The Berlin Wall divided East Berlin from West Berlin, walling in the Germans on the Eastern side so that they could not flee to the West and escape communism. The enabled the Soviet-controlled East German government to be even more oppressive. The conditions in the East continued to deteriorate while conditions in the West continued to improve. Much more could be said, but that's a quick answer. Perhaps someone else can add more. Actually, the above isn't strictly true. After the Berlin wall was built, Eastern Germany began to prosper because all of the skilled labour force had to remain on the Eastern side. Wester Germany did not benefit because of the above too. Their workforce was severely hindered. APEX_Western plans to create an independent West Germany
The President of the Soviet Union when the Berlin Wall collapsed, in 1989, was President Mikhail Gorbachev.
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Soviet Union
The collapse of the Soviet Union made it possible for the Berlin Wall to be knocked down so people could travel between East Germany and East Berlin easily.
They built the Berlin Wall in 1961.
The President of the Soviet Union when the Berlin Wall collapsed, in 1989, was President Mikhail Gorbachev.
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After
Soviet Union
The collapse of the Soviet Union made it possible for the Berlin Wall to be knocked down so people could travel between East Germany and East Berlin easily.
The Berlin Wall
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Mikhail Gorbachev.
They built the Berlin Wall in 1961.
The Soviet Union (Russia) collapsed, the fall of the Berlin Wall was simply an indication of that collapse.
Started in 1955-1961
The end of the Cold War was marked by the liquidation of the Soviet Union and the destruction of the Berlin Wall.