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    Allies did the same with Berlin, and created the East and the West Berlin. And on the night of August 13, in 1961, was made the border between the East and the West Berlin. The Berlin Wall had been constructed. It was constructed by the German Democratic Republic. During the 1961, Berlin Wall continued to grow in size and scope. It was upgrading with barbed wire, watchtowers and mines. Also, it caused a real damage for people.…

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    the east. Berlin was the capital of Germany. Berlin, although in the east, was split as well so that Russia wasn’t the only one controlling the capital. Because of this, the East Germany constructed the Berlin Wall. While many people tried to escape across the Berlin Wall from East Berlin over to the West, the wall was successful at keeping many people from making it across alive. Before the Berlin Wall was put up, it was easy for people to flee across the border of East and West Berlin.…

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    West Germany

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    formed countries of East and West Germany were struggling to create new national identities in the aftermath of the destruction caused by the National Socialist German Workers party and the war. A parallel of the country as a whole, the capital city of Berlin was also split into an East and a West portion controlled by the Soviet Union and the Allies respectively. The close proximity of the East and the West in the same city—a political, economic, and cultural center—allows historians to look…

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    1961 wend president john f Kenney communist oppression was place in put on the Berlin Wall . the reason that the wall was place democratic West Germany shortly after the Soviet-supported Communist state of East Germany . the division was a big problem for the for Easter side the separation of the freedom of choice. also the separation of the rich and the poor . their were separation of families divide between families. the thing about the wall is to change people to came and over to the…

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    The generation and shaping of knowledge Presentation topic – The Fall Of The Berlin Wall How did the fall of the Berlin wall change the world? History In 1961 the communist government built the Berlin Wall. The was divided Berlin into East Berlin and West Berlin. The reason behind building this wall was to prevent people from the West Berlin fleeing to the West Berlin. It was also symbolized as the “Iron Curtain” that divided the democratic western countries and the communist countries of…

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    Civil Rights Protests

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    Almost 30 years ago one of the most powerful speeches towards the progression of freedom was given. It took place in west Berlin when former president Ronald Reagan made his famous “Tear Down This Wall” speech. The speech, though not hostile, was a speech directed towards the leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev. Reagan wanted freedom and good to prosper in a country in which it was not allowed. Thus the message of his speech was that even in the worst of situations freedom and equality…

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    East Germany Essay

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    peaceful country it is today. Germany was divided in 1945 after their defeat in World War II. East Germany was communist, and West Germany was non-communist. The government of East Germany restricted all access to West Berlin in 1961, during the cold war. Overnight, they built the Berlin wall to keep West Germans out, and East Germans in. Families were separated, and they became completely different countries. Their ways of living were very different as well. The East had production planning,…

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    Gerta Lowe Research Paper

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    separated. Gerta Lowe was an average girl with blonde hair and an average family living on the East side. However, one night is where it all changes. On the night of August 13, 1961 a wall was built dividing Berlin East and West Berlin. Gerta’s Dad and her brother Dominic set off on a trip to west berlin to try to find an apartment they could live in and a job for Gerta’s dad. They would be back in two days at least that’s what they thought. The wall was put up while her dad and brother Dominic…

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    Therefore leading up to the decision to construct the Berlin Wall. In 1949 and 1961, there were about two and a half million East Germans that had fled from East to West Germany. Many of those people were skilled workers and had traveled to West Germany for work. It was on August 13, 1961, when the Communist government of the German Democratic Republican started to build a barbed wire and concrete Antifaschistischer or wall in between East and West Berlin. Due to this, August 13th, 1961, was…

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    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”…

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