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How the Berlin Wall was built

On August 13, 1961, the GDR began building the Berlin Wall. It was intended to make it impossible for people to escape to West Berlin. In the years that followed, the Wall became a high-security zone - and a death trap. Berlin was divided for 10,680 days. Author: History Media / Jörg Müllner / Kaw

History of the capital Berlin

Berlin is the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany and is the largest German city by population. It can look back on an eventful history. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Gruppe 5/Friedrich Scherer/Jörg Adams/Mathias Meyer/Faber Courtial, Jörg Courtial Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/T

History of the Reichstag building in Berlin

From 1884, the seat of parliament was established in Berlin, making it the most important place of German democracy. After being destroyed in World War II and rebuilt in the 1960s, the Reichstag was rebuilt with a glass dome in 1999. Author: ZDF/Friedrich Scherer/Fritz Göran Vöpel Translation and

How Berliners lived in imperial times

The "Wilhelminian Ring" in Berlin around 1900 comprised simple districts such as Wedding, but also nicer districts such as Tiergarten. The plan was for wealthy citizens and workers to live next door to each other. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Story House Productions/Jochen Ruderer/Jürgen Rehberg/ Ronald Ri

Positive and negative freedom – who is freer

We often think that freedom means acting without restrictions. But since one person's freedom can influence another's, unrestricted action usually creates problems. To prevent this, we create rules. Philosopher Isaiah Berlin went a step further and distinguished two types of freedom: negative freedo

German Reunification in a nutshell

25th anniversary of German Reunification – an event that had a great impact on Europe and became another symbol of the end of the worldwide East-West conflict. This simpleshow explains the basic facts about the German Reunification – in just two minutes! Authors: Waldemar Ibbe, Rodrigo Diaz McVeigh

Your Story Counts Clara | DKMS Germany

Clara's most important caregiver is her sister. But recently she also has a genetic twin and was able to save his life thanks to her #Stammzellspende. Clara studies in Berlin and loves the big city. She likes to be on the road a lot, plays tennis and meets her sister. Clara is a member of the #Club