Imagine not being able to see a friend for 28 years. That's how people felt in Berlin. The Berlin Wall was built in 1961. It was taken down 28 years later in 1989. The Berlin Wall was part of the Cold War which was a competition between communism and socialism.
The Berlin Wall affected Berlin and the cold war majorly most people don't know why is was built. According to History.com staff, The Berlin was was built on August 13, 1961, the wall was built by the USSR to keep western “fascists” from entering the socialist country. The wall was 12 feet tall and four feet wide. The “death strip” is a nickname for the place behind the wall consisting of soft sand to shows foot prints, floodlights, vicious dogs, trapwire, machine guns, patrolling soldiers ordered to shoot people who escape on sight. As you can see, the Berlin Wall was a big part of the cold war. …show more content…
The Smithsonian said 171 people died trying to cross into East Berlin. One of the people trying to cross into East Berlin name was Neumann he was a student and was 21 years old. One day in 1963 decided he was going to escape into East Berlin. He dug a tunnel named tunnel 57. It was considered the single most successful escape, even though it was only open for two days. Many people wanted to escape from West Berlin and not many survived the escape. Digging tunnels was a very common way to escape but it took a long time. Other ways included fake identities or sneaking over the wall or through checkpoints. As you can see many people tried to escape from West
The Berlin Wall affected Berlin and the cold war majorly most people don't know why is was built. According to History.com staff, The Berlin was was built on August 13, 1961, the wall was built by the USSR to keep western “fascists” from entering the socialist country. The wall was 12 feet tall and four feet wide. The “death strip” is a nickname for the place behind the wall consisting of soft sand to shows foot prints, floodlights, vicious dogs, trapwire, machine guns, patrolling soldiers ordered to shoot people who escape on sight. As you can see, the Berlin Wall was a big part of the cold war. …show more content…
The Smithsonian said 171 people died trying to cross into East Berlin. One of the people trying to cross into East Berlin name was Neumann he was a student and was 21 years old. One day in 1963 decided he was going to escape into East Berlin. He dug a tunnel named tunnel 57. It was considered the single most successful escape, even though it was only open for two days. Many people wanted to escape from West Berlin and not many survived the escape. Digging tunnels was a very common way to escape but it took a long time. Other ways included fake identities or sneaking over the wall or through checkpoints. As you can see many people tried to escape from West