The Party at the Wall
Tags: BERLIN Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989; COMMUNISM -- History; COLD War, 1945-1989
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- Berlin Wall November 9, 1989. Lusted, Marcia Amidon // Cobblestone;May/Jun2010, Vol. 31 Issue 5, p47
The article presents a brief historical account of the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, an iconic symbol of the Cold War era.
- The Fallen Wall. Rust, Michael // Insight on the News;11/29/99, Vol. 15 Issue 44, p10
Focuses on the tenth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany and the pro-Soviet Cold War revisionists. Views on the fall of the wall; How it affected the Soviet Union; Notion of the Cold War; Statement issued by Harvey Klehr of Emory University.
- Germany. Kim, Lucien // Junior Scholastic;4/8/2002, Vol. 104 Issue 16, p12
Focuses on the development of Germany. Division of Germany into West and East Germany during the cold war; Foundation of the Berlin Wall by the East German government; Reunification of Germany following the destruction of Berlin wall.
- Why We Should Remember Fall of Berlin Wall. Edwards, Lee // Human Events;11/9/2009, Vol. 65 Issue 39, p1
The article contemplates on why people should remember the fall of the Berlin wall, the concrete wall that was built in 1961 to close the gap in the border between West Germany and communist East Germany. The wall fell in November 1989 and marked the end of communism in East Germany followed by...
- Component 'Cold War' Hardy, Stephen M. // Lightwave;Apr2005, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p8
The article presents information related to Cold War. One of the more popular theories about why the Cold War ended when it did revolves around economics. The impasse between the United States and Soviet Union did not break because of intimidation or a lack of will, the thinking goes. After...
- 1989: When The Wall Came Tumbling Down. Cohen, Roger // New York Times Upfront;11/15/2004, Vol. 137 Issue 5, p22
Focuses on the impact of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany in 1989 on the Cold War and the continent of Europe. Description of the Berlin Wall; Reason of the U.S. and its allies for allowing the wall to be built; Challenges faced by East and West Germany in coming together.
- 1989: THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL. Whitney, Craig R.; Cohen, Roger // New York Times Upfront;10/5/2009, Vol. 142 Issue 3, p16
The article presents a discussion of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the Cold War and a 96-mile barrier that divided the post-World War II Europe, on November 9, 1989. The Cold War, the struggle between democracy and Communism, mainly defined the world in the period between 1945 and...
- The Berlin Wall and the Battle for Legitimacy in Divided Germany. Ahonen, Pertti // German Politics & Society;8/15/2011, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p40
The Berlin Wall was a key site of contestation between the Federal Republic and the German Democratic Republic in their Cold War struggle over political legitimacy. On both sides, the Wall became a tool in intense publicity battles aimed at building legitimacy and collective identity at home,...
- Walled In: Ordinary East Germans' Responses to 13 August 1961. Major, Patrick // German Politics & Society;8/15/2011, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p8
The building of the Berlin Wall on 13 August 1961 had repercussions not only on the international scene, but also for the power relationship between state and society in the German Democratic Republic. This article considers the short-, medium- and long-term reactions of the East German...
