History of Berlin

Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany was divided by a concrete wall known as The Great Wall of Berlin in 1961. The reason the wall was put up is because of communism in the east. On August 13, 1961 170 people died trying to get to the west for freedom. It was nicknamed The Wall of Shame. In March 1990 an election was held to see who would take control of the government non-communist or communism. Communism won the election. Adolph Hitler was now the dictator of Germany. He came up with this group called

The Newseum in Washington D.C. is a great way to learn how the news was created and has been censored. Among the four exhibits I went to to, the World News Gallery, Berlin Wall exhibit, News History Gallery, and the Internet, TV, and Radio Gallery, I found a common theme throughout them. All four exhibits display how news changes based on time and country, and how freedom of speech is squandered more times than not. The US is one of the most free countries when it comes to censorship and free press

August 12-13, 1961 by setting up 30 miles of barbed wire through Berlin. The East Berlin people were not allowed to go through West Berlin. After the barbed wire was phase two which began on August 15 where the wires were replaced by concrete walls that rose 12 feet high. Still thousands of East Germans were brave enough to attempt to dash across open ground trying to get to freedom, but were captured and 191 people were killed. (History,

On June 26, 1963, the famous words “Ich bin ein Berliner” changed the world. These words, which in English mean “I am a Berliner,” were delivered by John F. Kennedy in West Berlin. His speech was viewed worldwide and brought national attention to the Berlin Crisis and the Cold War. Today, most people have heard about the speech, but may not know a whole lot about it. They may ask themselves the following questions: Who was John F. Kennedy? What was the message of the speech? What was going on in

Book Reading & Essay Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth Scott Bringhurst History 112 American History Ameritech College April 2nd, 2016 As a teenager in the 1980’s, I was able to witness many historical events unfold. One of the most memorable was in 1987, President Ronald Regan called upon the leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev to “Tear down this wall!” In 1989, the world watched as the physical pieces of a wall that symbolized

The Use of Rhetoric in Media Accounts of the Berlin Airlift In the late 1940’s Berlin became the dividing line between Communism and Capitalism. This beleaguered city was to be the front line of the Cold War. In 1948 The city, divided into four sectors, one of which was occupied by the Soviet Union, was engaged in a life or death struggle for survival. The Berlin Airlift was not simply a struggle for the life of one city. The city was a prize in the game of chess between the west and the Soviet

The Berlin Wall was constructed on August 13, 1961. The reason for this was to separate West and East Germany. People in East Germany received the short end of the stick because “to live in East Germany behind the Berlin Wall meant to live in fear and distrust” (Wagner). The Stasi (state security service) monitored citizens for fear of rebellion. Many students and college graduates tried to cross over but only a few were successful. Those who were not were fined, prosecuted, or even murdered. The

The Berlin Wall was a barrier that completely separated East and West Berlin during the time of the Cold War. It was constructed August 13th, 1961 and fell November 9th, 1989 from demolition. After WWII Germany was divided between the Soviets (East Germany) and the Allies (West Germany) to separate the two ideologies of communism and capitalism. The wall restricted movement from East to West Berlin, so citizens under communist rule could not escape to capitalism. People in East Berlin wanted to escape

between Two Economies When the prominent Indian economist B. R. Shenoy visited Berlin in 1960, he witnessed two completely differing parts of the same city (Shenoy). A wall divided Berlin into two separate areas, West Berlin and East Berlin. West Berlin, a capitalist economy, boomed with economic freedom and prosperity. While East Berlin, a command economy, verged on economic collapse. The example of West and East Berlin demonstrates that a capitalist economy, also known as a free market economy, is

40th President Reagan discusses the positive qualities and aspects of the democratic system of government in America at the time. Reagan also challenges the Soviet Union as well as their communism and calls for Berlin to unify once again. Attempting to spread the ideology to those in Berlin, as well as the world, and convince the people there should have been a transition from Communism to Democracy, Reagan takes advantage of multiple appeals as well as an inspirational and hopeful tone. Reagan also