Berlin+Wall





Brief History of the Berlin Wall Berlin Wall Basics Extra Q: When was the fall of the Berlin Wall's 20th anniversary? [|Berlin Wall Basics Review]

Ronald Reagan "Tear Down This Wall" Background: In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) helped the US become a proud nation again after a difficult 1970s. During that same decade, the USSR had faced serious economic problems and was bogged down in a decade-long war in Afghanistan. Qs to answer BEFORE watching the video:
 * 1) What is the Brandenburg Gate?
 * 2) Who is Khrushchev and what did he mean by "We will bury you?"
 * 3) Who is Gorbachev?
 * 4) What is the final line in Reagan's speech?
 * 5) How is Reagan as a communicator? Why?

//**After the Berlin Wall Fell**// [|May 6, 1992] - "End of the Cold War" speech @ Westminster College (Fulton, MO)