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Russian forces capture Berlin as the Nazi Empire falls. Berlin is divided in half and Russia takes the east while USA, France and Britain take the west.
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Soviet blockades west Germany.
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Federal Republic of Germany is founded (West).
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German Republic is founded (East).
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Allied powers airlift supplies to blockaded East Germany.
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East German workers riot over conditions.
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Leaving East Germany results in arrest and up to three years in prison.
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All crossings between East and West Germany are closed
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As an attempt to stop citizens from leaving, a wall is built dividing Berlin.
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An 18 year old boy named Peter Fechter is shot trying to escape. He is made an icon because he died on the border strip between Eat and West Germany so no bystander could assist him.
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A wall on the eastern side is built to make escape more difficult.
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US President John F. Kennedy visits the wall and says "I am a Berliner."
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Martin Lutheran King visits the wall. He crosses using an American Express card as ID.
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An agreement between East and West Germany makes travel easier.
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A treaty between East and West Germany establishing them both as equal entities.
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Reagan makes his first visit to the wall.
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President Ronald Reagan visits the wall the second time during his term.
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Thousands of East German citizens poor through as the wall is torn down.
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East and West Germany are brought back together officially.
