With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family divided overnight. She, her mother, and her brother Fritz live on the eastern side, controlled by the Soviets. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. Gerta knows it is dangerous to watch the wall, to think forbidden thoughts of freedom, yet she can’t help herself. She sees the East German soldiers with their guns trained on their own citizens; she, her family, her neighbors and friends are prisoners in their own city.
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Write one question you have about the Berlin Wall and post it. If you can answer someone else's question, go ahead :-)
Why did East Germeny believe that it was better for everybody to be payed the same wages?
ReplyDeleteAlyssa
Because... they were EVIL,... and because thats what they belived in... they belived in EVIL!!!!!
Delete-Tallulah ^-^ ♥
How many people died trying to get to West Berlin from East Berlin.
ReplyDeleteKate
20 000 people were killed
DeleteWas there access to anywhere behind the Berlin wall, that could lead you out of Berlin, so you could make your way to West Berlin without attempting to cross the wall?
ReplyDeleteAda
My question is why didn't the east Berliners go the opposite way and just walk away from the wall.
ReplyDeleteTristan.T
Tristan the reason they didn't do that is because they do not have passports
Deletecarson
why did east Germany build a wal and why could they not agree. Aniket
ReplyDeletewhy did they kill the people for trying to escape the berlin wall, but instead put them in prison or give them a penalty.
ReplyDeleteSakura.S
because!!!.... they were EVIL and also beacause they wanted EVERY one to try NOt to escape by killing people to make them scared and not to do it aigen... and also because they were EVIL!!!!- Tallulah ^-^ ♥
Deletewhy did East Germany even build that wall?
ReplyDeleteSarah
to keep people from entering
Delete1. Why did they kill people for trying to get a cross the Berlin wall if they wanted to stop there population from going down.
ReplyDeletejaeger
why did the soildgers want to leave
ReplyDeleteCarter
Because they were probably treated poorly and did not make enough money to pay bills and supply food for there family's
DeleteCarson
because they BELIVED in freedom... -Tallulah ^-^ ♥
DeleteWhy would the East Berlin Gaurds try and defend the low barbwire fences because in the videos they just ran
ReplyDeleteBODIE.C
because... they were EEVIIL!!!!!............ okie MWA HA... - Tallulah ^-^ ♥
DeleteWhat was the name of the wall?
ReplyDeleteMy question is, how many days did it take to build the wall seperating East Germany from West Germany?
ReplyDeleteShirinaa
why would the government not let people see there family like eve an if there was a wall there should be a visiting center or the family has to stay together.
ReplyDeleteKatie.Hildebrandt
Why did they have to kill the people if they tried to escape?
ReplyDeletePatricia L.
Because it was illegal
DeleteCarson
why didn't John F Kennedy do something about the wall instead of letting the wall be up for a couple more years until Ronald Reagan finally did something about it?
ReplyDeleteLuke M.
I wonder how many people died trying to go over the wall. I also wonder what where peoples escape plans.
ReplyDeleteFlora.S
why did the Germans build a wall and also why did they not let there family see each other .
ReplyDeletekatie
because.. they were EVIL!!!!... and because thats wut notzi's do
Deletewhy wouldnt people in East Berlin just find a secret spot and dig under the wall beacuse the wall is only 4 feet wide so it would not take long to enter West Berlin?
ReplyDeleteErika.F
BECAUSE OF THE DEATH STRIP!!! AND ... PEOPLE WOULD GET SUPICOUSE WHEN THEY SEE U WITH A SHOVEL!!!!
DeleteBecause they thought it was fair even though if a lawyer got paid as much as a teacher it could cause problems.
ReplyDeleteCole B.
How would East Berlin get supplies if they ran out?
ReplyDeleteTrinity
Did the Berlin wall go all the around east Berlin.
ReplyDeleteDaniel
Because they thought it was fair even though if a lawyer got paid as much as a teacher it would seem unfair.
ReplyDeleteCole B.
Why did the stasi seprated their families from each other.
ReplyDeleteThe Stazi separated the families from each other because they suspected they had an offense against them. Sad, really.
Delete~Hirsh
why did they killed people?
ReplyDeleteBECAUSE.. they were EVIL!!!!
Delete-Tallulah ^-^ ♥
Why did the stasi seprated thier families from each other.
ReplyDeleteCelina
The Stazi separated the families from each other because they suspected they had an offense against them. Sad, really.
Delete~Hirsh
because they were EVIL ok thats wut the stazi/notzi does!!!
DeleteWhy did East Germay buald a wall and why did east Germany and west Germany not agree.Aniket
ReplyDeleteBEACAUSE... they uh were DIVIDED......!!! ya
Delete-Tallulah ^-^ ♥
why didn't the west German stop the east German from building that wall.
ReplyDeleteAana.P
Beacause... IT WAS AT NIGHT!!! no one heard OR saw anything... when they woke up it was there
Delete-Tallulah ^-^ ♥
WHY DID THEY HAVE TO BE SOOO EVIL!!!!!
ReplyDelete-Tallulah ^-^ ♥