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Allied Powers take charge
allied forces and axis forcesThe division of Germany started in 1939-1945 in Berlin, Germany where the country was divided into two. The Soviet Union controlled the western half, while the Allied powers (including the United States, Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union) controlled the eastern half. This action was only temperory until a civil government was authorized. -
How the wall affected the people after it was built
Husband and Wife scared to leave eachotherSeparation of familyIn 1961, people were separated from their family by only a few miles and they could'nt go back to their own house. They couldn't travel freely.
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Building of the Berlin Wall
August 1961 photograph taken in Berlin. Early construction of the wall that would divide the former German capital. The rapid building of the twenty-eight-mile-long wall ended a tense standoff that carried the possible threat of war. -
How it was built
The first stage of the Berlin Wall was built in August 1961 it was a full wire fence. The next stage of the Berlin wall was improved with a more sophisticated wire fence. The next stage was the forming of the concrete wall and from then on it led to the full development. The wall was on 155 km long and had more than 203 military towers the whole cost was over $3 million US dollars. berlinwall.pressbooks.com -
Why and Where did they build it?
The Berlin Wall was constructed to stop East Berlin residents from fleeing west during the reign of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and East German leader Walter Ulbricht. The residents were trying to escape because they were under harsh Communism there. The city was divided into four sectors assigned to the respective allied powers with the Soviets East, Americans Southwest, British West, French Northwest.
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Fall of the Wall
The Berlin Wall being dismantled in late 1989, ending a 45 year dispute between the Western powers and the Soviet Union. -
How it affected the Governemnt after it was torn down
A foreign business can other businesses.
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The wall falls
fall of the wallThousands of people from East Germany started to assemble at the wall insisted that the border guards would open the gates. The guards were unaware and outnumbered so they opened checkpoints and granted people through. By June of 1990 the wall was completely demolished -
Affecting the government
The communist government of the German Democratic Republic we're the ones who began building the Berlin wall between East and West Berlin. The Berlin wall stood until November 9, 1989 when the head of the east Germany communist party announce that citizens could cross whenever they pleased.
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Tearing down the Berlin Wall
Man tearing down wall On November 9, 1989 crowds crossed the Berlin wall freely and entered West Berlin for the first time in 30 years because it was now announce that you could now be allowed to cross the wall. For two days parties of people began taking hammers to the wall and slowly it began being torn down piece by piece . Ed Grabianowski "How the Berlin Wall Worked" 12 May 2008.
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Citations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkpoint_Charlie
"The Fall of the Berlin Wall: 1989." Global Events: Milestone Events Throughout History. Ed. Jennifer Stock. Vol. 4: Europe. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2014. Student Resources in Context. Web. 1 Apr. 2016.
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Citations
"Berlin Wall." The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia™. New York: Columbia University Press, 2016. Research in Context. Web. 4 Apr. 2016.
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Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition)
"The Berlin Wall Falls, November 9, 1989." DISCovering World History. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Research in Context. Web. 4 Apr. 2016.
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