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Fall of the Berlin Wall
Many walls came down at the end of the 1980s. Not only was the Berlin Wall finally taken down, but communist control in East Germany ended, too. Watch this short video clip to illustrate the emotions that the German people had due to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Talbott on the Reagan Years
Former Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discusses the changing notion of arms control agreements during The Reagan Administration. [9:57]
US National Archives
Nara: American Originals: Kennedy at the Berlin Wall
This National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) site provides background for JFK's speech at the Berlin Wall in 1963, as well as access to sound files with speech excerpts.
The Guardian
Guardian: Episode 2 Life on Both Sides
In the second of five films, east and west Berliners recall living in the shadow of the wall and how this shaped their daily lives
Other
Reading Through History: History Brief: The Berlin Wall Explained
Who built the Berlin Wall? Why did they build it? Find out these answers and more by watching this brief video. [4:35]