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Germany surrenders to its Allies, the war in Europe ends, and Berlin is divided into 4 sectors: the American, British, French in the West and the Soviet in the East
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The Soviets blockade West Berlin: start of the Berlin airlift. West and East Germany are set up as separate states.
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Zones of Germany occupied by France, England, and the United States combine to form the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
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Soviet troops bring a violent end to massive labor strikes in East Germany.
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East Germany is declared fully sovereign
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West Germany is declared fully sovereign.
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This is the when the Berlin Wall was built
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This was when the cuban missile crisis affected Berlin.
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This is when East and West Germany sign a treaty recognizing their mutual sovereignty,
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Both German states become members of the United Nations
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Mikhail Gorbachev comes to power in Soviet Union.
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This is when Ronald Regan gave his speech about tearing down the wall. In his own words, he says, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
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East Germany holds free elections, bringing into office a slate of politicians who have pledged reunification with West Germany
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This is the date when the Berlin Wall finally comes down. Everyone came together with pick axes and hammers and nocked down the wall.
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East and West Germany reunify, becoming one nation with Berlin as its capital
