Has the Wall Truly Tumbled Down?

Covering the main topics of the Cold War, including some excellent discussion points on the methodologies of the Soviet and Eastern Bloc nations versus the US and Western Democracies, this presentation is a good way to introduce the...

When East and West Germany were divided, people swam lakes, climbed trains, and jumped out of windows in an attempt to reach West Berlin. Why was the wall erected? Show your high schoolers this moving video.

Smithsonian Magazine correspondent Tom Mueller reflects on the legacy of the Berlin Wall. (June 2006)

Do fences make good neighbors? Do walls offer a solution to political and social problems? A video that traces the building of and destruction of the wall that divided the West and East German sections of Berlin offers viewers a...

This resource follows the events pertaining to The Fall of the Berlin Wall between October 1989 until March of 1990. Just click on any day and you can read what happened that day and see pictures.

Revolution in Berlin is the story of the 40 days leading up to the fall of the wall told in a stunning timeline that includes an array of photographs and primary source documents.

Here is a very informative video on the origins of the Berlin Wall, how it effectively divided Berlin, and the events that led to its demise and the reunification of the German people. This would be an excellent video to show during any...

Learn more about the history of the Berlin Wall through this collection of documents. The documents begin with the conditions in Berlin and East Germany before it was built all the way to the wall being torn down in 1989.

Pictorial essay combines photos and video to tell the story of the fall of the wall in Berlin in 1989.

Photographer Steve Eason from Getty Images Archive presents a pictorial essay of the fall of the Berlin Wall.