Berlin Wall Short Story The Berlin Wall was a barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on August 13th 1961‚ the Wall completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until government officials opened it in November 1989. The end of World War II triggered the start of the Cold War. The victors of WWII‚ The United States‚ Great Britain‚ France and the Soviet Union divided Germany and Berlin into
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happened in Berlin during the Cold war? Well in my paper I am going to explain all about Berlin and what happened there. The first thing I wanna cover is the sides and what they believed in. There were two sides to Berlin the West and the East. The East was controlled by the USSR and was a Communist state. The west was Actually divided among 3 countries the U.S. ‚ Britain‚ & France. They decided to join together because they all believed in Democracy which then made the west side of Berlin. These two
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Summary of The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was one the most prominent symbols of the Iron Curtain that the Soviet Union had created to contain and control the people of Eastern Europe and the rest of its territory. It serves as an example of the anarchy and the pursuit of self-interest the international system‚ particularly after a time after one superpower fell and a fierce competition of bipolar powers remained. After the end of World War II‚ the four ally countries divided up German territory
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Berlin Wall During August 13‚ 1951‚ the communist government of the German Democratic Republic began to build a barbed wire and concrete barrier between Eastern and Western Berlin; this was to keep Western Fascists from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state. The Berlin Wall was built because of Economics and Political views. Economically‚ too many well-educated people moved from East Germany‚ and some worked in West Berlin and lived in East Berlin (it’s cheaper there)‚ so
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International A Wall Divides Berlin “Today the endangered frontier of freedom runs through divided Berlin.” President Kennedy‚ on July 22‚ 1961‚ three weeks before the Berlin Wall was erected. A grim convoy of tanks and troops wound through eastern Berlin in the predawn hours of August 13‚ 1961. By sunrise‚ East German soldiers had stretched barbed wire across the city‚ cutting off the Communist sector from the capitalist. The wire was soon replaced by a network of concrete walls and electrified
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Samuel Skultety Mr. Reyes AP US History 9 January 2015 The Berlin Wall: How it Rose and the Impact of the United States In 1948‚ my grandfather was 14 years old. Although he lived in a somewhat secluded area‚ he was similar to every young boy in Leipzig‚ Germany in the 1940s. He went to school‚ helped around the house‚ and played soccer with his friends. My great-grandmother was a
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events leading up to the Berlin Wall crashing down that on November 9th 1989 yet no one ever expected to wake up on that day only to find out that the wall was open and a divided Berlin‚ a divided Germany‚ was no more. Some say that the wall fell down gradually then all at once‚ and some Americans say that the wall fell down thanks to President Ronald Reagan’s speech by the Brandenburg Gate‚ West Berlin in 1987 where Reagan demands “Mr Gorbachev‚ tear down this wall”. This speech from Reagan
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13th day of August in 1961‚ East Berlin began the building of the Wall. The concrete and barbed wired wall stood tall for many years until its fall on November 9‚ 1989. During this period of time‚ the wall caused many problems to Germany. It is marked as one of the most symbolic structures in Germany’s history. The causes and effects of the Berlin Wall had a large impact on people and it caused many problems between East and West Germany. The causes for the Berlin Wall’s construction started near
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To What Extent Has The Berlin Wall Impacted the Modern World? Post World War II there were many tensions surrounding Europe and especially Germany. The major powers of the war the U.S.A‚ Britain‚ and the Soviet Union agreed to require Germany’s unconditional surrender and by May 8‚ 1945 Germany had officially surrendered. They all agreed to set up four zones of occupation in Germany and also in Berlin to be run by their three countries and France. Since the division of Berlin tensions rose between
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of the Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was more than just a barrier and a physical division of east and West Berlin. It was a symbolic boundary between communism and capitalism that separated many families and friends. Between the years of 1949 and 1961‚ a steadily rising number of skilled workers‚ intellectuals‚ and professionals fled from east to West Germany. In response to this loss‚ East Germany built a barrier to close off East Germans´ access to West Berlin. That barrier‚ the Berlin Wall‚ was
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