Annotated Bibliography Primary Sources Berlin Wall. President Reagans Address at the Brandenburg Gate 6/12/87. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MDFX-dNtsM.

. October 20, 2012. Video footage of President Reagans speech to the Soviet Union at the Brandenburg Gate is shown. The speech talked about Reagan demanding the Soviet Union to tear the Berlin Wall. He also talks about the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union in the need to seek peace. The Berlin Wall Falls 1989. NBC Coverage Pt1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK1MwhEDjHg. October 20, 2012. Footage of the live news coverage on the streets of Berlin is shown. U.S.S.R soldiers and crowds of people were dismantling the wall. The news coverage also shows reporters interviewing peoples reaction at the Berlin Wall. The Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmRPP2WXX0U. October 20, 2012. Footage of the crowds of people chiseling down the wall is shown. Others were climbing over the wall to freedom. U.S.S.R soldiers are tearing down the wall and giving off chunks to the people. Thousands of people were celebrating and rejoicing. Ronald Reagans speech, Tear Down this Wall. http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2007/summer/berlin.html January 2, 2013. Ronald Reagan gave his speech at Berlin. The website gave a portion of his written speech, which he gave. Reagan told Gorbachev , General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization, come here to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!

Secondary Sources Bodden, Valerie. Days of Change, The Cold War. Mankato, Minnesota: Creative Education, 2008. Mikhail Gorbachev became General Secretary of the Soviet Union in 1985. It explains Gorbachevs goals for the Soviet Union like economic restructuring and political openness are explained. Gorbachev announced to East Germany on November 9, 1998 that they could cross the Berlin Wall and remain in West Germany if they wished. Brownell, Richard. American History, The Cold War. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Lucent Books, 2009. The Berlin Wall was built in 1961, and it was torn down in 1989. One of President Reagans goals was that he wanted military superiority over the soviets so he increased military spending from $171 billion to $376 billion between 1981 and 1989. President Reagan delivered a speech on June 12, 1987 in West Berlin at the Brandenburg Gate challenging the Soviets to tear down the Berlin Wall. The Cold War Museum. http://www.coldwar.org/index.asp. January 2, 2013. In 1945 Germany was separated into four zones United States, France, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. The West wanted to help Germany with its economy and combine the three western zones into one. Many citizens from the East Germany tried to flee into West Germany because of the freedom it gave to its people and its prosperous economy. The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall. http://www.history.co.uk/shows/rise-andfall-berlin-wall/about.html#bottomOfHeader. October 31, 2012. There was two million tons of concrete on the 28 mile Berlin Wall. People tried to get through the Berlin Wall by flying over hot-air balloons and digging underneath it. The Berlin Wall was built out of barbwire and cinder blocks and later was replaced with a series of concrete walls. Taylor, David. The Cold War. Chicago, Illinois: Heinemann Library, 2001. Reagans Strategic Defense Initiative (SDE), know as Star Wars was announced in 1983. Gorbachev and Reagan met on November 21, 1986 in Geneva, Switzerland and discussed the issues concerning the Cold War, and how the West and the East could make a fresh start. Reagan and Gorbachev signed the Intermediate Nuclear Forces treaty in December 1987, which they agreed to destroy all missiles that ranged between 310 to 3,441 miles.

Images The Berlin Wall in 1961 image. http://problematicamundial.wordpress.com/2012/12/26/el-muro-deberlin/muro-de-berlin-4/. January 12, 2013. The Berlin Wall, separating West and East Berlin in 1961. The Berlin Wall in 1986 image. http://brianmatthews60.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-invisible-frame-2009and-cycling.html. January 12, 2013. This picture shows a view of the Berlin Wall from west side of the wall. Berlin Wall demolition crew image. http://www.mimdap.org/?p=44764. January 12, 2013. Demolition crew began building new border crossings. The City of Berlin in 1945, photographed by William Vandivert, Life image. http://1x1.fi/11294. January 12, 2013. An aerial view of the city of Berlin in 1945 displays devastation and bombardment from WWII. The construction of the Berlin Wall, 1961 photograph. http://www.euinfrastructure.com/news/construction-of-the-berlin-wall/. January 12, 2013. The Berlin Wall being constructed in 1961, used to stop East Germans from escaping into West Berlin. Map of Berlin in 1945. http://www.planetware.com/map/the-four-sectors-ofberlin-from-1945-to-1990-map-d-berlsect.htm. January 12, 2013 A map lays out the sectors of Berlin in 1945. A Map of Germany after World War II. http://makinghistoryfun.wordpress.com/2010/01/page/3/. January 12, 2013. This picture shows the division in Germany after World War II in 1945. Mikhail Gorbachev picture. http://cawuk.ru/?p=3607. January 12, 2013. A picture shows Mikhail Gorbachev as he served as the General Secretary of the Soviet Union.

9People in Berlin celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall image. http://www.que.es/muro-berlin/fotos/echando-vista-atras-noviembre1989/20091108/48181-echando-vista-atras-noviembre-1989.html. January 12, 2013. People in Berlin celebrated the fall of Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate November 10, 1989. 10The people of Germany celebrating reunification image. http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=SearchDetailPopu pPage&VBID=2K1HZOV58J04U&PN=1&IID=2S5RYDWYE6CM. January 12, 2013. People in Berlin at the Brandenburg Gate celebrated the reunification of Germany on October 3, 1990. Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in Reykjavik, Iceland picture. http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/photographs/gorby.html. January 12, 2013. Reagan and Gorbachev meet in Reykjavik, Iceland discussing about the Cold War on October 11, 1986. 12Ronald Reagan picture. http://www.timerime.com/en/event/317770/Republicans+influence+mode rn+far-right+conservatives/. January 12, 2013. This image was taken while he served as the 40th President of the United States.