1960's Project: The Berlin Wall
By: Jamal Sayid
What is it, Why chosen, and Background Information
How was the Berlin Wall created?
Why was the Berlin Wall erected?
Effects of the Berlin Wall
Conclusion
Fun Facts
- East Germany was outdated with retro technologies
- Between 1949 and 1961, 2.5 million people fled from East Germany to West Germany
- Anybody who tried to get over or cross the wall was shot, kids included!!!
The making of the wall was the result of a decree passed on August 12, by what the East Germans called the Volkskammer which is the "People's Chamber"
East Germany pressured the Soviet Union to guarantee that the ongoing existence of a "Socialist State".
Another effect of the Berlin Wall was that the Soviets and US had tanks that confronted each other at the Allied Checkpoint Charlie. Both forces were put on high alert, and the Kennedy adminstartion pondered various nuclear war scenarions. Both powers eventually ceased.
Here are some photos relating to the Berlin Wall and the separation of Germany!
Berlin Wall Video
Citation/Source List
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"Berlin Wall and Graffiti." Gale World History in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2012. World History in Context. Web. 9 Nov. 2015.
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"Berlin Wall under construction." Photos/Illustrations. AP/Wide World Photos. World History: The Modern Era.ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 6 Nov. 2015.
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Brandenburg Gate. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 5 Nov. 2015. <http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/310181/media?assemblyId=89433>
"Checkpoint Charlie, the only crossing point for non-West Berliners along the Berlin Wall...."Cold War Reference Library. Ed. Richard C. Hanes, Sharon M. Hanes, and Lawrence W. Baker. Vol. 1: Almanac Volume 1. Detroit: UXL, 2004. World History in Context. Web. 9 Nov. 2015..
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"East Berliners cross into West Berlin." Photos/Illustrations. Department of Defense. World History: The Modern Era.ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 6 Nov. 2015.
http://worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1454042?terms=berlin+wall
"Fall of the Berlin Wall." Photos/Illustrations. Department of Defense. World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 6 Nov. 2015.
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German Reunification Diagram
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_map_of_Germany_(separation).svg
West and East Berlin Flag:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_Map_of_West_%26_East_Berlin_(1948_-_1990).png
West and East Germany Flag:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Germany_%26_East_Germany_Flag_Map_(1948_-_1990).png
"West German man takes a souvenir from Berlin Wall." Photos/Illustrations. Department of Defense. World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 6 Nov. 2015.
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