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WWII is over and the Berlin Wall is put up so that it can be divided into 4 sections. The West was given to the Americans, French, and the British, and the East was given to the Soviets
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A 30 day pass is now required to go to another sector of Germany.
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After the currency reform in Berlin, Berlin is divided into 2 different currency sectors.
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The Berlin Airlift begins and during the Berlin airlift, an Allied supply plane took off or landed in West Berlin every 30 seconds. The planes made nearly 300,000 flights in all.
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Federal Republic of Germany is founded
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The Berlin Airlift ends.
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German Democratic Republic is founded
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Border between East and West Germany and between East Germany and West Berlin is closed. Only the border between East and West Berlin is still open.
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The West decided to waive the interzonepass, and the Soviet Union agreed, but East German citizens still had to get permission to travel to the West.
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Leaving East Germany without permission is forbidden and violations are prosecuted with up to three years in prison.
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The sectional border between the East and the West is torn down and Barriers are built to separate the East and the West.
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The Brandenburg gate is closed
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All crossing points are closed for all West Berlin citizens
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President J. F. Kennedy visits Berlin and says: "Ich bin ein Berliner." ("I am a Berliner.")
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The West Berliners can now visit the East for the first time in over two years
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Four Power's Agreement over Berlin
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Ronald Reagan meets with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to urge him to tear town the Berlin Wall.
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The Hungarian government opens up the border for East German refugees
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The Berlin Wall is now open.
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The Germans reunite their nation that was once divided.