The Berlin Wall Comes Crashing Down

by Agnieszka Biskup

In August 1961, a wall was built through the heart of Berlin to keep East Germans from crossing over to West Germany. For the next 28 years, East German border guards had orders to fire on anyone attempting to escape over the wall. But on November 9, 1989, word of a policy change electrified the citizens of East Berlin. Soon, huge crowds gathered, and the massive concrete wall came tumbling down! What led up to the crowds bringing down the Berlin...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1669068749
• ISBN13: 9781669068747
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6