Germany 1945-1990 By CheeseburgerBandit May 8, 1945 WWII Ends Sep 6, 1946 Restatement of Policy on Germany Jun 20, 1948 Deutsche Mark introduced by Ludwig Erhard Jun 24, 1948 Soviet Union blocks access to West Berlin Jul 4, 1954 West Berlin beats Hungary in FIFA World Cup May 9, 1955 West Berlin joins NATO Aug 13, 1961 East and West Berlin Begin construction of the Berlin Wall Oct 16, 1963 Erhard becomes Chancellor of West Germany Aug 12, 1970 Treaty of Moscow Dec 21, 1972 East and West Germany sign the Basic Treaty Nov 9, 1989 Berlin wall falls and the checkpoints are opened