Dalton L.Eppich English III AP/DC‚ per. 4 8 April 2013 Presidential Speech: Reagan “Tear Down This Wall” In 1961‚ the Berlin Wall was erected in order to separate the free West Berlin from the surrounding Soviet-occupied East Germany and East Berlin. On June 12th‚ 1987‚ millions listened as world leaders gathered in Berlin at the Brandenburg Gate to commemorate the 750th anniversary of Berlin. President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the symbol of
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Ashley McCutcheon 2nd 10-27-12 The fall of the berlin wall as a turning point in history 1. "The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall (Part 2)." About.com 20th Century History. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2012. <http://history1900s.about.com/od/coldwa1/a/berlinwall_2.htm>. This article describes that the berlin wall was put up to divide between the west and east‚ which were democracy vs. communism at that point. Then later on the communist wanted a subtle change where as the german citizens
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East German citizens poured through border crossings in the Berlin Wall‚ the event marked a new beginning for East Europeans. Under strict control of the Soviet Union‚ life in Eastern Europe had been restricted‚ with little freedom and or luxury (Cernich). The unstoppable flow of East Germans fleeing to West Germany began the Soviet Union’s decline in power‚ and it floundered until dissolving on December 25 in 1990 (Montgomery). The Berlin Wall had separated countless families and friends on the West
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The Berlin Wall was a massive structure (during 1961-1989) that separated East and West Germany‚ affecting many lives and causing disruption of peace. In August 13‚ 1961 the German Communist party built a wall to keep fascists out. The wall stood for over 20 years separating families and keeping business from spreading. The wall spread over 100 miles across Germany and proposed a threat to cross it. In the United States there were concerns about the wall‚ and how it would affect the economy. The
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The Berlin Wall “Walls and their guards can never encircle the people and hold down ideas”‚ this could not be a more accurate description to describe the affects of the Berlin Wall during the 1960’s. After World War Two‚ Germany was divided into two separate countries. West Germany became a democratic country‚ under the influence of its allies France‚ Britain and the United States. These countries also had control over differing sectors of West Germany. East Germany fell under the ruling of the
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infamy”. Present Reagan‚ whom some would say had a memorable quote when it came to the end of the Cold War. On June 12‚ 1987 President Ronald Reagan visited West Berlin the sight of the Berlin Wall which was constructed by the Soviet Union in 1961‚ as a barrier between the East Berlin which was controlled by the Soviet Union and West Berlin‚ which was controlled by both the
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Built Spaces. The Cultural Shaping of Architectural and Urban Spaces | ___Gül Kaçmaz Erk Amsterdam / Istanbul | | Architecture as Symbol: Space in Wim Wenders’ Cinema | | | The relation between architecture and cinema began more than a century ago with the production of the very first films. There is architecture in almost every film. Consciously or not‚ architecture takes its position as an effective element in films; architectural space influences what is
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Berliner!: Berlin in the Cold War for History 105B Dr. Andrew Wender An Essay by Russell Manning V00796267 March 6‚ 2014 An excruciatingly long and stagnant conflict‚ the Cold War brought to light the true and divinely evil power that Communism had in the world. But where did it all start? Where was the battle ground for such polar opposite ideologies? The indisputable answer: Berlin. For nearly 50 years‚ the former Capital of the 3rd Reich was divided by only a wall 12 feet
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to stop briefly in Berlin‚ which was still divided between East and West. The question was what he should say while there. The speech Mr. Reagan delivered 20 years ago this week is now remembered as one of the highlights of his presidency. The video images of that speech have been played and replayed. On June 12‚ 1987‚ Mr. Reagan‚ standing in front of the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin Wall‚ issued his famous exhortation to Mikhail Gorbachev: “Mr. Gorbachev‚ tear down this wall.” In the historical
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happened in Berlin during the Cold war? Well in my paper I am going to explain all about Berlin and what happened there. The first thing I wanna cover is the sides and what they believed in. There were two sides to Berlin the West and the East. The East was controlled by the USSR and was a Communist state. The west was Actually divided among 3 countries the U.S. ‚ Britain‚ & France. They decided to join together because they all believed in Democracy which then made the west side of Berlin. These two
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