Age
11-14
Grade
6-9
Kathleen Tracy
The Fall Of The Berlin Wall
Library Binding
(Mitchell Lane Publishers June 20, 2005)
There is perhaps no greater symbol of both political oppression and the human spirit in the 20th century than the Berlin Wall. Built during the height of the Cold War in 1961, the Wall was meant to both stop the number of citizens trying to leave East Germany for the freedoms and opportunities of the West and to prevent people spreading the ideals of democracy from coming in. In the 28 years the Wall stood, it is estimated over 1,000 people were killed trying to escape into West Berlin. In the end, the Wall fell without a shot being fired. As Mikhail Gorbachev was laying the foundations for the peaceful dismantling of the Soviet Union, the people of East Berlin and East Germany began demanding their city and country be freed from Soviet occupation. Finally, in November 1989, the Wall was torn down and Germany was once again reunited. This is the story of the dark rise and the eventual uplifting triumph over the Wall that split not only a city and nation, but friends and families.
- Series
- Monumental Milestones: Great Events of Modern Times
- ISBN
- 1584154055 / 9781584154051
- Pages
- 48
- Weight
- 8.0 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 0.5 in.
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