The End Of The Cold War Flashcards
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History Grade 09 - Term 2
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- Unit 5: The end of the Cold War 1989
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5.1. The fall of the Berlin Wall
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1989
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• On 9 November 1989
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East Germany announced that it would open routes into West
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Berlin.
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• Within hours
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thousands of East Berliners began lining up at checkpoints near the Wall.
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• At first the border guards
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tried to check passports
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streamed into West Berlin.
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• Crowds of West Berliners waited on the other side
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cheering and hugging strangers.
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• People started breaking down the Wall with hammers.
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• The fall of the Berlin Wall led to the collapse of East Germany and the reunification of East
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and West Germany.
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• On 3 October 1990
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the two Germanys formed a new united country.
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Video 6
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