BERLIN and the BERLIN WALL

I want 1-2 pages written in English answering the following questions. Spend time going through the resources and picture collections and take notes. In the last 15 minutes of class, write a report.

1. How was Germany divided after the war? How many parts? Who controlled each area?
2. Why were people leaving East Germany after the war?
3. Why did the East German government decided to build wall(s)? What reasons did they give?
4. How many walls were there? Where were they? Was there just the Berlin Wall and no others?
5. Why was escape difficult? What happened if you try to escape? Give some statistics.
6. Describe 5 ways that people successfully escaped.
7. How were the borders/walls defended? What systems were in place?
8. When and Why did the Berlin Wall finally open? Why did East Germany's borders finally open? Tip: it wasn't David Hasselhoff.
9. When were the Two Germanies reunited? What issues had to be decided first? Who had to agree to the reunification of Germany?

August 13, 2001 is the 40th Anniversary of the Wall's beginnings

  • German kids TV Tigerenten Club Report on the berlin Wall (in German with audio and video)
  • Summer 2003: JFK exhibit - DHM - German Historical Museum
  • 40th anniversary of Berlin's physical division. BBC report in pictures.
  • Years After Its Demise Debate Lingers Over Berllin Wall's Meaning - was it good or bad?

    Post-War Germany and Berlin

  • WW2 Quiz One and Two.
  • QUICKLY FAIL THESE QUIZZES - Post-war quiz One, Two and Three and Four
  • BBC: Timeline of Post-war and the Berlin Wall: many interesting articles and images
  • Timeline of events after World War Two leading up to the Wall
  • Maps - how were Germany and Berlin divided after the war?
  • Good site on the 1948 Berlin Airlift and The Berlin Airlift of 1948 from the German Way. Story plus links

    Berlin Wall Resources

  • Easy version of why the wall was built. More complex version of Why was it built?
  • Escape stories
  • Coastline video site on the Wall with a few notorious images - Peter Fechter.
  • Why did JFK go to Berlin?. Did he really say I'm a jelly doughnut?
  • Pictures of E. German citizens breaking out August 19, 1989
  • Good, concise history of the Wall by Newseum. Make sure to take the quiz.
  • Great photos with descriptions
  • SCROLL RIGHT for Brilliant photos of the wall by a German journalist. Worth the time.
  • More photos by Brian Rose. Use arrows at bottom of each page.
  • Young Mr. Shea in E. Berlin and E. Germany
  • Hasselhoff claims role in fall of Berlin Wall and a related BBC article
     
  • NOW TRY THEM AGAIN and SUCCEED! Post-war quiz One, Two and Three and Four
  • VIEW ANY OF THE RESOURCES BELOW IF FINISHED EARLY (really shouldn't happen)
  • East German guards kept deadly watch of the Wall
  • August 8 - Berlin Wall Deathstrip now a Nature Utopia
  • Awesome teaching site - photos, texts, video, grammar, vocab, etc.: Berlin - vor und nach der Wende.
  • Berlin Wall links and photos with questions and a student project from Christinne Dunne
  • German Information Center's excellent videos, images and texts.
  • Deutsche Welle features on Berlin Wall, New Berlin and a Berlin Tour
  • Berlin Wall Online - extensive site with much info, many images
  • A personal account of the events of November 9, 1989: The Fall of the Berlin Wall, with links.
  • Wall- Berlin: Excellent history and photos. Sections on Escapes, Victims, Espionage, etc.
  • Berlin Wall Interactive: learn about the obstacles to escape.
  • German For Travellers Multimedia German History
  • The German Way's site on post-War Germany, Berlin, the Wall, the Berlin Airlift, images.
  • Berlin Wall photos going back to 1962
  • Good for Students: The Wall, history, buying a chunk, East Berlin, photos, essays.
  • Good site on the Wall and more info on the city of Berlin from Berlinfo.
  • Collection of English links to the history of the Wall, images and school projects.
  • Chronik der Wende: another excellent history with features on escapes and other items.
  • Das grosse Gefängnis DDR - East German history of seeking freedom
  • Peter Fechter - gunned down at the wall and left to die (1962). German.
  • German Historical Museum's Exhibit on the DDR - East Germany
  • Excellent links to Berlin Wall sites in German
  • The Berlin Wall and its history. In German
  • Excellent variety of Wall, Holocaust and Berlin resources from Dr. Cary Nathenson
  • Germany after the Wall: topics and teaching units.
  • Numerous History Resources for Berlin and Germany.

    Search German Life Magazine's articles on Berlin and post-war Germany

  • American Planning for Post-World War II Germany
  • Five Years after the Wall: Differences between East and West Germans.
  • The Federal Republic at 50 - A Milestone in German History
  • Germany's borders re-drawn after the war and German refugees from the East.
  • Germany's Deadly Legacy From World War II and the Cold War (undetonated bombs)

    General Berlin Resources

  • Live Cams and Interactive Panoramas and of Berlin
  • Videos of New Berlin and recent construction projects
  • Berlin Photo Collection from Travelocity
  • Wrapped Reichstag
  • Komm mit! Links to the area of Brandenburg
  • Official Komm Mit site: links to Brandenburg and Berlin
  • More info and images on my Tourism, LiveCams and Photos pages
  • Old Berlin Postcards - very interesting!
  • PhotoMann's images of Berlin prior to Reunification plus travel guides and info
  • Return to the New Berlin after 10 year absence - personal report on all the changes
  • Berlin.de Official Website for events in Berlin. Great resources and virtual tours.
  • Berlin Information(en): immense list of links to Everything Berlin
  • Love Parade and Love Parade in pics: bad music + even worse dancing + freakish costumes = fun!
  • Official Site of the Federal Republic of Germany with history, facts, speeches, events
  • Berlin Sightseeing Tour: images and descriptions. Digital Deutschland - after reunification with game
  • About.Com's Germany for Visitors: Berlin.

    Further Resources

  • My photo album featuring two trips to Berlin before the fall of the Wall.
  • More on November 9 in German History: Fall of the Wall, Kristallnacht and other events.
  • General German history sites and News from Berlin

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