Before the wall evolved into the actual wall, what did it first begin as?
A fence
100
Germany was divided into what four zones?
US, Great Britain, France and Soviet Union.
100
How many people approximately made it over the wall?
100-200
100
collectables
What is pieces of the wall used for?
200
How many years did the wall stand?
28 years
200
Berlin was situated entirely in what zone?
Berlin was situated entirely in what zone?
200
Hugging, kissing, cheering and singing
How did people celebrate the fall?
300
The original wall of barbed wire and cinder blocks was later replaced by what?
concrete walls (fifteen feet high) topped with barbed wire and guarded with watch towers, gun emplacements and mines
300
West Germany experienced a rapid growth of their economy that later became known as what?
Economic Miracle
300
Digging Tunnels
What is one example of a more complex escape method?
300
What happened on November 9th, 1989?
An announcement made by East German government official Günter Schabowski said "Permanent relocations can be done through all border checkpoints between the East and West Germany"
400
What was the symbol of the berlin wall?
Cold war and division from east and west
400
What was the purpose of the wall?
Built wall to keep citizens from crossing the border.
400
100-200 East Germans
How many people died while attempting to cross the wall?
400
Oct 3, 1990.
When did East and West Germany reunified into a single German state?