Friday, January 22, 2010

berlin 2 - former GDR

the second historical emphasis was learning about the former GDR (german democratic republic, or "east germany") from 1949 to 1989 when the berlin wall came down.
 
* a watchtower for the berlin wall (1 of only 3 remaining)
* a part of the wall still standing on zimmerstrasser
* "checkpoint charlie" - the famous allied checkpoint where a significant stand-off between US and USSR tanks took place in 1963

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