Directions: Students read the following information, watch the video clips, and answer the questions in your notebook.

The Berlin Wall, (Berliner Mauer), was the barrier that surrounded West Berlin and prevented access to it from East Berlin and adjacent areas of East Germany during the period from 1961 to 1989.   The Berlin Wall came to symbolize the Cold War’s division of East from West Germany and of eastern from western Europe

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Part I:  Berlin Wall Overview
View this  Ted-Ed Video, which gives a brief overview of the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. As you watch answer the questions in part 1 in your notebook. 
if the video does not load, please see the direct links in the sources section (at the bottom of this page)

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Part II:  Further Exploration
Choose at least 3 of the following links/videos to view/explore.  As you watch complete part 2 in your notebook.
“Walled In - The Inner German Border” (DW - 10:22) *How it worked
“Why was a wall built around West Berlin?” (3:19)
“Top 10 Remarkable Escapes Across the Berlin Wall” (12:53)
“Die Berliner Mauer" - East Side Gallery - Short Film 2014 (2:24) *Graffiti
Scorpions:  Wind of Change (5:16)
​if any one the videos do not load, please see the direct links in the sources section (at the bottom of this page)

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Part III:  Graffiti
The west side of the Berlin Wall was a perfect place for people to express their opinions, especially on their preferences and dislikes about political issues.  Graffitiing on the wall became popular for artists from all over the world and a place where tourists would go and admire the artwork. 

Complete part III in your notebook

Sources
 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Berlin-Wall
Ted Talk- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9fQPzZ1-hg
“Walled In - The Inner German Border”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khXGMcX59YE&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3j3cvdZLG9xrVQdBDfeta5TSoeJji1LMQhQQXkCLeV0YMFvB3HGoZejPo
“Why was a wall built around West Berlin?” 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7YE-N448fg&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1xrGnkEqC5GyHy49yOHPEAQ9mWtxFuuHSdB-59YiDY6KMPvN5bhZ6z-M8
“Top 10 Remarkable Escapes Across the Berlin Wall” 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSLXilbuID8&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1gQK_44Ek0Yf8-xRfjhbfp3h9T01w93x7VdCpmUSW8jWlB_VnFrFVyDxw
“Die Berliner Mauer - East Side Gallery - Short Film 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcVWaT-g0HQ
Scorpions:  Wind of Change 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OFbCAuDO0Q