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    The Berlin Wall: An Interactive Modern History Adventure
    The Berlin Wall: An Interactive Modern History Adventure
    The Berlin Wall: An Interactive Modern History Adventure
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    The Berlin Wall: An Interactive Modern History Adventure

    By Matt Doeden

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateJul 1, 2014
    ISBN9781491428849
    The Berlin Wall: An Interactive Modern History Adventure
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    Matt Doeden

    Matt Doeden began his career as a sports writer. Since then, he's spent more than a decade writing and editing children's nonfiction. Matt lives in Minnesota with his family.

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      The Berlin Wall - Matt Doeden

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      ABOUT YOUR

      ADVENTURE

      YOU are living during the time of the Berlin Wall. Your city, Berlin, and your country, Germany, have been split in half. A Communist government rules East Germany, where you live. People there struggle with lack of money and resources. Many wish to cross to West Berlin to enjoy its freedom and wealth. What choices will you make as you face life in troubled East Berlin?

      Chapter One sets the scene. Then you choose which path to read. Follow the links at the bottom of each page. After you finish one path, go back and read the others. Use your device’s back buttons or page navigation to jump back to your last choice. Then try a different link for a new adventure.

      YOU CHOOSE the path you take through history.

      For the best You Choose experience,

      view in portrait (vertical) orientation.

      CHAPTER 1

      A Divided Germany

      After World War II (1939–1945), Germany was a nation filled with conflict. The country had been part of a group of nations called the Axis powers. Germany joined Japan, Italy, and other Axis nations to fight the Allied forces. These included the United States, France, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union, which was made up of present-day Russia and several other countries.

      The Allies won the war in 1945 and took over Germany. By 1949 Germany was split into two halves, the Federal Republic of Germany, known as West Germany, and the German Democratic Republic, known as East Germany.

      The Berlin Wall separated the residents of East Berlin from West Berlin.

      The city of Berlin was also split in two. It was located in East Germany, but its western half was considered part of West Germany. The United States gave $2.6 million and other aid that helped West Germany rebuild.

      Life was more difficult in East Berlin and the rest of East Germany. The Soviet Union ruled there. They supplied no financial aid and had a Communist government. Under this system the government owned most property and businesses. Many East German leaders cared more about holding power than helping people. East Germany was left with little money and few resources to rebuild. Day-to-day life was a struggle.

      During the war the United States and the Soviet Union had been allies. But the two powers grew more distrustful after the war. This distrust resulted in what was called the Cold War.

      Berlin was divided into occupation zones after World War II.

      The two nations stopped short of fighting each other. U.S. President John F. Kennedy met with Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev in Vienna, Austria, in June 1961. The men argued over the Soviet Union’s goal of spreading communism. Khruschev refused to back down, believing that the United States posed no threat. Both sides realized that a hot war would result in the use of atomic weapons, which each country had. Their use would cause dramatic losses on both sides. Thus, the nations’ efforts against each other were more political—a cold war.

      Conditions in East Germany caused 3.5 million people to flee to the West. This

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