Chipped away.THE Berlin Wall was a concrete barrier built bythe German Democratic Republic (EastGermany) to separate East and West Berlin.It came to symbolise the Iron Curtain Iron Curtain Political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its dependent eastern European allies from open contact with the West and other noncommunist areas. between Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). and the Eastern Bloc.But after weeks of protest, the East GermanGovernment announced on November 9, 1989, thateastern citizens could visit West Berlin. Crowds of both East and West Germans climbed on to and crossed the wall in celebration.Over the next few weeks, the wall was chippedaway by the public, paving the way for German reunification. |
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