Summary: <p>With Germany divided, the GDR grapples with economic problems and unrest. The erection of the Berlin Wall draws US President John F Kennedy to Berlin, while the state represses the church, and embarks on a nationalized doping campaign to boost performance in sport. The arrival of Gorbachev signals the beginning of the end for Honecker and the Stasi.</p> <p>Feature subjects: Erich Honecker, Erich Mielke, Joseph Stalin, JFK, Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, Munich Olympics, The PLO, Doping, Egon Krenz</p> <p>Cover picture: By Noir, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1402275</p> <p>Music and Sound Effects: <a href="https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/search/train/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pixabay</a></p> <p>Audio Under Public Commons 3.0</p> <p>English: Address from the Brandenburg Gate (Berlin Wall). <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/en:Ronald_Reagan%27s_Berlin_Wall_Speech" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Full text at Wikisource</a></p> <p>Date12 June 1987Source<a href="http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3415" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">University of Virginia Miller Center for Public Affairs</a></p> <p>President Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech. Transcript available.<a href="http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset+Tree/Asset+Viewers/Audio+Video+Asset+Viewer.htm?guid=%7B73860A23-DDA6-4604-8B3B-8A0F8E7E754A%7D&type=Audio" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[1]</a></p> <p>Date26 June 1963SourceKennedy Presidential Library<a href="http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset+Tree/Asset+Viewers/Audio+Video+Asset+Viewer.htm?guid=%7B73860A23-DDA6-4604-8B3B-8A0F8E7E754A%7D&type=Audio" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a>AuthorJohn F. Kennedy</p> <p>Reagan Brandenburg Gate speech Public Domain</p> <p>National Anthem of Germany. <strong>Date </strong>1797 <strong>Source </strong>Own work <strong>Author</strong><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:CsifoZsombor&action=edit&redlink=1" title="User:CsifoZsombor (page does not exist)">CsifoZsombor</a></p> <p><br></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-mainwaring5/message
