HIEU 131 Study Guide - Final Guide: Berlin Potsdamer Platz Station, Reich Chancellery, Helmut Kohl
Document Summary
Gdr"s 40th anniversary while there are violent confrontations between protesters and police in east berlin. Mikhail gorbachev life punishes those who come too late . Jfk: visited berlin june 1963 and makes speech saying i am a berliner showing that the us stands with berlin. Meets with west berlin mayor willy brandt and west german chancellor. Botched bay of pigs invasion april: he believed he could still have decent/good relations with soviet union and didn"t want to compromise his foreign policy over berlin. Gorbachev, tear down that wall! from reichstag at brandenburg gate. West german president weizs cker, chancellor helmut kohl, and mayor deepen present. Speech not just about bringing the wall down but of potentially limiting growth of arms and ending nuclear weapons. Ghost subway stations: ghost stations of berlin subway. Subway lines blocked off everywhere such as potsdamer. Subways ran through both west and east berlin before 1989.
