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Dec 15, 2009 · Learn about the Berlin Wall, the symbol of the Cold War that divided East and West Germany for 28 years. Find out how it was built, why it fell and what happened to its victims and survivors.
The fall of the Berlin Wall ( German: Mauerfall, pronounced [ˈmaʊ̯ɐˌfal] ⓘ) on November 9, 1989, during the Peaceful Revolution, marked the beginning of the destruction of the Berlin Wall and the figurative Iron Curtain, as East Berlin transit restrictions were overwhelmed and discarded. Sections of the wall were breached, and planned ...
Nov 5, 2019 · World events often move fast, but it is hard to match the pace and power of change in 1989. It culminated in one of the most famous scenes in recent history - the fall of the Berlin Wall. The wall ...
5 days ago · The Berlin Wall came to symbolize the Cold War’s division of East from West Germany and of eastern from western Europe. About 5,000 East Germans managed to cross the Berlin Wall (by various means) and reach West Berlin safely, while another 5,000 were captured by East German authorities in the attempt and 191 more were killed during the actual crossing of the wall.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Satellite image of Berlin, with the Wall's location marked in yellow. West and East Berlin borders overlaying a current road map. The Berlin Wall ( German: Berliner Mauer, pronounced [bɛʁˌliːnɐ ˈmaʊɐ] ⓘ) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; West Germany) from 1961 to 1989 ...
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Nov 7, 2019 · On Oct. 3, 1990, 11 months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, East and West Germany became one state again. Despite the initial euphoria, the road to recovery for East Germany was long and ...
Nov 8, 2019 · Learn how the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the Cold War, was built in 1961 to stop East Germans from fleeing to the West and how it was torn down in 1989 by a massive democratic movement. Explore the history, the escapes, and the legacy of the wall's fall.
