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 * Berlin Wall Scavenger Hunt **



Click on the links below to answer the questions about the Berlin Wall
[|Building the Berlin Wall]

1. When was the wall built? 2. When did the wall come down? 3. What is the average height of the wall? 4. What was the name of the border crossing points? 5. What was printed on the sign at Checkpoint Charlie? 6. What was the official name of East Germany?

[|History of the Berlin Wall] (Start with "Facts and Figures" on the left ) 7. Why was the wall built? 8. How many citizens of the GDR tried to escape? 9. Why was sand used on top of the wall? 10. How many watchtowers were located on the wall? 11. How were bonuses awarded to guards? "Construction of the Berlin Wall" 12. Prior to the building of the wall, how many people each day crossed the border between East and West Berlin? 13. What did the GDR head of state declare on June 15, 1961?

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The personal side 14. Name three (3) ways East Berliners escaped. 15. How many people died trying to escape? 16. What were some of the security measures used? 17. When were East and West Germany reunited?

media type="youtube" key="YtYdjbpBk6A" height="349" width="425" 18. Where does former President Reagan give this speech? 19. What does President Reagan say about Communism? 20. What does President Reagan ask of Secretary Gorbachev?