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The Berlin WallThe Berlin Wall
Cris and Robyn Cris and Robyn
On the morning of Sunday, August 13, 1961
Weekend; most Berliners slept in
Two days later and concrete was poured in
On the morning of Sunday, August 13, 1961
Weekend; most Berliners slept in
Two days later and concrete was poured in
The StoryThe Story
What was the Berlin Wall?
What was the Berlin Wall?
The Berlin Wall was a concrete wall enforced with rebar
It ran along the border of the German Democratic Republic and West Germany
It was not one wall but in fact two with a short span in between
The Berlin Wall was a concrete wall enforced with rebar
It ran along the border of the German Democratic Republic and West Germany
It was not one wall but in fact two with a short span in between
Cris
What did the Berlin Wall look like?
What did the Berlin Wall look like?Robyn
What did it look like?What did it look like?
Part of a 102-mile system of fortifications encircling West Berlin.
The fortifications were built in stages and included military watchtowers, tripwires, and minefields.
Part of a 102-mile system of fortifications encircling West Berlin.
The fortifications were built in stages and included military watchtowers, tripwires, and minefields.
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
West Capitalism and the East Communist People wanted to leave Eastern Europe for different reasons; Communism and some because of the economic political reasons.
West Provided Shops full of Products, freedom of speech
East Berlin realize people were leaving and not coming back.
People were still able to travel freely in the 1950’s
East Berlin was starting to lose really good quality workers and this was really annoying Khrushchev.
1961 Khrushchev had and argument with new president Kennedy.
West Capitalism and the East Communist People wanted to leave Eastern Europe for different reasons; Communism and some because of the economic political reasons.
West Provided Shops full of Products, freedom of speech
East Berlin realize people were leaving and not coming back.
People were still able to travel freely in the 1950’s
East Berlin was starting to lose really good quality workers and this was really annoying Khrushchev.
1961 Khrushchev had and argument with new president Kennedy.
Robyn
Sunday 13th of August 1961 a barbed wire was put up by East German solders
Then replaced by a concrete wallCheckpoint Charlie Families were spilt, people could not go to work
When people tried to cross the soldiers were ordered to shoot them
171 people died
Sunday 13th of August 1961 a barbed wire was put up by East German solders
Then replaced by a concrete wallCheckpoint Charlie Families were spilt, people could not go to work
When people tried to cross the soldiers were ordered to shoot them
171 people died
Where was the Berlin Wall?
Where was the Berlin Wall?
MapMap
Robyn
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What did the West think of it?
What did the West think of it?
On one hand, the West was As Kennedy said, “It’s not a very nice solution, but a wall is a hell of a lot better than a war.”
The West presented it as a prison wall
On one hand, the West was As Kennedy said, “It’s not a very nice solution, but a wall is a hell of a lot better than a war.”
The West presented it as a prison wall
Cris
What did the people think of it?
What did the people think of it?
To wake up one Sunday morning, whether to go to Church or the market, and find a concrete wall bisecting your city
The equivalent of a wall cutting through the middle of the Kennedylaan, through the Centrum and along the Aalsterweg
How would you feel?How would you get groceries, shop, go to school?
To wake up one Sunday morning, whether to go to Church or the market, and find a concrete wall bisecting your city
The equivalent of a wall cutting through the middle of the Kennedylaan, through the Centrum and along the Aalsterweg
How would you feel?How would you get groceries, shop, go to school?
Cris
“The Eindhoven Wall”
“The Eindhoven Wall”
Why did the Wall fall?Why did the Wall fall? Communism was weakening. November 9th 1989 there was an announcement by Government official Gunter Schabowski.
This was “Permanent relocations can be done through all border checkpoints between East Germany in the West Germany or West Berlin.”
People started to meet at the Wall and saw that the guards were letting them through
They came with hammers and slowly started to bring the wall down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqySsC7ihSI
Communism was weakening. November 9th 1989 there was an announcement by Government official Gunter Schabowski.
This was “Permanent relocations can be done through all border checkpoints between East Germany in the West Germany or West Berlin.”
People started to meet at the Wall and saw that the guards were letting them through
They came with hammers and slowly started to bring the wall down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqySsC7ihSI
Robyn
QuickTime™ and a decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
QuickTime™ and a decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
QuickTime™ and a decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
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