The fall of the Berlin Wall Flashcards
When did Honecker make a speech saying that the Berlin Wall would last another 50-100 years?
January 1989
When did Gorbachev announce that he was abandoning the Brezhnev Doctrine?
April 1989
What did Gorbachev order the Soviet troops to do (pls include number)?
All 200,00 stationed in East Germany to retreat to the USSR.
When did the large anti-Government demonstrations first take place?
9th October 1989
Day, Protesters. 23 Oct 1989, X.
Day, Protesters. X, 300,000
When was Honecker forced to resign due to poor health?
18 October 1989
Who was the leader following Honecker?
Krenz
4 Nov 1989
largest ever demonstration in Germany: 1 million people protest on streets of East Berlin.
6 Nov 1989
1/2 million people march in Leipzig chanting “Germany- one fatherland”
9 Nov 1989
East German Government open borders and allow free travel.
What did the people do once free travel was allowed?
Thousands marched to the Berlin wall and pulled it down.
What happened to most the people who travelled west the first few days after the 9 Nov 1989?
They went back home in east Germany.
What happened to most the people who travelled west the first few days after the 9 Nov 1989?
They went back home in east Germany.
Migrate West- Jan 1990
Migrate West- 75,000 East Germans
largest ever demonstration in Germany: 1 million people protest on streets of East Berlin.
4 Nov 1989