and Airlift. As West Germany and East Germany would become their own states and form allegiances‚ West Berlin would become a bone in Khrushchev’s throat. The Berlin Wall was constructed with the primary objective to contain fleeing denizens of Eastern Germany‚ however‚ multiple other social‚ political and economic objectives
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The Berlin Wall was the most poignant symbol of the Cold War and served as a prominent reminder of the repressive nature of Soviet Dominance in post World War II in Europe. After the fall of Nazi Germany‚ the allied powers divided newly conquered country into four zones‚ each of the sections occupied by the US‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ or the Soviet Union; the same was done with the capital city of Berlin (Rosenberg). Being the center of the country‚ Berlin was split between the two sides‚ the west
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History Of The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall‚ for twenty-eight years‚ separated friends‚ families‚ and a nation. A lot of suffering began for Germany when World War II commenced‚ but by the end of the war Germany was in the mists of a disaster waiting to happen. After WWII was over Germany was divided into four parts. The United States‚ Great Britain‚ and France controlled the three divisions that were formed in the Western half; and the Eastern half was controlled by the Soviet Republic. The
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Title: The Berlin Wall General purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: to inform about The Berlin Wall aka Berliner Mauer Central idea: There are three parts to this speech regarding the Berlin Wall Introduction Have ever heard about the Berlin wall‚ it has many histories to it which brought sorrow grief and happiness to many Berliners I. World War 2 ended in the year 1945 and Germany was separated into four parts A. The allies that that was in charge of the administration of the each quarters were
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Berlin Wall opened (1989) The opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989 emanated from a complex combination of factors. Such causes include the intensification of new liberal leaders‚ vanishing of communism and economic uncertainty in Europe as well as the escalation of nationalism in East Germany. The fall of the Berlin Wall meant liberation and amalgamation of Germany. The aforementioned had global significance as it showed the unification of entire Europe therefore ending the cold war. All these
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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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Money In Berlin Money plays an interesting role in the novel‚ Goodbye to Berlin. The 1930’s Berlin society places a large emphasis on social standing based on money‚ though‚ ironically‚ the people who have it don’t deserve it and the pursuit of money tears people apart. Isherwood gives us a closer look on just how significant money is by peering into the lives of several different people‚ all of different social situations and showing how each of them is affected by the pursuit of it. The
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