(HOW SECURE WAS THE USSR’s CONTROL OVER EASTERN EUROPE, 1948-c.1989?)
Today we are going to look at: The Berlin Wall.
You need the following textbook information for this topic:
(Unfortunately this book is out of print – hence the online version.)
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In the early hours of 13 August 1961 Soviet “shock-workers” closed the border between East Berlin and the Western sectors of Berlin by putting barbed wire across the streets. Three days later they began to replace the barbed wire with a wall of concrete blocks… This was the beginning of a heavily fortified barrier that would separate East Berlin from West Berlin for the next 28 years!
What happened?
Berlin – background…
The Berlin Blockade
Two Germanies…
Berlin remained divided…
West Germany – economic recovery
East Germany – economic recovery
Gap in the Iron Curtain…
Building a Wall…
Contrasting Views of the Wall:
Contrasting Lives behind the Wall:
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USSR’s control over Eastern Europe – Berlin Wall. (12:00 minutes long)
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For more background information…
Berlin tensions 1945-1961. (5:04 minutes long)
The Berlin Crisis 1958 and the Berlin Wall 1961. (4:26 minutes long)
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Brooman
Pages 36 & 37 are relevant to this study.
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The following notes are relevant to this study…
Mason Notes
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Berlin Wall. (5:12 minutes long)
The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. (6:25 minutes long)
The Berlin Wall Explained. (4:35 minutes long)
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From here onward – still under construction…
The. (7:77 minutes long)
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There may be more relevant videos (longer) at: GCSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ESSENTIAL PLAYLIST – YouTube
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