Assignments

October 3, 2016

Your assignment is to read this article about the unification of West and East Germany in 1990 which led to the national holiday called "Tag der Deutschen Einheit" (Day of German Unity) on October 3rd.

[|Article on the events leading to the Reunification of Germany]

When you are finished, answer the following questions in English. Use a piece of notebook paper:

1. Which president visited Berlin in 1987? 2. Who is "Mr. Gorbachev"? 3. Why did the president and the first lady visit Berlin? 4. Where did he give his speech and why was that site chosen? 5. What did the president demand in his speech? 6. When was the Berlin Wall peacefully opened and when was it originally constructed? 7. What was the name of this time era called? What was this time like in Berlin? 8. Give two examples of how people celebrated the end of the Berlin Wall. 9.What were the names of the two former German countries and what kind of government did they have? 10. What is the name of the holiday Germans now celebrate on October 3rd? 11.Which president visited Berlin in 1961 shortly after the wall was built? What is a famous line from his speech? 12.How many deaths have been officially recorded of those who attempted to escape East Berlin in the 28 years of the wall's existence?