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 * Economic situation of both East and West before re-unification: **

**Comparison**

West Germany was doing well (The Berlin Wall, p. 13)
 * West Germany was popular for its high quality goods. (p.13)
 * High standard of living (p.13)
 * West Germans had freedom to speak up, freedom of press, and freedom to travel.(p. 14)
 * Happiness of citizens was high: brought better results in many things. (p. 14)

East Germany wasn't doing too bad, but it slowly corrupting (p. 14)
 * East German government took over nations businesses (p. 14)
 * Less people devoted to work because they were not rewarded for their hardworking (defect of Communism) (p. 14)
 * East Germans were stifled by the Communist ideology (less freedom) (p. 15)
 * Unhappy citizens -> military action to settle unhappy citizens -> even unhappier (cycle) (p. 15)


 * Connection:** History repeats itself. This same thing is showing in Korea. North is very poor manufacturer, poor exporter, and people are not fed well. South is doing well, actually ranking in Top 10 of World Economy.

**“5-cent subway ride to free"** -The two divided Berlin still shared same subway system. (Berlin Wall, P. 15)
 * Many escaped by taking subway.
 * Caused shortage of workers for East Germany (P. 16)
 * 160,000 East Germans escaped to West by 1961 (15% of whole Eastern population)
 * Half of the escapees were under age 25 (p. 17)
 * The runaways included 16,000 engineers, 5,000 doctors, dentists and veterinarians, 1,000 university professors, and lecturers, and 15,000 high school and elementary teachers. (p. 17)
 * "//East Germany was losing its workforceㅡand its future//.” (//The Berlin Wall//, p.18)
 * "//With a shrinking workforce, the nation would be able to produce fewer products, less food, and fewer homes - giving East Germans more reasons to leave.//" (p.18)


 * Connection**: Right to Run away. There are several cases annually of North Korean citizen running away to South Korea. There are many routes, but most famous one is by going to other countries and coming into South Korea.



 -Because so many people escaped, East German government built the “Berlin Wall” (p. 19)
 * First it was bunch of barbed wires.
 * "By the time the 1.1 million citizens of East Berlin were getting out of bed on Sunday morning, the beginnings of a wall separated them from West Berlin." (p.23)
 * Later it became 4 meters high, impermeable wall.


 * Connection:** Does this seem familiar? DMZ zone of Korean Peninsula is another "Berlin Wall," in a way that it divides one ethnic into two. DMZ zone is area where citizens from either countries are not allowed to enter.










 * Video 1:** History of Berlin Wall (6:04 long) ( Berlin Wall 1961-89 archive (HD))
 * Informs about the history of Berlin Wall, beginning with construction and ending with demolition with pictures taken at that time.

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 * Shows the actual scene when a East German escapes to West Germany by breaking thru the barbed wire.

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Bibliography:

**1st picture:** "Berlin Subway."__Static.Flickr.com__. 27 May 2009 .
 * 3rd Picture**: " Berlin Wall." __cbc.ca__. 27 May 2009 .
 * 4th pic**: Levy, Debbie. __Building World Landmarks - The Berlin Wall (Building World Landmarks)__. newyork: Blackbirch Press, 2004.*
 * 5rd Picture**: "The Berlin Wall of Unemployment - BarelyPolitical - Zimbio." __Zimbio - Interactive Magazine__. 28 May 2009 < http://www.zimbio.com/BarelyPolitical/articles/36/Berlin+Wall+Unemployment>
 * 6th Picture:** "Berlin Wall ." __Keithv.com__. 27 May 2009 .


 * Video 1:** "YouTube - Berlin Wall 1961-89 archive (HD)." __YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.__. 27 May 2009 .
 * Video 2:** "Berlin Wall." __Youtube__. 27 May 2009 .

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