Topic 3 Lesson 2 Handout 6

Time Line of the

1789 – 1791 the Brandenburg Gate is built as a 1961 the Brandenburg Gate is tightly copy of the Propylaea in ; sealed; the gate and are originally called the Friedenstor not allowed to be approached by (Peace Gate) and is now the only visitors since the area of the “Anti- city gate in left from the 14 Fascist Protective Wall” is off-limits which once existed for defense reasons 1793 the quadriga is installed; the six 1963 U.S. President J.F. Kennedy visits meter high statue is a copper Berlin in June and says his famous embossed team of four horses words, “Ich bin ein Berliner!” carrying Victory, facing the city on 1985 the Brandenburg Gate is blocked their return home by the border wall; sightseeing 1806 takes the quadriga with platforms in allow visi- the horses to as booty. It is tors to take a look into the east brought back from Paris to Berlin 1987 the east Berliners can only see the 8 years later Brandenburg Gate from a dis- 1918 on November 9, the day of the tance; U.S. President Ronald Rea- founding of the Weimar Republic gan stands in front of the gate and is celebrated at the Brandenburg appeals to USSR leader Mikhail Gate Gorbachev in a noted speech to “Tear down this wall.” 1933 on January 30, the group of for- mer front-line soldiers called the 1989 on October 19, no one believes “Steel Helmets” marches through the wall will one day disappear the Brandenburg Gate with torch- 1989 on November 9, travel restrictions es to celebrate the “gain of power” for citizens of East are by their party leader Adolf Hitler lifted; a wild celebration occurs 1945 the Brandenburg Gate is in ruins next to and on top of the Bran- as a result of fighting in Berlin near denburg Gate; the wall falls the end of World War II 1999/2000 thousands of people celebrate 1953 on June 17, workers revolt in East New Year 2000 at the Branden- Berlin; the angry workers take the burg Gate Communist flag down from the Brandenburg Gate and then march with the German flag to the western side of the city

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