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On May, 1945 the Red Army captured Berlin and East side of the city became the Soviet Sector and the West was US, British, and French sectors.
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1949-1949 the Soviets split Berlin into two so it would be easier to control.
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The Federal Republic of West Germany is founded and 12 days later the German Democratic Republic of East Germany is founded.
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Worker in East Berlin start to riot because of the working conditions.
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The wall was built in August 13, 1961. It was built to stop East Berliners form escaping to the west.
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The border between East and West Berlin is closed. Solders start to build the wall. What started out as barbed wire became a complex wall with watch towers and gunmen.
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President Kennedy visits the wall and declares himself a Berliner and promises to protect West Berlin.
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East and West Berlin establish formal diplomatic ties.
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President Reagan visits Berlin and urges Soviet leader Makhail Gorbachev to tear the wall down.
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The Hungarian Government opens its border with Austria. Thousands of East Berliners leave and make their way the West Germany.
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A million people attend a pro-democracy demonstration in the East Berlin's main square. In days the East German Government resigns.
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Thousands of East Berliners go to the wall and demand to be let threw. The guards step aside and let thousands of people stream into West Berlin and people start pulling down the wall in celebration.
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East and West Berlin are finally reunited.