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    John F. Kennedy on the Berlin Wall, has been delivered on the 26th of June 1963 in the west of Berlin. The Belin Wall was built in 1961 and divided Berlin in East and West Berlin. The east of Berlin and also the east of Europe, was controlled by the soviet Union and the west of Berlin was controlled by the Allies. The Soviet-union built the Berlin Wall to prevent people from the east to move to the west of Europe. Before the Berlin Wall many people moved away from the east, because the…

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    emotional speech in west Berlin, Germany. This speech was addressing the Berlin Wall, and all of the political issues that came with it. 26 years prior to Reagan’s speech, the Berlin wall was built to separate the communist East from the “Allied” west, this wall was extremely controversial and kept any people from leaving west Berlin without great difficulty. Reagan’s speech had immense impact on Berlin, 2 years after his speech, the Berlin Wall was taken down and both East and West Berliners…

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    A symbol of oppression for the German people, the Berlin Wall was a barrier that separated the city of Berlin in both the physical and metaphorical form of the word. Officially designated the “Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart” by the government of the German Democratic Republic, the wall split the city of Berlin into two segments. One half was controlled by the Soviet Union and the other half of Berlin was administered by an alliance of the three Western allied powers, comprised of the United…

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    The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall stood for nearly 30 years, surrounding the city of Berlin, Germany. It represented a symbol of the Cold War, which was a period of tautness between some of the most powerful countries in the world. Construction of the Berlin Wall started on August 13, 1961, and it was demolished a few weeks after November 9, 1989 ("Berlin Wall." New World). The original wall was made of cinder blocks and barbed wire. It was wrong to build the Berlin Wall, a wall that separated…

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    The building and existence of The Berlin Wall is one of the most infamous events and monuments in global history. Known as the “Wall of Shame”, it was the main barrier between Communism and Democracy for 28 years. The Wall completely cut off relations between East and West parts of Germany. Prior to the Wall being built, more than 3.5 million German citizens crossed between the two areas before 1961 to their jobs and to get basic supplies to survive. During the Cold War the two main powers…

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    of the Berlin Wall and the impact on Germany, Berlin and other places, the problems created by the Soviet Union for the people and the restrictions of several human rights and freedom will prove that the era of the Berlin Wall was indeed problematic for the people in different areas. The problems created by the Soviet Union will prove that the era of the Berlin Wall was indeed problematic for people from many different areas. Due to the problems created by the Soviet Union 's , the Berlin Wall…

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    The Berlin Journal by Robert Darnton provides an account on the reunification of East and West Berlin. Throughout the journal, Darnton reveals how confronting the past is an important step in moving forward. Darnton also examines the different meanings the Berlin Wall symbolized for East and West Berliners. Finally, the effects of reunification on the economic system were a concern among East Berliners as they did not want to let go of socialism. The three major themes in Darnton’s Berlin…

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    pointed at each other across the Berlin wall checkpoint known as Checkpoint Charlie. These images had the world holding its breath, wondering if a war was to begin. Unfortunately, the tensions between East Berlin and West Berlin had been building for years until finally it was forced to come to a head. The confrontation at Checkpoint Charlie was unavoidable because the Soviets had been trying to push the Allies out of Germany since the end of World War II, the East Germans were losing important…

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    Frederick Taylor author of The Berlin Wall: A World Divided 1961-1989 written in 2007, brings to the front an almost forgotten event in history. He writes an in depth novel of what precipitated the events before the wall was built, and after it was torn down. Taylor gives a thorough account of the happenings, and with the use of evidence, personal account, interviews, and opinion he gives a delightful and at time somewhat controversial account of the Berlin Wall. The author gives account of the…

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    Berlin’s Wall’s impact on Germany On August 13, 1961, the city of Berlin and the country of Germany would be changed forever. On this date in August, the Berlin Wall was built. The Berlin Wall symbolized the division of Germany and the world between the communist and the capitalist alliances. The rise of the Berlin Wall was a powerful symbol of the Cold War, and the wall split a city, friends, and a world apart forever. The rise of the Berlin Wall was a powerful symbol of the Cold War. At the…

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