1945-1990

"After World War II Germany splits into two countries--the Communist German Democratic Republic in the east and the Federal Republic of Germany in the west. Its capital of Berlin is divided as well, but many people are leaving East Berlin for the freedom of the West. In 1961 East German leaders build a wall through the city to keep its people from escaping. Will you: Consider escaping from East Berlin soon after the wall is built? Serve as an East German guard at the wall? Join in the protests against the wall? Everything in this book happened to real people. And YOU CHOOSE what you do next. The choices you make could lead you to escape, imprisonment, or even death"--Provided by the publisher.

Provides an in depth examination of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany.

"Princeton studies in international history and politics." East and West Germany relationships.

Offers a brief overview of the events surrounding the fall of the Berlin Wall which divided Germany into communist and democratic states, and discusses the impact the wall's demolition had on world history and society.

Discusses events that led to the division of Germany in the wake of World War II, looks at life in the two Germanys, chronicles the closing of the border and the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 in an effort to quell the tide of people leaving East Germany, and examines the destruction of the wall after the fall of communism.

Collection of interviews which explore the memories, feelings, and impressions of fifteen German-American immigrants concerning the Holocaust, assimilation, and cultural differences.

Thomas Nesbitt struggles to cope with his newfound solitude after he and his wife divorce, but a package arrives, postmarked from Berlin, that reminds him of the passionate love affair he participated in twenty-six years earlier, when the city was divided in two.

While living in a home for troubled girls in Germany just after World War II, twelve-year-old Halinka carefully hides her thoughts, feelings, and even her hopes.

Discusses political and cultural divisions of East Germany and West Germany leading up to the Iron Curtain.