Berlin Wall Breakout

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mission 1

introduction

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INTRODUCTION

Let the journey from West to East begin!

After reading the passage entitled, Berlin Wall, start Mission 1. Use the passage to answer to quiz questions.

Welcome to Germany Circa 1961

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Following World War II, Germany was divided between the Soviets, Americans, British, and French. The city of Berlin, although in the Soviet zone, was split too, with the eastern part of the city going to Soviet occupation. See more

QUIZ

MISSION 1

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QUESTION 1

What was the original Berlin Wall built of in 1961?

Barbed Wire and Cinder Blocks

Concrete Walls topped with Barbed Wire

Wooden Planks

QUESTION 2

What year was the Berlin Wall built?

1949

1961

1989

QUESTION 3

About how many East Germans escaped and managed to reach West Berlin safely?

500

10,000

5,000

QUESTION 4

When did East Germany official open it's borders to the West, including East Berlin?

November 9, 1989

October 7, 1949

October 3, 1990

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MISSION 2

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mission 2

The boxy trabant car was known as a "spark plug on wheels".

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The trabant

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Young Pioneers were boys and girls aged 6-13. This was a youth organization created in 1948 in East Germany.

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Young Pioneers

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Access to the Brandenburg gate was cut off when the Berlin Wall was erected in 1961. During the time of Berlin Wall (1961-1989), no one could visit this famous symbol of Berlin, Germany.

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The Brandenburg Gate

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Just after 4 PM Gunter Litfin attempted to reach West Berlin by jumping into the Humboldt Harbor. He was fatally wounded just before reaching the West Berlin bank.

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Humboldt Harbor

Bildung, B. für politische. (n.d.). Günter Litfin. Litfin, Günter | Chronicle of the Wall. https://www.chronik-der-mauer.de/en/victims/180480/litfin-guenter?type=galerie&show=image&i=177994

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MISSION 3

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Joseph Stalin

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953.

Mikhail Gorbachev

Served as the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until the end of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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John F. Kennedy

35th United States President who visited Berlin in 1963, one year after the Berllin Wall was built.

Ronald Reagan

40the United States President who visited Berlin in 1987, two years prior to the fall of the Berlin Wall

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Joseph Stalin

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953.

Mikhail Gorbachev

Served as the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until the end of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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MISSION 1

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