Primary Sources: ● “31 Dec 1969, Page 2 - The Akron Beacon Journal at Newspapers.com.” Newspapers.com, Akron Beacon Journal, 18 Aug. 1961, February 9, 2020. www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=34867206&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI 6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE1MDM1MTE5NiwiaWF0IjoxNTc5MzgxODAxLCJl eHAiOjE1Nzk0NjgyMDF9.4Dy6CrliA2Q3XWi_4Jvp0oKYBpJVS2rKWA9jW5VeCV8 The East Germans have decided to hire young Germans to help build the wall, as it says in the newspaper. They will need more people to build the wall as soon as possible. ● “31 Dec 1969, Page 19 - The Cincinnati Enquirer at Newspapers.com.” Newspapers.com, ​ ​ The Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Aug. 1962, February 9, 2020. www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=22437009&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIs InR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjEwNDMwOTE3MywiaWF0IjoxNTc 5NTM3NDkwLCJleHAiOjE1Nzk2MjM4OTB9.uv0hl3QBnoqAjuSOzmPvxwj-YBg3Ks 1IzGOJn3Y-h0Y. East Germans are using machines to build the wall. Some people are talking while other people help. ● “A West German Chips Off a Piece of the Berlin Wall.” DocsTeach, 14 Nov. 1989, ​ ​ www.docsteach.org/documents/document/west-german-chips-berlin-wall. A man is breaking pieces off the Berlin Wall with a hammer. He might need to talk to someone else on the other side. Secondary Sources: ● Ahrends, Martin, et al. “Winfried Freudenberg.” Freudenberg, Winfried | Chronicle of ​ the Wall, Chronik Der Mauer, February 23, 2020. ​ www.chronik-der-mauer.de/en/victims/180604/freudenberg-winfried. The last known death of a person trying to cross the wall was the death of Winfried Freudenburg. His balloon aircraft crashed as he was trying to get across, but Freudenburg ended up dying. ● Bornhorst, Sarah. “FATALITIES AT THE BERLIN WALL, 1961-1989.” Berlin Wall ​ Memorial | The Berlin Wall | Fatalities, 2020, ​ www.berliner-mauer-gedenkstaette.de/en/todesopfer-240.html The number of people who died here is shown here on the website. There are also other tabs about the Berlin Wall. ● History.com Editors. “Collapse of the Soviet Union.” History.com, A&E Television ​ ​ Networks, 25 Feb. 2011, February 23, 2020. www.history.com/topics/cold-war/fall-of-soviet-union. The website discusses how the USSR collapsed and the impact it had. ● Leibing, Peter. “Leap into Freedom | 100 Photographs | The Most Influential Images of All Time.” Time, Time, 100photos.time.com/photos/peter-leibing-leap-into-freedon. ​ ​ This website shows a guard who jumps over to go to West Berlin. His action was widely known and he became a symbol for freedom. Unfortunately, that guard committed suicide in 1998 ● Tofani, Felipe. “Chris Gueffroy Was the Last Person to Be Killed at the Berlin Wall.” A ​ Memorial to Chris Gueffroy, Fotostrasse, 4 Dec. 2019, February 23, 2020. ​ fotostrasse.com/chris-gueffroy-berlin-wall/#.XlM9TShKhPY. This demonstrates one of the last people to be killed trying to go to West Berlin. The person who died was shot while his friend was taken to a hospital. ● Upton, Bryn. “Perspective | Why Do Governments Think Border Walls Work?” The ​ Washington Post, WP Company, 8 Nov. 2019, February 23, 2020. ​ www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/11/08/why-do-governments-think-border-walls- work/. This talks about the problem with putting up a border wall. It makes people want to leave and want to start a whole new life. It would be better if they had a choice, not be forced to live in one area. .