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Primary Sources "Berliners dancing on the Berlin Wall." Image. National Park Service.
World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. This is an image from Berlin in November 1989, the month the wall came down. Berliners danced atop the wall holding hands, which shows their joy to be reunited. "The Berlin Wall Collection." CIA FOIA. Freedom of Information Act, n.d. Web. 08 Jan. 2013. <http://www.foia.cia.gov/BerlinWall.asp>. This is a collection of declassified documents about the Berlin Wall on the CIA's website. It has many primary sources that aren't photographs. "Document for October 3rd:Memorandum of Telephone Conversation between President Bush and Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany, October 3, 1990." Today's Document from the National Archives. National Archives, n.d. Web. 04 Jan. 2013. This is a transcript of a phone conversation between President Bush and the Chancellor of Germany. Their friendly language shows that the relationship between the U.S. and Germany were very cordial. "Friendship at the East-West Berlin Border." Web log post. National Archives Tumblr. National Archives, 18 Aug. 2011. Web. 4 Jan. 2013. <http://todaysdocument.tumblr.com/search/berlin+wall>. This heartbreaking image shows some of the youngest victims of the Berlin wall, two children, meeting on different sides. It shows how it really divided the country and prevented a people living normally, since they couldnt even see those most dear to them. Schultzer, Paul. "Life." LIFE. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2013. <http://life.time.com/history/berlin-wallphotos-early-days-of-the-cold-war/>. This is a collection of photographs of the Berlin Wall from LIFE magazine, which will make helpful visual aids on our website. "Topics: Berlin Wall." TIME.com. Time Magazine, n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2013. <http://topics.time.com/berlinwall/>. This is a collection of pictures, covers, and articles about the Berlin Wall, published by TIME magazine. "Ronald Reagan calls for destruction of Berlin Wall." Image. Ronald Reagan Library. World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 13 Jan. 2013. This is a picture of Ronald Reagan giving his famous Tear Down This Wall! speech. "Poster showing construction of Berlin Wall." Image. Library of Congress. World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 15 Jan. 2013.This is a poster depicting the construction of the Berlin Wall. Fall of the Berlin Wall. 1989. Photograph. World Book Online, n.p. This is a photograph that shows a hole in the Berlin Wall as it was being taken down. The fall of the Berlin Wall. 1989. Photograph. World Book Online, n.p. This picture shows a whole being opened in the Berlin Wall so that people could cross.
"West Germans peer over Berlin Wall." Image. Library of Congress. World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 15 Jan. 2013.This picture shows West Berliners staring over the Wall in to East Berlin. "Fall of the Berlin Wall." Image. Department of Defense. World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 16 Jan. 2013.This picture shows the wall being taken down on both sides and the crowd gathered to see. "East Berliners cross into West Berlin." Image. Department of Defense. World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 16 Jan. 2013.This photo is of the wall being taken apart. It is used to show readers what a significant event this was. "West German man takes a souvenir from Berlin Wall." Image. Department of Defense. World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2013. Web. 16 Jan. 2013.This is a photo of a man taking a piece of the Berlin wall. It shows that the Wall was so impactful, people actually wanted to keep pieces of it. Sochurek, Howard. "Berlin, on Both Sides of the Wall." National Geographic 137.1 (1970): 16-20. National Geographic Virtual Library. Web. 12 Jan. 2013. This article was written in while the Wall was separating Berlin. It had a personal account of life in West Berlin and told facts about how many people crossed the wall and why. Vesilind, Priit J., David A. Harvey, and Anthony Suau. "Berlin's Ode to Joy." National Geographic 177.4 (1990): 126. National Geographic Virtual Library. Web. 12 Jan. 1213. This article was written after the Wall was taken down. It had many helpful pictures and quotes from people who were overjoyed to have Berlin as one city again. Stalin, Joseph V. Meeting of Voters of the Stalin Electoral District. Moscow. 9 Feb. 1946. Speech. This speech given by Stalin in 1946, states that Communism and Capitalism arent compatible. This is one of the major reasons that the Berlin Wall was built.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Ich Bin Ein Berliner. History Channel, n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. This is a video of the famous "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" speech by John F Kennedy. It shows the legacy of the Berlin Wall.

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