Curated Video
US House Speaker Pelosi's briefing in Brussels
The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives said Tuesday that the US was reaffirming its commitment to NATO and respect for the European Union, following a visit to Belgium and Germany with a Congressional delegation.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Pompeo warns against China on eve of Berlin Wall anniversary
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issues a stark warning against China on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the fall of Berlin Wall saying that the Chinese communist party is shaping a new vision of authoritarism (Footage by AFPTV via...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Una ola de mensajes por el 30 aniversario de la caida del muro de Berlin
Para conmemorar el 30 aniversario de la caida del Muro de Berlin el artista estadounidense Patrick Shearn esta completando una instalacion de 150 metros de largo compuesta por 100.000 serpentinas en la cual los residentes de Alemania han...
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Un aniversario sombrio para recordar los 30 anos de la caida del Muro de Berlin
Alemania comenzo las conmemoraciones por el treinta aniversario de la caida del Muro de Berlin en un ambiente sombrio marcado por un aroma a Guerra Fría y un aumento de los nacionalismos (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Recomponer archivos hechos pedazos por la Stasi un puzle de millones de piezas
Barbara Poenisch se pasa la mayor parte de los dias recomponiendo la montana de documentos que la Stasi la policia secreta de Alemania del Este trituro o rompio en pedazos durante la caída del Muro de Berlín (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
Sky News
Checkpoint Charlie and souvenier seller in Berlin
CLEAN: Exterior shots of Checkpoint Charlie in the wake of re-unification, with a barrier and signs as cars pass guards, and souvenier sellers selling chunks of the Berlin Wall on 19 February 1990 in Berlin, Germany
Bridgeman Arts
Scenes from around Paris, Netherlands and Berlin Wall
Shots of Paris, Rodin sculptures, protests in the Netherlands, Berlin Wall
Bridgeman Arts
Guards at the Berlin Wall. Shots of city life in various locations
Clip from a powerful and emotional documentary film, 'Barriers'; shot on 35mm and narrated by Charlton Heston. Chronicling the Cold War, Soviet expansion after World War 2 and the efforts of NATO to safeguard and secure the West against...
Bridgeman Arts
Building of the Berlin Wall, 1961 -2
Building of the Berlin Wall, 1961. Civilians attempt to cross it.
Bridgeman Arts
Building of the Berlin Wall, 1961 -1
Building of the Berlin Wall, 1961. Civilians attempt to cross it and many die.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Berliners and tourists celebrate the fall of the wall on Alexanderplatz
Tourists and Berliners gather on Alexanderplatz to watch video screenings celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Hearst Metrotone News
Barbed wire tops the Berlin Wall dividing East and West Germany.
Barbed wire tops the Berlin Wall dividing East and West Germany.
Bridgeman Arts
Building of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Relatives wave at each other across the wall and barbed wire.
Anti-Communist propaganda film. August 1961, building of Berlin Wall. People waving to relatives from each side of the wall. Various columns of refugees, in post-war Europe and Asia.
Bridgeman Arts
RESEARCH IMW tape 205 cuba 1961 and berlin wall is built
1961 US oil refinery in Cuba - President Kennedy with advisors - landingcraft onto beach USA Cuban refugees arrive in USA - Cuban soldiers being trained - US carrier - figters take off Destroyed Cuban aircraft - US carrier - Castro -...
Curated OER
The Berlin Wall
When East and West Germany were divided, people swam lakes, climbed trains, and jumped out of windows in an attempt to reach West Berlin. Why was the wall erected? Show your high schoolers this moving video.
Curated OER
Achievements
A slideshow of famous pictures walk us through important achievements around the world, including the first man on the moon and the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. Your students will enjoy this calming video to kick off your next lesson.
Curated OER
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Many walls came down at the end of the 1980s. Not only was the Berlin Wall finally taken down, but communist control in East Germany ended, too. Watch this short video clip to illustrate the emotions that the German people had due to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Talbott on the Reagan Years
Former Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discusses the changing notion of arms control agreements during The Reagan Administration. [9:57]
US National Archives
Nara: American Originals: Kennedy at the Berlin Wall
This National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) site provides background for JFK's speech at the Berlin Wall in 1963, as well as access to sound files with speech excerpts.
The Guardian
Guardian: Episode 2 Life on Both Sides
In the second of five films, east and west Berliners recall living in the shadow of the wall and how this shaped their daily lives
Other
Reading Through History: History Brief: The Berlin Wall Explained
Who built the Berlin Wall? Why did they build it? Find out these answers and more by watching this brief video. [4:35]