Research into 1980's Germany

Germany was divided into Eastern and Western Germany.


- Germany's Capital, Berlin was also divided East Germany and west Germany.


- The West was very capitalist, modern, free owned by the UK and USA, whereas the East was communist under 
the ruling of the soviet union. The East was government controlled using the secret police, The Stasi.


- There was a space between the wall called the death strip were people would be shot dead if entered.


- There were several checkpoints that people could cross between, mostly UK and the American people. One was called Checkpoint Charlie used primarily by Americans.


- It stood for 26 years but in the 1980's many started to criticize the wall. In a speech from the American President Ronald Reagan said 'Tear down this wall!'


- This then lead to many Eastern Germans to protest the wall, resulting in them destroying it by hand.

- For the first 7 years after the split, people were allowed to travel between the borders which let many people in 
the east move to the west.

-In August 1961, the border closed splitting Berlin, splitting up families and an 87 mile concrete wall was build to divided the two sides, there were 176 watch towers making sure people didn't cross.