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Topic: The fall of the Berlin Wall Interview Subject: Tadeusz Gluszczuk (my grandfather) Research: The Berlin Wall was constructed by the German Democratic Republics in 1961, and completely cut off West Berlin, separating it from East Germany, including East Berlin. The Berlin Wall was built in 1961, and it took almost three decades until it would be torn down in 1989. There were several steps to tearing down the wall. On November 10, demolition work began. The goal was to create new border crossings. On November 12, a checkpoint at the Potsdamer Platz was opened, soon followed by a checkpoint opened at the Brandenburg Gate for pedestrians on December 22. During the destruction of the wall people called “wall woodpeckers” hammered out pieces of the wall and sold as souvenirs. The larger pieces were officially donated or sold. Finally, on July 1, 1990 East and West Germany formed an economic, monetary, ans social union. All travel restrictions were gone. http://www.coldwar.org/ http://www.dailysoft.com/berlinwall/history/fall-of-berlinwall.htm http://www.newseum.org/berlinwall/

Media: The Berlin Wall divided the country. http://politics247.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/berlin_wall.jpg

An article about the fall of the Berlin Wall. http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Berlin-Wall-Tumbles-Print-C10109746.jpeg