Reaction to Activity

What do you think this activity is depicting? Why?

Why did some people choose to vandalize the “wall” and not others?

The Berlin WallMarch 14, 2017

Divide your paper in to 8

1945 1948 May 1949 1949-1961 Aug 13, 1961 Nov 9, 1989 June 13, 1990 Iron Curtain

The Berlin Wall Timeline

Some Background Info

Four Quarters-1945 France, Britain, US united sectors (The Federal

Republic of Germany (West Germany) – 1948 Blockade & Airlift-ENDED MAY 1949 Fear & then difficulty transporting-1949-1961 The Wall was built-August 13, 1961

Now let’s look at some images:

West Side East Side (the bare side)

Checkpoint Charlie

What do you see in this image?

What were some Impacts?

What do you think it did to families? “Iron Curtain” across Europe-Churchill Was the West relieved?

Escape Across the Wall

“Don't hesitate to use your weapon even when border breaches happen with women and children.”

138 people died 5,000 East Germans reached the West via the

Wall

Escape from the Wall Cont.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM1aUiBrGB8&t=109s Would you have tried to escape? Would you have tried to save the man?

The Fall of the Berlin Wall

November 9, 1989 June 13th, 1990-official dismantling

p. 59: East and West Berlin

Tape squares in chronological order with Iron Curtain last

Now Make a Diary Entry

Remember which side you were on Pretend you lived on that side in Berlin when

the wall was there: How do you feel about it? How is life for you, your family, your friends,

etc. After it fell:

How did you feel seeing or hearing it? What are you going to do now?