The German Reunification.
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2. Historical Importance of the
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was
the physical division
between West Berlin
and East Germany.
However, it was also
the symbolic
boundary between
democracy and
Communism during
the Cold War.
3. The Berlin Wall was erected in the dead of night
and for 28 years kept East Germans from fleeing to
the West. Its destruction, which was nearly as
instantaneous as its creation, is still celebrated
around the world on 3rd October.
4. At the end of World War II,
the Allied powers divided
conquered Germany into
four zones, each occupied
by either the United States,
Great Britain, France, or
the Soviet Union. The
same was done with
Germany's capital city,
Berlin. Although an
eventual reunification of
Germany had been
intended, the new
relationship between the
Allied powers turned
Germany into West versus
East, democracy versus
Communism.
5. Within a short period of
time after the war, living
conditions in West
Germany and East
Germany became
distinctly different.
With the help and
support of its occupying
powers, West Germany
set up a capitalist
society and experienced
such a rapid growth of
their economy that it
became known as the
"economic miracle."
With hard work,
individuals living in West
Germany were able to
live well, buy gadgets
and appliances, and to
travel as they wished.
6. By the late 1950s, many people living in East Germany
wanted out. No longer able to stand the repressive
living conditions of East Germany, they would pack up
their bags and head to West Berlin. Although some of
them would be stopped on their way, hundreds of
thousands of others made it across the border.
7. THE FALL
On the 9th of November, 1989, the Border separating Western from
Eastern Germany was effectively opened. The following days were
most unusual for the whole of Germany - considering the usual
German ways, one could almost speak of anarchy: Shops stayed
open as long as they wanted (the usual, mandatory closing time was
6:30pm in 1989), a GDR passport served as a free ticket for public
transport, and in general there were more exceptions than rules in
those days.