The Berlin Wall • A short history thread ⬇️
“Forget not the tyranny of this wall... nor the love of freedom that made it fall.” - Anon. graffiti on the Berlin Wall
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“Forget not the tyranny of this wall... nor the love of freedom that made it fall.” - Anon. graffiti on the Berlin Wall
#berlin #history #facts #trivia #knowledge
⚒ After WWII, the UK, France, USA and the Soviet Union occupied a part each of Germany
⚒ The division was meant to be temporary but there were disagreements between the states, and so the Federal Republic of Germany formed in the West and the Soviets formed the +
⚒ The division was meant to be temporary but there were disagreements between the states, and so the Federal Republic of Germany formed in the West and the Soviets formed the +
German Democratic Republic in the East
⚒ Soviets stopped movement out of the East, creating a metaphorical border known as ‘The Iron Curtain’
⚒ However, Berlin was in East Germany but was split between the 4 nations. It was easy for Berliners to walk to the west side of the +
⚒ Soviets stopped movement out of the East, creating a metaphorical border known as ‘The Iron Curtain’
⚒ However, Berlin was in East Germany but was split between the 4 nations. It was easy for Berliners to walk to the west side of the +
+ city and leave the East or the entire country
⚒ 20% of East Germans left by 1961, prompting the construction of a physical wall that lasted over a decade separating many peoples
⚒ 138 people died trying to leave, but nearly 5000 still made it out, one even crashing a +
⚒ 20% of East Germans left by 1961, prompting the construction of a physical wall that lasted over a decade separating many peoples
⚒ 138 people died trying to leave, but nearly 5000 still made it out, one even crashing a +
stolen tank through the wall
⚒ Protests began by the end of the 80s. In 1989, one announcer make a blunder, stating that travel permits would easier to obtain with immediate effect, exciting the East German people who ran out to the wall and demanded to get through. The guard +
⚒ Protests began by the end of the 80s. In 1989, one announcer make a blunder, stating that travel permits would easier to obtain with immediate effect, exciting the East German people who ran out to the wall and demanded to get through. The guard +
+ allowed it, and on both sides people began to dance on the wall and tear it down with joy, symbolically representing the reunification of Germany which happened officially in 1990
⚒ Now parts of the wall remain covered in artwork and it stands as a reminder of the barriers +
⚒ Now parts of the wall remain covered in artwork and it stands as a reminder of the barriers +
we can break down when we work together
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