THE FALLING OF THE BERLIN WALL, 1989SummaryIn the fall of 1989 demonstrators started demanding greater freedoms. East German leader, Erich Honecker, at the time wanted to shoot them, but was overruled and replaced by Egon Krenz. The demonstrators knocked down the Berlin Wall on Nov 9, 1989 and free elections were held. Helmut Kohl came into power in 1990 because he had a reunification platform. On October 30, 1990, the two Germany's became one.
Quote"It's always the small people who change things. It's never the politicians or the big guys. I mean, who pulled down the Berlin wall? It was all the people in the streets. The specialists didn't have a clue the day before."
-Luc Besson Video |
Notes
Subjunctive QuestionWhat would have been the cause for the end of the Cold War if the Berlin Wall had not fallen?
CartoonAudio |