Cold War on CNN, Part 9: The Wall 1958-1963
For years, West Berlin was an escape route for East Germans seeking to flee communism. But growing Cold War tensions forced the Soviet bloc to erect a deadly blockade across the city -- a Wall that divided Berlin for nearly three decades.
Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
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Language: | English |
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Jeremy Isaacs Productions
1998
United Kingdom |
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:67d68f2b-418d-4179-8e1e-a143696645f4 |
Summary: | For years, West Berlin was an escape route for East Germans seeking to flee communism. But growing Cold War tensions forced the Soviet bloc to erect a deadly blockade across the city -- a Wall that divided Berlin for nearly three decades. |
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Published: | 1998 |