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Slide 1:By: Patrick McGuire
May 5, 2003 The Berlin Wall
Post World War Two :Post World War Two The end of WWII left Germany’s future in the hands of the victorious Allies. (1)
Germany Split :Germany Split After the Yalta Conference the allied forces decided to split control of Germany (1)
Great Britain, the United States, Russia, and France all had a portion of Germany (1)
Slide 4:Democratic Great Britain, United States, and France controlled West Germany (2) Communist Russia controlled East Germany (2)
Slide 5:In June of 1948 Russia began a blockade in Berlin (2)
Slide 6:U.S. and British troops began flying in goods to the citizens of East Berlin 24 hours a day (2)
Casualties :Casualties During the 16 month airlift 79 U.S. and British troops lost their lives (4)
East Berlin Revolt :East Berlin Revolt In 1953 East Berlin workers began to revolt because of unfair working conditions (1)
Slide 9:The Red Army tanks convinced them to go back to work (1)
1957 :1957 Stalin has decided that East Germans can’t leave.
If anyone left East Germany they could be put in prison for three years (1)
August 13, 1961 :August 13, 1961 The construction of the Berlin Wall begins (3)
Slide 12:No one was allowed to travel between East and West Berlin (1)
The wall was guarded with soldiers (1) :The wall was guarded with soldiers (1)
More than 80 East Berliners died trying to climb the wall (4) :More than 80 East Berliners died trying to climb the wall (4)
Slide 15:In 1963 U.S. president John F. Kennedy visits Berlin to say “I am a Berliner” (4)
1971 :1971 Four Powers Agreement makes visiting East Berlin easier (1)
Reagan tries :Reagan tries In 1987 President Ronald Reagan visits Berlin and urges Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet Leader) to tear down the wall (3)
Hungary helps :Hungary helps September of 1989 Hungary opens its borders to East German refugees (1)
The wall comes down :The wall comes down On November 9, 1989 the Berlin Wall was opened (5)
On October 3, 1990 Germany was reunited (1) :On October 3, 1990 Germany was reunited (1)
Bibliography :Bibliography (1) www.appropriatesoftware.com/berlinwall
(2)www.newseum.org/cybernewseum/exhibitions/berlin_wall/index.htm
(3) Rice, Earl Jr. The Cold War Collapse of Communism Lucent Books Inc. 2000
(4) Berlin “Journey of a City” Bolthead Communications Production 1995
(5) George Brown Tindal, David E. Shi America A Narrative History Norton &Company 1999