The Berlin Wall

By eraborn

  • The Wall begins construction.

    Stalin calls for the wall to be built, separating his section of Berlin from the American, British, and French sections.
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    The Berlin Wall

  • Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" speech

    The US president called Mikhail Gorbachev to take down the wall as soon as possible.

  • Schabowski's speech

    His speech prematurely announces the opening of the wall and people rush for the checkpoints.

  • The Wall officially opens.

    Guards freely let citizens pass through the wall.