1. Answer the following question in two – four sentences:
Journal #18
Answer the following question in two – four sentences:
What unfair things in the world today would you want to change to make the world a better place?
Draw a picture to illustrate your work.

3. Journal Continued
Explain what it would be like to have a wall in the middle of your city.

5. List three adjectives to describe the section of the Berlin Wall in the picture.
Why do you think people painted on the wall?
Why are there people standing on top of the wall?

6. The Berlin Wall

10. A divided city Berlin split into 4 zones
Exodus of east-Berliners to the west
Economic prosperity – anti communist
Wall built in 1961 to stop those leaving
claimed that the wall was created to protect its population from fascist elements
prevent the "will of the people" in building a socialist state in East Germany
Concrete barrier
Barbed wire

14. West Berlin
Democratic government
Economic boom

15. East Berlin Communist government Economic struggles
Behind the wall on the East German side was a so-called “Death Strip”
a gauntlet of soft sand (to show footprints),
Floodlights
vicious dogs
trip-wire machine guns
patrolling soldiers with orders to shoot escapees on sight.

16. US Involvement
In June 1961, President John F. Kennedy traveled to Vienna, Austria, for a summit with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev.
Ich bin ein Berliner

17. Fall of the Berlin Wall
1989
The reunification of East and West Germany was made official on October 3, 1990

19. Homework Odd – East Berlin Even – West Berlin
You are writing a letter or diary entry describing the life on your side of Berlin
It should be hand written and look similar to the format you have picked.
A minimum of 10 sentences
Use descriptive language – someone who has never been to Berlin should be able to understand the living conditions
There is a word document with some links to help you gather further information if needed.
DUE: Wednesday 4/29