timeline
when did WW2 end?
1945
What side of Berlin and Germany did the USSR get?
East
how many years did the wall stay up for?
28 years
what continent is Germany located in?
Europe
when did president Ronald Reagan come to Germany?
1987
when did Germany reunite
1990, october 3
Which USSR leader gave permission to open the borders?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Around how many lives were claimed by the wall?
140
True or false; Berlin is the capital of Germany
True
What weapons did the Eastern police use to discourage West Berliners?
tear gas or water cannons
when was the final, most secure wall built?
1975
which nations got the West?
U.S, France and Great Britain
Around how much money did East Germany spend on maintaining the wall?
billions of dollars
what country next to Germany started with a P?
Poland
around how many East Germans fled the country?
200,000
When did President Kennedy visit Berlin?
1963
What nations were capitalist?
U.S, France, and Great Britain
were all Berliners against the wall?
no, some thought it was fair
What country opened an embassy in East Germany?
the U.S
what years was the Berlin airlift active?
1948-1949
when did Mikhail Gorbachev become the leader of the USSR
1985
which USSR leader ordered the construction of the wall?
Nikita Kruschev
what material was the wall originally before it was fortified?
barbed wire
Which side of the wall was more luxurious?
West
what happens in 1962?
the first concrete version of the wall is built