The National History center cohosted this event. Once more, welcome everyone. Welcome to the Wilson Center, welcome to this washington history seminar. A seminar through which we try to provide at the Wilson Center in connection with our partners at the National History center, historical perspectives on international and national affairs. Im christiane offerman, i direct the history and Public Policy program here at the Wilson Center and i have the privilege to cochair with my College Professor eric carlson of George Washington university. This is a joint enterprise by the National History center and initiative of the American Historical Association, directed by professor dane kennedy, i dont know if dane is with us today. Joint initiative between the National History center and the history and Public Policy program here. Were in our ninth year of holding these sessions every week during the semester, mondays at 4 00 p. M. And i hope to see many of you again for future sessions. Let m
Seminar we try to provide. I am christian ostermann. I direct the policy center here at the Wilson Center and i have the honor of cochairing this with my colleague eric arnesen, from washington university. This is a joint initiative between the National History center and the history and Public Policy program here. We are in our ninth year. I hope to see many of you again for future sessions. Let me thank the Lepage Center for public interest, as well as the George Washington history department. We also want to thank a number of anonymous donors who make these meetings possible and we welcome contributions from all of you in our audience. Details are in the back of the flyer. A couple people who do the heavy lifting behind the scenes. Rachel wheatley, the assistant director of the National History Center Rachel are you here today . Where are you . Thank you. As well as our talented interns, who you will meet during the q a. They will help with microphones. We finally want to acknowledg
Berlin. Our guide is lead cure art alexis albion who explains, and shows us artifacts used by the east germans to spy on visitors and control their own citizens. Hello, im dr. Alexis albion and im a cure art here at the International Spy museum in washington, d. C. We have the largest collection of espionage and intelligencerelated art facts in the world. And today were going to be looking at cold war berlin. Now, after world war ii ended, germany was divided between the victors. Thats the united states, france, United Kingdom and the soviet union. Soviet union occupied the east and the other three countries the west. And that included the capital city of berlin which was also divided into four sectors, one for each of the victors, again with the soviets occupying the eastern zone of berlin and the three western powers occupying the western zone of berlin. And this is the start of the division of germany and the division of berlin after the war. Now that division became concrete with t
Provide here at the Wilson Center in conjunction with our partners at the National History center, his ttorical perspectiv on international and national affairs. Im christian, i direct the history and Public Policy program here at the Wilson Center and i have the privilege to cochair the seminar with my colleague of George Washington university. So this is a joint interbriz by the National History center, initiative of the american historical association, directed by professor dane kennedy. I dont know if danes with us today. Joint initiative between the National History center and history and Public Policy program here, where in our ninth year of holding these sessions every week. Or during the semester, mondays at 4 00 p. M. And i hope to see many of you again for future sessions. Let me thank a couple of sponsors of this series. Frsz the page center for history in the public interest. As well as George Washington history department. I also want to thank a number of anonymous donors
Can possibly produce. For more information, visit studentcam. Org today. Next, we hear from monica of thehor Interrogation Rooms of the korean war the untold story. She analyzes the unauthorized tactics used by the u. S. And its allies. The Wilson Center and the National History center cosponsored this. Welcome to the seminar, a provide. E try to ostermann. Ian i direct the policy center here havee Wilson Center and i the honor of cochairing this c arnesen,lleague eri from washington university. This is a joint initiative between the National History center and the history and public hollis program here. We are in our ninth year. Again to see many of you for future sessions. The Lepage Center for public interest, as well as the George Washington history department. We also want to thank a number of anonymous donors who make these meetings possible and we welcome contributions from all. F you in our audience details are in the back of the flyer. The heavyeople who do lifting behind the