The German Empire
During the division of Berlin in the Cold War many of these buildings were in the old east Berlin . Since re unification this part of the city has been given a new lease of life.
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Berlin
THE STASI – East Germany’s Cold War secret police
The victorious powers of WW2 each controlled a sector of the city and these divisions would come to signify a cultural battle between the East and West .
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Cold War Symbol – The Berlin Wall
In April 1945 Russian soldiers entered Berlin , and hoisted a flag above the bombed out Reichstag. They sacked the
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BERLIN’S JEWISH MEMORIALS
The persecution of Jews is well documented in the museum .As far back as the Middle Ages they were made to wear special hats to distinguish them.
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Nazi Horrors at Berlin’s Topography of Terrors
Inside the centre their gruesome activities are graphically illlustrated. It focuses on their persecutions and how they organised them,particularly against Jews .
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