citizens swarmed the Berlin wall standing in the middle of their country. A huge celebration had been formed around the wall that had been a symbol of oppression for the German people for decades. People were hugging‚ kissing‚ singing cheering and crying. While some crossed over‚ traveling safely into West Germany for the first time since August 13th‚ 1961‚ many brought hammers and picks and began to destroy the symbol of barefaced Communist oppression. Before the Berlin wall was built the Soviets
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believe that the Berlin wall was a mistake‚ not be kind of mistake that can be easily fixed‚ what a mistake that caused people to die. In my theory the German democratic republic caused more damage to themselves then they did profit from the closing of the boarder. When they built the wall they made more people want to leave Berlin then stay‚ they did this by killing anyone who wasn’t allowed access to West Berlin on site of trying to escape East Berlin. When they built the wall they declared to
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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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topped with a razor sharp barbed wire‚ the Berlin Wall divided a city‚ a country‚ and a world (“Berlin Wall”). Built at the height of the Cold War‚ the wall symbolized the different political ideologies of the world’s superpowers. The East German government erected a wall to prevent citizens from illegally crossing into the more prosperous democracy of West Germany. The Wall impacted every aspect of German citizens everyday lives‚ East or West. The Berlin Wall significantly contributed to Germany’s
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World War Il was one of the most tragic wars of all time‚ involving more than fifty countries and an estimate of 55 million lives lost. One of the war’s lasting outcomes was Germany’s separation by a wall put up by the Soviet Union This wall was named the Berlin Wall. The Wall had many effects on people‚ not just in Germany‚ but throughout the world. It symbolized the difference between western democracy and Communism. Germany surrendered to the Soviet Union and the Allies on May 7‚ 1945
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The Berlin Wall divided Germany by its western and eastern provinces. The total length of the Berlin Wall was 91 miles (155 kilometers). The fact that it was said “no-one intended to build a wall” but exactly the opposite had been done raises questions about what the exact causes were to have reached this outcome . In this essay I will be focusing on two main reasons for why the Berlin Wall was built; mass exodus and lack of Western intervention. A key argument in the building of the Berlin Wall was
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about both John Kennedy’s and Ronald Reagan’s speeches about the berlin wall. The second paragraph is my interpretation of Kennedy’s speech. The next paragraph is about Reagan’s speech. Then‚ I’ll explain why I think Kennedy’s speech was more convincing to actually tear down the wall. After naming a couple individuals that Berliner’s knew and liked‚ Kennedy uncovered a corroded Latin saying and updated it‚ in German‚ applying it to Berlin. Then‚ with the group on his side‚ Kennedy challenged any individual
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When reading A Bus Ride‚ and The Berlin Wall it is very interesting to read how you can incorporate active learning. Active learning is important‚ especially on topics that may seem boring to some. A Bus Ride really stood out. It was interesting how something you can do with adults‚ can still impact children in first grade. I think it is important in a classroom to let children express their feeling about something‚ rather than being “told” what is right to believe‚ and what is wrong. In A Bus Ride
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The Berlin wall was built to efficiently cut-off Soviet-controlled East Berlin from the capitalistic west and stop East-Berliners fleeing towards the west (due to better economic conditions on the other side). Throughout the decades after the initial construction‚ the wall was improved and upgraded to become a virtually impermeable monument to oppression. It had mines‚ barbed wire‚ electric fences and guard posts. The population of East Berlin was forced to build the wall on the night of November
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analyzing the history of the cities that composed the empire. One particular city that had an interesting rise and fall was Mayapan‚ the last capital of a Mayan Kingdom in the Post-Classic Period. Mayapan is located in the northwest of the Yucatan peninsula and its ruins can still be visited to this day. As it was the capital of the Maya in Yucatan
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