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THE 3rd OF OCTOBER
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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The 3rd of October

  • 1. THE 3rd OF OCTOBER
  • 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.