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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 · It was on 9 November 1989, five days after half a million people gathered in East Berlin in a mass protest, that the Berlin Wall dividing communist East Germany from West Germany crumbled.
On a global level, the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the symbolic end of the Cold War, famously prompting the political scientist Francis Fukuyama to declare it the “end of history.”
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 with photos and facts.
Dec 15, 2009 · Learn about the Berlin Wall, the symbol of the Cold War that divided East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989. See photos of the wall's construction, escape attempts and fall.
Nov 8, 2023 · On 9 November 1989, the Berlin Wall that had long divided the city and its inhabitants crumbled. In this exclusive BBC Archive clip as part of the new series In History, Brian Hanrahan...
Nov 5, 2019 · The Berlin Wall came down on 9 November 1989 amid a wave of revolutions that left the Soviet-led communist bloc teetering on the brink of collapse. Learn how a bureaucratic accident, a mass protest, and a border guard's decision sparked the fall of the Wall and changed the world order.
