Rise of the Berlin Wall David Wolfswinkel Gr.9e2 Table of Contents: Introduction to the Berlin Wall Germany after World War 2 The Eastern Bloc Erection of the Inner German Boarder The Berlin Loophole The Brain Drain Construction Begins‚ 1961 Immediate Effects of the Wall Conclusion‚ "Mr. Gorbachev‚ tear down this wall." Bibliography p.1 p.1 p.2 p.2 p.3 p.3 p.4 p.5 P.5 p.6 The Berlin Wall Introduction to the Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was a physical barrier built by the German Democratic
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University THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL 1988-1989 A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED FOR DEPARTMENT’S NAME Student’s name Class Professor’s name Date THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL 1988-1989 Investigating the history of Germany‚ I should admit that the period from 1988 till 1989 was a turning-point. On the 9th of November‚ 1989 the Berlin Wall‚ which separated East Germany and West Germany‚ fell. So‚ these two parts of the country combined again. There were a lot of people
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World War Two‚ which was about 1960-1961 the Berlin Wall was built to separate East and West Berlin Germany. West Berlin was controlled by the United States‚ France‚ and the United Kingdom. East Berlin was controlled by the Soviet Union. People had many attempts to go over the wall. one man even tried to inch his way across a tightrope. Putting one hand in front of the other. Thanks to the man’s aerobic skill he made his way completely across the wall. Another attempt was by using a speeding train.
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Significance of The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall‚ built in August of 1961‚ was s physical symbol of the political and emotional divisions of Germany. The Wall was built because of a long lasting suspicion between the Soviet Union on one side and Western Europe and the United States on the other. For 28 years the Berlin Wall separated friends‚ families‚ and a nation. After WWII was over Germany was divided into four parts. The United States‚ Great Britain‚ and France controlled the three divisions
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America) and then I thought about the wall our president wants to build and I remember the Berlin wall that divided Berlin when I told my friend who was actually my future partner‚ he said I have a piece of berlin wall and then we did a little research on the Berlin wall and found out that a president was a factor in the fall of the Berlin wall‚ in fact‚ it was our 40th president‚ Ronald Reagan and then we chose the topic‚ Ronald Reagan and The Fall of The Berlin Wall I conducted my research by looking
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The Berlin wall was built over night between the 13 - 14th of August 1961. The wall was constructed by the German Democratic Republic‚ to divide West Germany from the East.The wall was built for two major reasons. Economics‚ too many people were living in East Germany ( because it was cheaper ) and then working over in West Germany‚ therefore the DDR ( the group that decided to build the Old photo of the Berlin wallwall ) lost money. The second is that the west side was interfering with the east
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The Life of Jeanette Walls The Walls family did not exactly live what you would call an ideal life‚ but to their family it was as good as it could get. In the book The Glass Castle‚ the author Jeannette Walls explains her life story. Jeannette‚ being the main character in the book‚ lives with her family who is always moving to different cities whether it be Arizona‚ California‚ or even West Virginia. Being a kid at the time‚ Jeannette does not quite understand how irresponsible her parents are
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Wall-E Pixar’s Wall-E is a heartwarming story about a lonely little robot left alone and dejected by humans. After hundreds of years of compacting trash‚ he developed a charming personality and was love struck by a search robot named Eve. This triggers an exciting and beautiful journey across the galaxy in search of her. Wall-E is part love story‚ part sci-fi‚ and part adventure‚ which all coincide to form a masterpiece. Pixar’s Wall-E has a run time of 98 minutes‚ so it is not too long but not
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The Berlin Wall‚ built in August of 1961‚ was a physical symbol of the political and emotional divisions of Germany. The Wall was built because of a long lasting suspicion among the Soviet Union on one side and Western Europe and the United States on the other. Once World War II was over‚ these Allies no longer had a common purpose to hold them together. Their differences became less hidden and more irreconcilable. Where family’s had to break apart and had no word about‚ it because the type of government’s
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From 1961 to 1989‚ the Berlin wall was an obstruction built so as to divide Berlin and cut off western Berlin from Eastern Berlin. It continued like this for almost 30 years until it opened in 1989 and started to be demolished in 1990. The wall included guard towers which were placed along large concrete walls‚ which surrounded a large area (which would later be known as the ‘death strip’). This area contained many other defences to prevent any passing through. The wall served a purpose to stop the
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