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Berlin Wall: Research & Significance

Explore the Berlin Wall's history, construction, impact, and human stories. Learn about key figures, escape attempts, and monument sites. Compare to other iconic barriers like the Great Wall of China.

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Berlin Wall: Research & Significance

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  1. Berlin Wall Research by Samantha Santoro G.A.P. 2006-2007

  2. Why I chose this Building • Saw a documentary about it • Interesting • Know people who saw it

  3. Name Origin andMeaning • Located in Berlin, called Berlin Wall • In German Berlin Wall is Berlin Mauer (Mauer meaning wall)

  4. Location • Continent - Europe • Country – Germany (formerly East Germany) • City - Berlin

  5. Map of Berlin Wall

  6. Important Facts • Was begun in 1961 • No longer standing • East Germany and West Germany were separated by different governments • East Germany = poor & communist • West Germany = successful & free

  7. Important Facts Con’d • The Allies supported West Germany which was democratic • The Soviet Union (Now Russia) controlled East Germany, which was communist

  8. Functions • To try to stop people from moving from East Berlin/Germany to West Berlin/Germany (2.6 million people moved) • To try to stop “Brain Drain” from East Germany (Lost intelligent and young people) • From 1954 to 1961, 3,100 doctors had left-1/5 of doctors in East Germany

  9. Considerations for Construction • Escaping Berliners • Political Issues • Dividing City/buildings/ churches

  10. The Berlin Wall Divides a City

  11. Walter Ulbricht • East German leader in 1961 • Title was Chairman of the Council of State of the German Democratic Republic or GDR (Staatsratsvorsitzender in German) • Presenter of the idea of “temporary” barbed wire fence

  12. Erich Honecker • Member of East German Central Committee & supporter of Ulbricht • Man in charge of building Berlin Wall

  13. Nikita Krushchev • Title was Premier Krushchev • The leader of the Soviet Union • Gave permission for Ulbricht’s proposal & said, “Put up the barbed wire. If they don’t react, put up a wall.”

  14. Warsaw pact Members • Soviet union (most powerful) • East Germany • Czechoslovakia • Bulgaria • Hungary • Poland • Albania (left in 1962)

  15. Size, Shape and Form • 96 miles - border length around West Berlin • 11.8 ft high, 66 miles long - Concrete segment wall • Each section weighed about 2.5 tons • 41 miles - wire mesh fencing

  16. Size, Shape & Form Con’d • 65 miles - anti-vehicle trenches • 79 miles - contact or signal fence • 7.33 yd. wide, 77 miles - column track

  17. Phase 1 • Barbed wire (August 13, 1961)

  18. Phase 2 • Concrete objects (August 15, 1961)

  19. Phase 3 • Concrete slabs between steel girders and concrete posts (Beginning 1965)

  20. Phase 4 • Concrete segments • Bunkers • Watch & Viewing Towers • Guard dogs • Directing/control towers • Anti-vehicle trenches

  21. Phase 4 Con’d • Tarmac roads • Electric fences • Armed guards • Flood lights • Automatic guns • East wall whitewashed (to show people climbing wall easily)

  22. Details of Wall Construction

  23. Materials • Cement slabs • Concrete blocks • Barbed wire • Metal pipes • Stalin’s grass • Wire mesh fence

  24. Materials Con’d • Wire entanglements • Softsand • Tarmac

  25. Human Interest Stories • West Berlin family tried to learn about sick relative in East Berlin by talking through fence • Couple lifted new twin babies over wall so grandparents could see them • East German guard saw scenes which made him jump over the fence

  26. Escape Attempts • Man strapped meat to himself to protect him • People went through sewers • People went through tunnels • People jumped out windows • People went up in hot-air balloons • People hid in cars

  27. Tunnel Construction • Usually measured 3 ft. by 3 ft. • Wooden floors and ceilings • Roof held up by wooden beams • Lit as light as a living room • Compressed air was pumped in to the people building the tunnel

  28. Monument Sites • Hinterland Wall at the Bornholmer StraBe • Bernaur StraBe • Wall segments along the “Ulbricht-Kurve” • From the Death Strip to the Wall Park in Prenzlauer Berg

  29. Monument Sites Con’d • Around the Nordbahnhof • The Invalid Cemetery in Berlin-Mitte • Hinterland Wall at the Leipziger Platz • The Wall at NiederkirchnerstraBe • Watchtower at the Kieler Eck • The Watchtower in the Erna-Berger-StraBe

  30. Monument Sites Con’d 2 • Directing Tower Schlesischer Busch • The Hinterland Wall at the Rudow Heights • And der Schillingbrucke • The East Side Gallery

  31. Proposal of fence on US/Mexican Border- 1. Not to keep American people in 2. To keep illegal immigrants out 3. Proposal is fence and vehicle barriers Comparing & Contrasting to Others

  32. Comparing & Contrasting to Others Con’d • Israel’s Security Fence 1. Temporary 2. To keep terrorists from harming Israeli citizens 3. Made of fencing and alarm systems

  33. Comparing & Contrasting to Others Con’d 2 • The Great Wall of China 1. Made of BRICK and GRANITE 2. 3,948 miles long 3. To protect people from nomadic tribes 4. Ran through entire country of China

  34. Bibliography • Internet • “Berlin Wall Wall-Monuments.” Senate Department of Urban Development. December 12, 2006 http://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/denkmal/denkmale_in_berlin/en/berliner_mauer/mauer_denkmale.shtml • “Bermauer StraBe.” Berlin Wall. December, 13, 2006 <http://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/denkmal/denkmale_in_berlin/en/berliner_mauer/> • “The Berlin Wall.” The Berlin Wall A look back at the fall of Communism • and Soviet influence. December 4, 2006 • <http://factmonster.com/spot/berlinwall.html> • “Episode 9: The Wall.” CNN Perspectives Series Cold War. December 12, • 2006 http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/ • Reber, Nichole. “Berlin Wall a powerful influence for intern’s architect’s • perspective.” Herald Tribune.com. December 4, 2006 • <http://www.heraldtribune.com>

  35. Bibliography Con’d “The Berlin Wall as a building structure.” Berlin Wall. December 13,2006 <http://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/denkmal/denkmale_in_ berlin/en/berliner_mauer/> “The system of the Berlin Wall.” History of the Berlin Wall. December 13,2006 http://www.dailysoft.com/berlinwall/history/facts_03.htm “The Wall From East to West.” Concrete Curtain Tenth Anniversary Opening of the Wall. December 12, 2006 http://www.msnbc.com/news/wld/graphics/berlinwall_dw.htm Trager, Eric. “Security Fences Make Good Neighbors.” Israel–at-a-Glance. December 13,2006 <http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hireveiw/content.php?type=article& issue=spring04/&name> “Trying to Escape.” Newseum: Berlin Wall. December 13,2006 http://www.newseum.org/cybernewseum/exhibits/berlin_wall/

  36. Bibliography Con’d 2 “Wage Terrorists Lurking South of the Border.” December, 13,2006 http://statastic.com/category/Israel/ Books Blashfeild, Jean F. Germany. New York: Children’s Press, 2003. Epler, Doris M. The Berlin Wall How It Rose and Why It Fell Brookfield, Connecticut: The Millbrook Press, 1992. Nickles, Greg and Niki Walker. Germany. New York: Raintree Steck- Vaughn Publishers, 2001. Wyden, Peter. Wall The Inside Story of Divided Berlin. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989. Interview/ Letter Muck, Jack. (702) 227-7212. December19, 2006. Muck, Peggy. (702) 227-7212. December 19,2006. Santoro, Susan. Home. December 19,2006.

  37. Thank You Thank you for listening!!!!!!!!!!

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