Beginning of the Wall
Built out of this material
What is barbed wire and concrete?
Soviet politician and a Russian
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
People used hammers and picks to tear down the wall and became known as this or this
What are "mauerspechte,” or "wall woodpeckers"
Read his speech in front of this gate
What is the Brandenburg Gate?
The purpose of the wall
What was to keep East Berliners from escaping to the west?
President that read a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate
Who is Ronald Reagan?
During the beginning, this war did the spokesman announce a change in his city's relations
What was the Cold War?
Date when Ronald Reagan made his speech
Stop all the educated professionals from leaving - or to stop the "brain drain"
What was an objective of slowing mass defections (escapes) from East to West?
Was a bricklayer and was shot and left to die
Who was Peter Fechter?
East and West Berliners chanted this as they went to the wall
What is "Tor auf!" or "Open the gate!"?
A famous quote from his speech
What is "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"?
For how many decades did the Berlin Wall became a hotspot for the Cold War
What was three?
Gave a speech days before the West and East Berlin gates were closed
Who was John F. Kennedy (JFK)?
The wall fell on this date
What was November 9, 1989?
Where did he make his speech
What is the brandenburg gate
The year the wall was built
What was August 13, 1961?
The first secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of the GDR
Who was Walter Ulbricht?
This date was when East and West Berlin were united after the fall of the wall
What was October 3, 1990
The speech was about this long
What is 26 minutes