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one city becomes two
1961: A wall arises in berlin
Slide2World
War II victors – the United States, Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union – divided Germany
into four zones, each controlled by one of the four countries. Berlin also was divided
into
four zones
, the same way the rest of Germany was.
Slide3At
first, Berlin's citizens could move freely between the zones to work or visit family and friends. The U.S., British and French zones became capitalist and democratic. The Soviet zone became a communist dictatorship.
Slide4More
than 3 million people left East Germany for a better life in the West. By 1961, the communist
government knew it had to stop the exodus.
Slide52:00 AMAugust
131961
The wall was just a barbed wire barricade at first
Slide619-year-old Hans Conrad Schumann, the first border guard to defect
Slide7This house was on the line between East and West
Berlin. The street is in The West, the house is in The East. Later, the houses
were torn downSome lucky ones still managed to escape
Slide8August15
1961A more permanent barrier goes up
Slide9East GermanBorder guard or
“VOPO” (Volkspolitzei)with
West BerlinersFraternization was possible for a brief moment
Slide10The only way to get from east to west was through checkpoints
Slide11more
than
260 people died attempting to flee to the West.
The full system all but ended successful escapes to west berlin
Slide12"Ich bin
ein Berliner."
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/oEX2uqSQGEGIdTYgd_JL_Q.aspx 26 June 1963: JFK is not A JELLY DONUT
Slide13http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjWDrTXMgF8 June 12, 1987
Ronald Reagan urges Gorby to “tear down this wall”
Slide14The wall comes down
Nov. 9, 1989, jubilant East and West Berliners began tearing down the Berlin Wall
Slide15An overwhelming feeling of relief, of joy, of unreality filled one that this monster was dead, and people had conquered i
t Richard Pinard
The Mauer-Spechte (Wall-Woodpeckers) were already well at work chipping away at it
Slide16[Those in] the West in general and the intelligence and diplomatic services in particular did not believe it would happen and were stunned when they woke up on 10 November 1989
.http://
www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/berlin-wall-falls/6czmmv0?q=The+berlin+wall+comes+down&FORM=VIRE3 Shock and awe
Slide17POLAND:
-- Feb 2, 1989 - Communist authorities begin talks with Lech Walesa and banned pro-democracy Solidarity movement on power sharing and democratic reform. Talks end in April with landmark deal on partially free elections. Events stir the entire bloc.
-- June 4 - Solidarity overwhelmingly wins elections, taking all eligible seats in parliament. Solidarity-led government takes power in Poland in September.What was happening in eastern europe???????
Slide18Sept. 11, 1989 - Hungary opens border with Austria to allow departure of East German refugees. More than 30,000 eventually reach West in first big exodus of East Germans since 1961.
-- Oct 7 - East Germany's 40th anniversary overshadowed by anti-government protests. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tells his East German host, Stalinist boss Erich Honecker
: "Life punishes those who delay."-- Oct 18 - Honecker resigns, replaced by Egon Krenz, who promises reform. Protests continue.-- Nov 9 - East Germany opens Berlin Wall in desperate bid to placate people. Reform Communist Hans Modrow appointed prime minister days later.-- March 18, 1990 - Free elections, ruling Communists lose majority. In October, Germany is reunified and the communist German Democratic Republic ceases to exist.
EAST GERMANY:
Slide19-- Nov 20/21, 1989 - Two days of demonstrations culminate with more than 200,000 people jammed into Wenceslas Square, cheering Roman Catholic Primate Cardinal Frantisek
Tomasek who declares: "We cannot wait any more."-- Nov 23 - Former leader Alexander Dubcek addresses rally in Bratislava in first political speech since he was ousted in 1968. Army says it will defend socialism.
-- Nov 24 - Dubcek tells more than 300,000 people in Prague his ideal of "socialism with a human face" is still alive in the minds of new generation. After day-long crisis session Communist Party leader Milos Jakes steps down.CZECHOSLOVAKIA:
Slide20-- May 1988 - Janos Kadar, leader since 1956, ousted from Political Committee of ruling communist party with others.
-- Jan 1989 - Parliament passes law allowing formation of parties. Talks between democratic parties and government start in June.-- June 16 - Quarter of a million Hungarians attend reburial of
Imre Nagy, prime minister executed for his role in 1956 anti-Soviet uprising: mounting pressure on the government to allow free elections.-- March 25, 1990 - First democratic elections bring democratic opposition to power.HUNGARY:
Slide21-- Dec 22-25, 1989 -Romanian
Communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu executed in popular anti-communist revolt. First government of National Salvation Front (NSF) formed.
-- Nov 3, 1989 - More than 4,000 Bulgarians join Eco-glasnost march in Sofia in first unofficial public protest for 40 years.-- Nov 10 - Bulgaria's Todor Zhivkov, Eastern Europe's longest-serving leader, resigns as Communist Party chief and head of state.-- Feb 2 1990 - Government resigns after opposition parties refuse to join coalition until free elections.
ROMANIA:
BULGARIA:
Slide22The
new eastern Europe
Slide23http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBzJGckMYO4
The end!