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Videos about the Wall in Berlin
There are 14 videos in this category and 5 videos in 2 subcategories.
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President Ronald Regan speech telling Gorbachev to 'Tear down this wall', which was a wall separating East and West Berlin. This speech was claimed by some to help hasten the end of the Cold War. (3:59)
March 26, 2009 at 10:17 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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Surrounded by East Germany--and its citizens sometimes subjected to hostile restrictions on travel--West Berlin proved itself a shining example of the virtues of political and economic freedom. It had to be stopped. Length 4:08
June 23, 2012 at 05:09 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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This short video is part of a news reports on the fall of the Berlin Wall. It shows the people celebrating and there is an account of the political situation in 1989. There is footage of moment the wall was demolished.
November 20, 2009 at 02:52 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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This video is part of the CBC Archives. It shows the day in 1989 when Germans were finally allowed free access across the divided city. The 28-year-old wall between East and West Berlin was demolished.
November 20, 2009 at 09:13 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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A video about the history of the Berlin Wall that physically and spiritually separated an entire city and its people for 28 years. There is footage and background music. You can see the workers building the wall and how people reacted. There are stat...istics showing the amount of people who died trying to cross the wall. The video finishes with images of the demolition of the wall.
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November 20, 2009 at 02:44 PM
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Ages: 8 - 18
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The Berlin Wall separated Berlin between 1961 and 1989 and this two minute video explains why it was built and what is was a symbol of. A good overview.
July 20, 2011 at 12:14 AM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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El muro separaba dos países dentro de una misma nación; Al oeste la República Federal Alemana de ideología capitalista y al este la República Democrática Alemana de ideología comunista, que se encontraba a manos de la Unión Soviética. El Muro se cons...truyó en 1961 y cayó el 9 de noviembre de 1989. (2:20)
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February 29, 2012 at 05:34 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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For 30 years, the Berlin Wall was the defining symbol of the Cold War, separating families and keeping the people from jobs and opportunity in the west. Still, around 5,000 people managed to escape to freedom in West Berlin and eventually the wall wa...s torn down with pieces of it being sent to places all around the world. This video contains text commentary. (2:27)
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February 21, 2012 at 12:19 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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At the height of the Cold War, with tensions at a fevered pitch, the Soviet Union and its East German client state--in an act of self-preservation--built a wall around West Berlin. Length 3:49
June 28, 2012 at 10:28 AM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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From the BBC News archive, footage of the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Includes statement by then-Prime Minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher.
March 26, 2009 at 10:10 PM
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