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East Germany: The Fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989 What do we know? Think back to our earlier work on Germany and Berlin. When had Germany been divided into East and West? How…

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COLD WAR COLD WAR Day 2 In 1949, the Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb. Both superpowers developed far more powerful hydrogen bombs by the 1950s. After the fall of…

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European Landmarks What is a Landmark??? An important building or monument Often, a building that is significant in history that is protected and maintained by the local…