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The fall of the Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall symbolized the Cold War in Germany. Before the wall was created in Berlin‚ people could freely cross the East and western borders in Germany. Once the Wall was created cities‚ people‚ and the world were separated‚ tearing apart families and friends for decades. However‚ there would be a series of events that lead to the people to rebel‚ creating the historic moment. Once the wall was destroyed‚ the people from east and west Germany were reunited‚ causing
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Ronald Reagan‚ the 40th president of the United States of America (Bio Reference Bank)‚ delivered his “On the 40th Anniversary of D-Day speech” on June 6th 1984 (Academic Search Premier). This day was the 40th anniversary of D-day‚ when 150‚000 men charged the beaches of Normandy to retake Europe from the Nazis (American History Online). The speech was also delivered during the Cold war‚ an arms race between the USA and USSR (American History Online). President Reagan uses logos‚ pathos‚ and anaphora
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Berlin from 1961 to 1989 was either a place of hardships and sacrifice‚ or peace and prosperity depending on which side of the Berlin Wall the Germans lived on. The two different governments that resided over Berlin could not have been more different‚ each enforcing their own laws‚ beliefs and propaganda on the people residing within their borders. West Germany‚ also known as the Federal Republic of Germany‚ was established on the twenty-third of May 1949‚ when the three allied forces occupying Germany
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Annalyn Lovell #12 Informational Essay The Berlin wall was built in Germany on August 13‚ 1961. This separated western and eastern Germany. It surrounded all of east Germany and was built a little bit after World War two. This was such a big event because several people died trying to escape‚ and many families got separated. Of course this wall of danger and depression got torn down on November 9‚ 1989. First a question about this wall would be. Why was it put up in the first place? Well the
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The Berlin Wall‚ three words which bring to mind some of the most turbulent and confusing years twentieth century Germany had ever seen. Often‚ when discussing this topic‚ most of the focus mainly surrounds the construction and destruction of this great barrier. Although these topics will be discussed at length‚ the reasons for its construction and later destruction began long before any sign of an official barrier made an appearance. After World War II‚ Germany was divided into four zones
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The Berlin Wall was created to separate the city Berlin into east and west where no one is allowed to cross the border. It was a barbed wired and concrete wall with very high levels of security which made it impossible to get to the other side. Before the wall was built‚ refugees were escaping from east Berlin to the West‚ especially skilled workers who found a better living under a democracy. After a large
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The Cold War started around the time of the end of World WarII (1945) and went on until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1991. Karl Marx‚ a German revolutionary‚ was critical of the societies of Europe and the US. He believed because they were dominated by capitalism‚ that they werenʼt for the masses‚ but for the individual. Well‚ thatʼs what communism is based on‚ but corruption has a way of bleeding in. Stalin and WWII Under Stalinʼs rule‚ the Soviets diverted resources to their military and
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Investigation The Berlin Wall was the result of both economic 1 and political bankruptcy of East Germany (GDR2) as a state‚ right after the Second Berlin Crisis‚ 1958-61. This investigation focuses on why the wall was constructed and the United Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) motives behind it. In particular focusing on the Soviet-American relations before 1961‚ the incidents they were involved in‚ the blockade and the Berlin Crisis. These events are the core of the building of the Wall‚ and can so
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The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban Landscape by Brian Ladd examines the past political controversies and recounts Berlin’s troubled history. The value of this source is that there is meaningful information about the impacts on Berlin and the world after the war. He examines the decisions that were made to erect the Berlin Wall and the ramification of those decisions. A limitation of this source is that it was written in 1997‚ 36 years after the wall was built‚ political
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