1. a) In what year was the Berlin Wall erected?
b) In what year did the Fall of the Berlin Wall take place?

2. What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?

3. What was the Brandenburg Gate?

4. a) Who said during a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin in 1987, “Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate…tear down this wall”?

b) Who is Mr. Gorbachev? Be specific.

5. Read about the Berlin Wall under “Background” below and watch the videos posted under “Resources.” What three things did you learn about the Berlin Wall that you think are important for every person to know?

OPTIONAL: Read more about the effects of Communism at the Victims of Communism Museum: germany.globalmuseumoncommunism.org/content/history-4