The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961 and lasted for 28 long years. I remember those years…a very difficult time for me‚ my family‚ relatives‚ and friends. There had been rumors that something might happen to tighten the border of East and West Berlin‚ but no one was expecting the speed nor the absoluteness of the Wall. That night just past midnight on the night of August 12-13‚ 1961‚ trucks with soldiers and construction
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The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR) starting on 13 August 1961 that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls‚ which circumscribed a wide area (later known as the "death strip") that contained anti-vehicle trenches‚ "fakir beds" and other defenses. The Eastern Bloc claimed that the wall was erected to protect its population from fascist elements
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The Berlin wall caused much strife during its existence. It started with the conflict between the USSR and the Allies and quickly escalated from there. The long years it stood were full of separation and conflict. The story of the Berlin wall is not one easily forgotten. During WWII the Soviet army captured the German city of Berlin. The U.S.‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ and the Soviet Union all occupied a sector of Berlin. The United States‚ Britain‚ and France occupied sectors in West German and Berlin
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The Berlin Wall‚ built in August of 1961‚ was a physical symbol of the political and emotional divisions of Germany. The Wall was built because of a long lasting suspicion among the Soviet Union on one side and Western Europe and the United States on the other. Once World War II was over‚ these Allies no longer had a common purpose to hold them together. Their differences became less hidden and more irreconcilable. Where family’s had to break apart and had no word about‚ it because the type of government’s
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From 1961 to 1989‚ the Berlin wall was an obstruction built so as to divide Berlin and cut off western Berlin from Eastern Berlin. It continued like this for almost 30 years until it opened in 1989 and started to be demolished in 1990. The wall included guard towers which were placed along large concrete walls‚ which surrounded a large area (which would later be known as the ‘death strip’). This area contained many other defences to prevent any passing through. The wall served a purpose to stop the
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Significance of The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall‚ built in August of 1961‚ was s physical symbol of the political and emotional divisions of Germany. The Wall was built because of a long lasting suspicion between the Soviet Union on one side and Western Europe and the United States on the other. For 28 years the Berlin Wall separated friends‚ families‚ and a nation. After WWII was over Germany was divided into four parts. The United States‚ Great Britain‚ and France controlled the three divisions
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America) and then I thought about the wall our president wants to build and I remember the Berlin wall that divided Berlin when I told my friend who was actually my future partner‚ he said I have a piece of berlin wall and then we did a little research on the Berlin wall and found out that a president was a factor in the fall of the Berlin wall‚ in fact‚ it was our 40th president‚ Ronald Reagan and then we chose the topic‚ Ronald Reagan and The Fall of The Berlin Wall I conducted my research by looking
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University THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL 1988-1989 A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED FOR DEPARTMENT’S NAME Student’s name Class Professor’s name Date THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL 1988-1989 Investigating the history of Germany‚ I should admit that the period from 1988 till 1989 was a turning-point. On the 9th of November‚ 1989 the Berlin Wall‚ which separated East Germany and West Germany‚ fell. So‚ these two parts of the country combined again. There were a lot of people
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Walls that Divide Worlds Everywhere around the world‚ barriers located on each and every continent. From the common American’s back yard to the Great Wall of China‚ we use them for privacy and security‚ but not all uses of walls have good intentions behind them. An example such as the Berlin Wall‚ created in 1961‚ divided East and Western Germany until it’s fall in 1992. The North-South Korean border (also known as the Korean DMZ) was created to diffuse tension between the two sister countries
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The Fall of Berlin Wall > 1989 It has been 23 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Following World War II‚ the area that was Germany was divided into four military sectors controlled by France‚ the United Kingdom‚ the United States and the Soviet Union. On May 23‚ 1949‚ the sectors controlled by France‚ the United Kingdom and the United States became the Federal Republic of Germany. On October 7‚ 1949‚ the sector controlled by the Soviet Union became the German Democratic Republic. The
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