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Soviet Red Army liberates Berlin
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJBLlBvI3bw] Reference
British Pathe. (13 April 2014). Russians enter Berlin: Final months of World War II. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJBLlBvI3bw -
Rebuilding begins
Occupying powers begin to clear debris and construct homes and infrastructure [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5i9k7s9X_A&t=264s]
Reference:
Berlin Channel. (28 April 2015). Berlin in July 1945. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5i9k7s9X_A&t=264s -
Berlin blockade and airlift
Soviets try to force western powers out of Berlin by sealing off the city; western powers respond with airlift [http://www.spiritoffreedom.org/airlift.html] Reference:
Spirit of Freedom. (no date). What was the Berlin Airlift? Retrieved from http://www.spiritoffreedom.org/airlift.html -
Soviet government lifts blockade
Allows western powers to remain in the city indefinitely [https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/berlin-blockade-lifted] Reference:
History.com editors. (2020). This day in history: May 12. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/berlin-blockade-lifted -
Federal Republic of Germany created
three western zones merged into a sovereign state, which will then lead the Soviet Union to rename its zone [https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/federal-republic-of-germany-is-established] Reference:
History.com editors. (2020). This day in history: May 23. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/federal-republic-of-germany-is-established -
German Democratic Republic established
Created from the Soviet zone after the Federal Republic was declared, largely a Soviet puppet state [https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/east-germany-created] Reference:
History.com editors. (2020). This day in history: October 7. Retrieved from https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/east-germany-created -
East Berlin construction workers uprising
Soviet Red Army sends in tanks to quell discontent, should some cracks in the facade of conformity [https://www.britannica.com/video/180258/Workers-East-Berlin-German-government-1953] Reference:
Encyclopedia Britannica. (no date). Video: East Berlin: 1953 protests. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/video/180258/Workers-East-Berlin-German-government-1953 -
Berlin Wall construction begins
After more than 2.5 million East Germans fled to the west through Berlin, Soviet and East German leaders build a barrier to stop the flow [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkqfH6teV24&t=99s] Reference:
Headline News Network. (3 December 2012). Way back Wednesday: Berlin Wall is built. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkqfH6teV24&t=99s -
John F. Kennedy speaks at the Wall
Speech helped to build morale in West Berlin and restore confidence in the western alliance [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5DJD-ci3eI] Reference:
Iconic. (8 December 2010). John F. Kennedy giving his Ich Bin Ein Berliner speech in Berlin. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5DJD-ci3eI -
"Tear down this Wall"
Ronald Reagan gives speech at the Brandenburg Gate that some herald as the beginning of the end of the Cold War [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei1HnWwzmNk] Reference:
Educational Video Group. (no date). President Ronald Reagan "Tear down this wall" speech at Berlin Wall. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei1HnWwzmNk -
Berlin Wall falls
East German officials announce end of travel restrictions and spontaneous celebrations begin, symbolizing the end of the Cold War. Within a year, the two German states reunited. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snsdDb7KDkg] Reference:
ABC News. (4 November 2009). November 10, 1989: Celebration at the Berlin Wall. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snsdDb7KDkg
