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    The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 in the Cold War. It was used as a separation tool that divided Germany into a communist side and a democratic side. The West side was democratic and the East side was communist. These sides had different views and ideas of how Germany should be led and run. The Berlin Wall blocked people in the West side from going into the East side to go to work, shop, to see their family and vice versa. It was very difficult to try and cross over from the West side to the East

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    you know that the Berlin Wall was a big deal world wide? The Berlin Wall came up during the Cold War and the Cold War ended shortly after the Berlin Wall fell. The Berlin Wall separated East and West Berlin. Many people died trying to cross the Berlin Wall to see family or friends. In 1987 Ronald Reagan (United States president from 1981 to 1989 ) demanded Mr.Gorbachev (general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union) to tear down the Berlin Wall to unite the Berlin people. The struggle

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    Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was built in August 1961 during the Cold War. The Wall that separated East and West Berlin came to show the different ideologies between different systems of government, Communism and Democratic supported by the USSR and the USA. The Berlin Wall symbolised the difference between the western democrats and eastern communist and the way they though Germany should be led. The significance of the wall What was the cold war and diplomatic relationships? The Cold War was a

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    How To Build Berlin Wall

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    August 13, 1961 Berlin, a thirteen foot concrete wall was being built to split Berlin into two, The East and The West. Some chose to stay, others left in fear of what was to come. A fifth of East Germany’s population had fled to the west, escaping the communist of the east. The wall left a tragic scar on all of Germany. Yet the wall could have been prevented, so why was the wall built? I will explain to you how the wall was built, through the discussion of East and West Germans’ relations and power

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    the wall finally came down and the party started. This was a critical time for East and West Berlin. The Berlin Wall was finally removed, making this date known for eternity! A new beginning formed for the people that were bound by the evils of communism. The Berlin Wall was constructed on August 13, 1961. The reason for this was because West Berlin was known as a geographical loophole. That meant thousands of East Germans departed to the democratic West (history.com). The reason the wall went

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    The Fall of the Berlin Wall Berlin Marcelin Chattahoochee Technical College The Berlin Wall is a historical symbol of the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall is a symbol of the end of the Cold War. And also, the Berlin Wall played a great role in the life of millions of people and defined the fate of German people, which put them apart by the Wall for a long period of time. Sixteen years

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    the construction of the Berlin Wall? The investigation will focus on the years of 1939 to 1961, to explore the questions the world was facing regarding Germany after World War II and to analyze how these questions resulted in the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. The first source evaluated is W.R. Smyser’s book “Kennedy and the Berlin Wall: A Hell of a Lot Better than a War,” published in 2009. The origin of this source is valuable as W.R. Smyser served in Berlin with the U.S. State Department

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    Heather Kilar HIST 3135 Knecht Spring 2016 Research Paper Rise and Fall of The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was a barrier that divided Berlin for more than twenty years. Constructed by the German Democratic Republic the wall completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany starting in August 1961 to November of 1989. The wall gave West Germany the power of controlling it’s people who were trying to flee to East Germany and under it’s rule people began to see the repressions of the

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    Berlin Wall or no wall? It separates freedom and communists. In my opinion, I think the wall should be torn down. The wall separates families, no one has equal rights, and the wall is not good for the economies. The wall should come down. Family is one thing you don't wanna let go. The Berlin Wall is saying a whole different thing. It separates families, and they haven't seen each other in over twenty years. If they want to hear from their friends and family, they have to shout as loud as they

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    The Berlin Wall After the World War 2 East Germany was destroyed the Berlin wall was put up almost overnight. The Germans did not procrastinate, and was the Berlin Wall put up without warning. Orderly overtime the wall was reinforced with mine fields, dog runs, and even machine gun trip wires. Families were shattered and homes were destroyed as The Wall snaked across the borders of East Berlin. For years people thought that The Wall would never fall, and East Germany would be trapped inside forever

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