I chose “The Fall of The Berlin Wall” as my topic by researching important turning points in history. At first, I thought it was not a good topic but then I read more about it and it appeared to be interesting. “The Fall of The Berlin Wall” took place in Germany, which I had read about before so I used my knowledge to connect to my topic.
I chose my topic because it stood out to me since I only knew little about it. I think that people taking down a wall is very interesting. It shows that if I want something, I can achieve it. Also separating a country with a wall is amazing.
I conducted my research by going online and reading more about my topic. I read articles about The Fall of The Berlin Wall, I studied pictures of the people who wanted to bring down the wall, and I tried to get a better understanding of the situation by reading poems or journal entries from people who lived through this event. I selected to do a website because I work better computers. I also like to type so I figured a website would be the best for me.
My topic relates to the NHD theme because it is a turning point in history. The wall was originally made to prevent, or separate, Western Germany from Eastern Germany. Germans were affected by this because they probably felt depressed about being separated form their families and friends. When the Berlin Wall fell, Germans were reunited with family, friends, etc. This changed the way Western Germany's government ruled which also affected Germans by Germany becoming one and having a better economy overall.