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ww2 ends
World War II ends in Europe when Germany surrenders.The Potsdam Conference divides Germany and Berlin into four occupation zones: British, French, American, and Soviet -
cold war starts
The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union continues. West Berlin starts to prosper. East Berlin doesn't. More than 3 million East Germans flee to the West. -
berliners flee
Berliners hear rumors of the Soviet Union closing the border. On Aug. 11, 1961, more than 4,000 East Germans flee to West Berlin. on August 13, East german troops close the bored to east and wesrt germany -
Belin Wall is getting built
Just past midnight on the night of August 12-13, 1961, trucks with soldiers and construction workers rumbled through East Berlin. While most Berliners were sleeping, these crews began tearing up streets that entered into West Berlin, dug holes to put up concrete posts, and strung barbed wire all across the border between East and West Berlin. Telephone wires between East and West Berlin were also cut. -
the berlin wall is built
the berlin was started in August 13, 1961 and it was finshed in october 10th. it took them 3 months to build the 100 mile long berlin wall. -
the first stages of the wall
the berlin wall started off as a barbed wire fence with concrete blocks. They quickly changed the wall to something more sturdeir like concrete blocks topped with barb wire. Then after a while theu changed it for good to a concrete wall with stell girders. -
living with the wall
East and West Germans live with the Berlin Wall. There are thousands of escape attempts. Berliners find ingenious ways to communicate with friends and family across the wall. -
the final finshes on the wall
Then there was a fourth version of the Berlin Wall, constructed from 1975 to 1980, was the most complicated and thorough. It consisted of concrete slabs reaching nearly 12-feet high (3.6 m) and 4-feet wide (1.2 m), plus it had a smooth pipe running across the top to hinder people from scaling the Wall. -
cold war starts to die out
Mikhail Gorbachev takes power in the Soviet Union. He begins democratic reform. The Cold War begins to thaw. -
berlin wall opens
The Hungarian government opens its border with Austria in May. Many East Germans use that route to escape to the West.On Nov. 9, the Berlin Wall is opened. Travel restrictions are lifted. More than 10,000 East Germans cross the border to West Berlin. Mass celebrations last for days. People break pieces – even chunks – off the wall. -
citations
"Berlin Wall — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts." History.com — History Made Every Day — American & World History. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. http://www.history.com/topics/berlin-wall.
"BiW: The Berlin Wall." Institut für Chemie und Biochemie der FU Berlin - Benutzerseiten. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2012. http://userpage.chemie.fu-berlin.de/BIW/wall.html.
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