Construction of the Wall Berlin

Berlin Wall, symbol of division

Europe, is built by GDR In

August 1961. Its purpose is to

Block true „hemorrhage” of

The inhabitants of East Berlin who are

They were heading west. „The Wall of Shame”

As it was then called in

The West is meant to isolate hermetically

The two part of the hour; The wall is

Designed as a military device, equipped

With observation points, projectors and

barbed wire. The embody

The incapacity of westerners and

The Soviets to tran;a problem

Berlin and the end of the Second

World War through a treaty of

Peace..

The creation of the Berlin Wall was a disaster

Propaganda for Eastern Germany

‘i for the communist bloc as a whole.

The wall was a symbol of tyranny

Communist, insistently displayed in the world

Occidental, especially after shooting

Intensely publicized by mass media

Western, a few escapees. Liberalisation

Politics from the end of the ninth decade,

Associated with the decline of the Soviet Union, led to

The relaxation of restrictions on crossing the eastern border

Germans, who eventually led to

Demonstrations of mass and government cäderea

Communist. At the time it was given

Advertising, on 9 November 1989, a decree of the

East German officials who allowed

Free border crossing, huge masses;

East Berliners approached the wall ‘i, in the ones of

Next, they crossed through all the points of

Passing, joining, in an atmosphere

celebrate, with the berlin crowd

Western .

It was clear that West German morale needed to be

High, since the viability of Berlin

Western was under serious threat. If Berlin

Would have fallen, after all the efforts of the bridge

, how could any of the Air

Allies in the United States? On the other hand, in fala

A serious Soviet threat, an enclave

That West Berlin could not be defended

Than with nuclear weapons. That’s why it

Required the Americans to do a

Demonstration of force , which to show

The Soviets that can’t push things anymore

Far.

It was clear that West German morale needed to be

High, since the viability of Berlin

Western was seriously threatened!

If Berlin Would have fallen, after all the efforts of the bridge

How any of the

Aenan,

Allies in the United States? On the other hand, in fala

A serious Soviet threat, an enclave

That West Berlin could not be apäratä

Than with nuclear weapons. That’s why it

Required the Americans to do a

Demonstralie de forlä, which to show

The Soviets that can’t push things anymore

far.

Many families were broken up. Many

East Germans were stopped to $i may

Works in West Berlin,

Losing a valuable smile of income.

West Berlin has become an enclave

Almost totally isolated in a hostile territory.

East German authorities claimed that the wall

Was meant to protect the citizens from

Western fascisms and spies. To a few

Säptämåni after the erection of the wall, Walter

Ulbricht said the cracks were sealed by

Who could pätrunde the worst enemies of

The German people. Willy Brandt, instead,

At that time mayor of West Berlin

(and future chancellor of Germany), said

About the new border that is a Wall of Shame.

The official date of the Wall’s building is 9

November 1989, but his demolition did not

Started only in June 1990. In those seven

Monday, the border control in incä exists, but not

It was as strict as before. All

The border crossing points were

Abolished on July 1, 1990, and in the month

October of the same year, Germany has

Again became a single country.

West Berlins used to throw themselves

Junk over the Wall as the most way

Simple to get rid of unwanted things from

House.

Just a few hours after the wall was falling into the

The months to come, thousands of people –

Known as mauerspechte, woodpeckers

By the Wall – they used hammers to Iua one by one

Pàrticià of the Berlin Wall as suvernir,

Now become souvenirs for tourists.