Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Magazine: Beyond the Wall: Berlin
Smithsonian Magazine correspondent Tom Mueller reflects on the legacy of the Berlin Wall. (June 2006)
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Wilson Center: Berlin Wall
Learn more about the history of the Berlin Wall through this collection of documents. The documents begin with the conditions in Berlin and East Germany before it was built all the way to the wall being torn down in 1989.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Freedom for Baltic States
Photographic exhibit showcases the Baltic graffiti on the Berlin Wall among others. The West Berlin side of the Wall became the "largest canvas in the world".
The History Cat
The History Cat: Cold War Germany
Describes what happened to Germany at the end of World War II and the start of the Cold War, how it was divided into East and West Germany with the construction of the Berlin Wall. Western countries worked to rehabilitate their half of...
Ducksters
Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Berlin Wall
Kids learn about the history of the Berlin Wall during the Cold War. This wall kept people from freely leaving East Berlin.