The Berlin Wall was an oppression of the people's rights in east Berlin.

The Berlin Wall showed the suffocation of the people in east Berlin by restricting the right of freedom because of the communist Soviet Union. Primary Sources Source Citation Gaps, John, III. "Fall of the Berlin Wall." Government, Politics, and Protest: Essential Primary Sources. Ed. K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, and Adrienne Wilmoth Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 287-290. U.S. History In Context. Web. 1 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://0ic.galegroup.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/ic/uhic/PrimarySourcesDetailsPage/PrimarySourcesDetailsW indow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=WHIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=vi ew&displayGroupName=PrimarySources&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=true&displa yGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId= &documentId=GALE%7CCX2687500116&userGroupName=lvccld_main&jsid=eaea574254c75 1e02d0f05467e80dee2 The document comes from a non-profit organization photographer at the destruction of the Berlin Wall. The pictures show people destroying a symbol of oppression of their own right to visit families as well as the reunion of families. The pictures help express the feelings of the people after their restriction is gone. Source Citation "Khrushchev, Nikita." Cold War Reference Library. Ed. Richard C. Hanes, Sharon M. Hanes, and Lawrence W. Baker. Vol. 5: Primary Sources. Detroit: UXL, 2004. 217-223. U.S. History In Context. Web. 1 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://0ic.galegroup.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/ic/uhic/PrimarySourcesDetailsPage/PrimarySourcesDetailsWindow?f ailOverType=&query=&prodId=WHIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&display GroupName=PrimarySources&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=true&displayGroups=&sortBy =&source=&search_within_results=&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE% 7CCX3410800143&userGroupName=lvccld_main&jsid=5a61d61249d6969beef99d5082854f08 The document is an excerpt from Krushchev's secret speech and is translated by the Cold War International History Project Virtual Archive. The speech was to increase the people attending the speech's morale for encouraging a separated Berlin. The speech shows of how demanding the Soviet Union was to take away Berlin and make it a communist state without free rights.

Source Citation "Kennedy, John F." Cold War Reference Library. Ed. Richard C. Hanes, Sharon M. Hanes, and Lawrence W. Baker. Vol. 5: Primary Sources. Detroit: UXL, 2004. 224-231. U.S. History In Context. Web. 1 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://0ic.galegroup.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/ic/uhic/PrimarySourcesDetailsPage/PrimarySourcesDetailsWindow?f ailOverType=&query=&prodId=WHIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&display GroupName=PrimarySources&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=true&displayGroups=&sortBy =&source=&search_within_results=&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE% 7CCX3410800144&userGroupName=lvccld_main&jsid=4de06cc056a240212ba008199807a289 The speech is an excerpt from "Remarks in the Rudolph Wild Platz, Berlin, June 26, 1963". The speech focused on how no nation, city, or state should not be besieged for an abnormal amount of time and that the Berliners should be freed and allowed to come to west Berlin. This speech shows an American president, John F. Kennedy, who sees how the people's rights are taken away from them. Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Schmemann, Serge. "Clamor in the East: Reporter's Notebook; Legacies by the Wall: Rabbits and Graffiti Bits." New York Times 24 Nov. 1989. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA175793458&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=c30c4ecd9469dabae8a5540b763ba7d5 The article is from the New York Times on 1989. The article tells of how West Berliners have great contempt of the Berlin Wall as they hack away at the wall to break it down. The article shows a West Berliner's attitude to the Berlin Wall. Bush, George. "President Bush's Statement on the Anniversary of the Berlin Wall | Making the History of 1989."Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media . N.p., 12 Aug. 1989. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. http://chnm.gmu.edu/1989/items/show/47 The excerpt is from George Bush's speech in 1989. The speech is dedicated to the Berliners that had to suffer the oppression of the Soviet Union's wall. Another speech from a new president shows how important and how bad the wall was.

Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Whitney, Craig R. "WALL OPENED AT OLD CENTER OF BERLIN, AND MAYORS MEET; COMMUNISTS CALL CONGRESS; 2 East Germans Back Home Because 'Our Life Is Here'." New York Times 13 Nov. 1989. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA175799315&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=b966922a69a6e8ebef898e712a014c03 The article is from the New York Times during 1989. The article comes from the perspective of an East Berliner who is content with their life in East Berlin. The article shows how people had to learn to deal with the oppression and how they adapted to its horrors. Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Markham, James M. "AFTER 25 YEARS OF BERLIN WALL, THE VIEWS ARE STILL DIVIDED." New York Times 14 Aug. 1986. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA176338753&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=435e72588fa1d393ea2bb3099da65625 The article is from the New York Times during the 1986. The article states of the mental separation between the west and the east even without the physical barrier. The article helps show how much the East Berliners have been forced to changed by stripping their rights. Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Sunday Times [London, England] "Divided it stands; Berlin." 29 Oct. 1989. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA117297575&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=bcf8ab5ffe600781c2cc39ecd238ee76 The article is from the New York Times during 1989. The article talks about the state of the sides of Berlin after the wall is taken down. The article gives a helpful description of the aftermath.

Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Brenson, Michael. "A NEW SHOW CHRONICLES RESURGENCE OF BERLIN ART." New York Times 5 June 1987. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA176116752&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=3ac1021f3df3bbbf6e0a8a702052d3c3 The article is from the New York Times during 1989. The article talks about the emergence of art in Berlin and how some are violent messages. The article helps the reader understand the feelings put into the art, specifically the violent ones which show anger toward the oppression. Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) New York Times "PROTESTS MARK BERLIN WALL'S 27TH ANNIVERSARY." 14 Aug. 1988. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA175931366&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=c7c6589c52ecb4650777d3580c0bec83 The article is from the New York Times during 1988. The article talks about the protests of the Berliners and how they throw food products at guards. This article shows the discontent from the Berliners because of the oppression. Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Norman Gelb, Sunday Times [London, England] "Books: Real-life thriller; Review of 'The Berlin Wall' by." 24 Aug. 1986. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA117733958&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=95261e1a93ee42f119b1090af802d379 The article is from the New York Times during 1986. The article is a review of the book "The Berlin Wall" by Norman Gelb and how the book was not completely clear. The review shows me how the author's perception is quite muddy and gives me an idea of how they shield themselves from the horror.

Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Schmemann, Serge. "Turf Trade and a Tussle: Just a Berlin Kind of Day." New York Times 2 July 1988. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA175910735&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=9388b8fdc9df0e98ce0bc96a81771512 The article is from the New York Times during 1989. The article talks about how the land from West Berlin is going to the Communist side. The article shows me how protesters have been trying really hard to stop the oppressive communists. Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Grunfeld, Frederic V. "BERLIN 1937, BERLIN 1987." New York Times 10 May 1987. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA176140634&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=f9784d962bab14d3c6eb4d813a5067e8 The article is from the New York Times during 1989. The article talks about the history and glory of the past of Berlin. This article reaches to me and says how Berlin was a glorious free place that has turned into a depressing place. Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) New York Times "Berlin Wall Aids Peace, East Bloc Powers Assert." 19 Jan. 1989. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA175613118&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=ee2c0725a7effaadd4b4d9d973f87cf8 The article is from the New York Times during 1989. The article talks about disputes over the destruction of the wall. The article shows how communist Soviet tries extremely hard to argue the fact that the wall is essential. Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Sunday Times [London, England] "Order to open Berlin Wall `came from Gorbachev'; Opening of East German borders." 19 Nov. 1989. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA117296133&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=20816a2a3b2decb17170044f6d861dfb

The article is from the New York Times during 1989. The article talks about the scramble in East Berlin's leaders who don't know exactly what to do. The article tells me that the pressure is finally kicking in to the Soviet and that their reign of oppression will soon be over. Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Brooke, James New York Times . "South Brazil Cheers Break In Berlin Wall." 8 Dec. 1989. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA175811393&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=3abb7c18bcf7cd128bf98ca3a2d16e97 The article is from the New York Times during 1989. The article is about people from South Brazil who may or may not have an affiliation to Germany is excited about the downfall of the wall. The article shows how across the world the wall was a very big problem. Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Boyd, Gerald M New York Times . "RAZE BERLIN WALL, REAGAN URGES SOVIET." 13 June 1987. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA176119827&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=3f33ccf51f0550eafb57c626442731c1 The article is from the New York Times during 1987. The article talks about how president Reagan is making an attack to the wall mentally. The article shows of how the presidents are very persistent about destroying the oppressive symbol. Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) New York Times "EXCERPTS FROM REAGAN'S TALK AT THE BERLIN WALL." 13 June 1987. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA176119834&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=f956851e56ff78d3d843b8488f21dad0 The article is from the New York Times during 1989. The article is more about excerpts from Reagan's speech about the Berlin Wall. The article and its excerpts also show persistance. Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Fish, M. Steven. "Don't Raze the Berlin Wall." New York Times 16 June 1989. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013.

Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA175731329&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=9e928e8124865a3494cbe72687561be4 The article is from the New York Times during 1989. The article talks about hope of the destruction of the wall because of Mikhail's fast response. The article mainly shows me the hope of the Berliners. Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Sunday Times [London, England] "East Germans in storm over visas; Berlin border dispute." 1 June 1986. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA118003932&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=480f066e7fea398564376e3de041f63a The article is from the New York Times during 1989. The article talks about the new rules that the East Berlin is trying to set which causes diplomats to react in anger and astonishment. The article shows me how the Soviet is trying to impose the East Berliners and the West as well. Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Mcfadden, Robert D. "Camor in the East; The Berlin Wall: A Monument to the Cold War, Triumphs and Tragedies." New York Times 10 Nov. 1989. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA175796505&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&s w=w&asid=7ce8f661f3a476f7cb56d8ed43f59d83 The article is from the New York Times during 1989. The article talks about how the wall is a monument and symbol of the Cold War and how there were many things won and lost. The article shows me things about the wall that further show how oppressive it was.

Source Citation "Chronik(Chronicle)." Chronik Der Mauer(Chronicle of the wall). N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2013. Document URL <http://www.chronik-dermauer.de/index.php/textpopup/Media/TextPopup/id/592936/oldAction/Detail/oldModule/Chronical/y ear/1971>.

This website gave me the Four-Powers agreement. The agreement helps show how the USSR violated their own rules for Berlin and how they violated their peoples rights.

Secondary Sources
Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Capshaw, Clark. "American Power after the Berlin Wall." Joint Force Quarterly Apr. 2009: 123. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL
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The magazine article is from Joint Force Quarterly. The magazine talks about the power of the US and why they did what they did during that time period. The article acknowledges the fact that what happened was completely wrong.

Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Baker, James A., III. "Why the Wall Fell." Newsweek 16 Nov. 2009: 13. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL
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The magazine article comes from Newsweek. The article talks about how the fall of the wall was a thing to celebrate. The article shows how the Berlin Wall was a horror of humanity and its death should be celebrated.

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The Economist

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"Not quite grown up; Berlin re-united." 7 Nov. 2009: 26(EU). Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL
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The magazine article comes from The Economist. The article talks about the reforms of Berlin after the wall fell. The article shows me how there were slight struggles even after the wall fell.

Galeano, Eduardo. "Walls." New Internationalist Nov. 2006: 29. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL
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The magazine article comes from New Internationalist. The article talks about how there are new walls with oppressive power just the Berlin Wall was appearing in the world. This tells me of how the Berlin Wall was the first oppressive symbol that made rise to other walls.

Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Mueller, Tom. "Berlin: beyond the wall; Nearly 17 years after the wall came down, Berliners are still trying to escape its shadow." Smithsonian June 2006: 94+. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 18 Oct. 2013. Document URL
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The magazine article comes from the Smithsonian. The article talks about how even today Berliners are having problems because of the wall. The article shows me how the Berliners have been forever changed because of the wall.
Source Citation
Time "The Great Divide." 15 Aug. 2011. Expanded Academic ASAP. Web. 9 Dec. 2013. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA265128643&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=r&p=EAIM&sw=w&as id=d6ba649e9c7383e352e14d4d83f29971

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These pictures show many perspectives of a Berliner. Just by looking at these pictures help, see what people on both sides felt like during the time when the Berlin Wall was alive. Source Citation "Facts and figures." - Berlin.de. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Dec. 2013. Document URL

<http://www.berlin.de/mauer/zahlen_fakten/index.en.html>. This website helped me understand more about East German orders. I found information about how soldiers worked at the wall like the clearance for firearms.

Source Citation "Berlin Wall built." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2013. Document URL <http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/berlin-wall-built>. This website helped in giving relative to exact information. By reading this website, I understood more about what kind of people left and how the wall was constructed which helps me show how oppressive the wall was.