The Berlin Wall: Barrier to FreedomCapstone, 2007 - 96 pages Chronicles the separation of East and West Berlin in the post-World War II years and the closing of the borders on August 13, 1961 when East Germany's Communist government stopped its citizens from fleeing to the West. |
Contents
CONTENTS | 8 |
Breaking Up Berlin | 18 |
Life Under Communism | 30 |
Struggle for Control | 40 |
Building the Wall | 50 |
Face to Face at the Wall | 62 |
The Shadow of the Wall | 72 |
United Again | 80 |
Timeline | 86 |
Select BibliographyFurther Reading | 93 |
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