The fall of the Berlin Wall

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The Berlin Wall stood for twenty-eight years as a physical embodiment of the Iron Curtain As the Cold War dragged on, it became its own symbol From August 13, 1961 until November 9, 1989, East and West Berlin were separated by a heavily guarded wall of concrete and barbed wire The Berlin Wall

Quick Reference The Berlin Wall was erected in September 1961 to prevent the outflow of skilled manpower from the German Democratic Republic and other Soviet Berlin Wall : East Germany and the Frontiers of Power New York : Oxford University Press , 2010 Rottman , Gordon L The Berlin Wall and the Intra