The Berlin Wall, a prominent symbol of the Cold War, fell in 1989, marking a pivotal moment in the end of the division between East and West Germany. Its collapse signified the weakening of communist control in Eastern Europe and paved the way for German reunification, which officially occurred on October 3, 1990. The event was celebrated globally as a triumph for democracy and freedom.
The Berlin Wall separated the city of Berlin in Germany from 1961 to 1989. Many people thought it was a symbol of the Cold War. The Berlin Wall was taken down on November 9, 1989.
The Fall of the Berlin Wall was a symbol of the much larger political divisions that were being undone in Germany in 1989. For example, the economic bankruptcy of the East German government had more to do directly with German unification, but the visual symbol of the Berlin Wall galvanized public sentiment.
November 1989
Germany
Early in September 1989 about 15,000 people from the then German Democratic Republic (East Germany) had travelled to Hungary in the hope of being allowed to travel onwards, through Austria, to the Federal Repbulic of Germany (West Germany). (At the time it was very difficult for East Germans to get permission to travel to the West, but travel to other Eastern Bloc countries was much easier). The Hungarian government was embarrassed by the influx of refugees from East Germany and on 11 September 1989 it opened its border with Austria permanently, and amid much media publicity, the East Germans in Hungary travelled on to West Germany. In effect, the Hungarian government lifted (or breached) the Iron Curtain separating the Eastern Bloc from the rest of Europe. For East Germany and the other Soviet satellite states it was the beginning of the end. Before 1989 was over, all the East European dictators outside the Soviet Union had been overthrown.
The Berlin Wall separated the city of Berlin in Germany from 1961 to 1989. Many people thought it was a symbol of the Cold War. The Berlin Wall was taken down on November 9, 1989.
The Berlin Wall was the important Cold War symbol that was destroyed in Germany in 1989. It was a physical barrier that separated East Berlin from West Berlin and symbolized the division between the democratic and communist worlds during the Cold War. Its demolition marked the reunification of East and West Germany and the end of the Cold War era.
The capital of West Germany in 1989 was Bonn.
The Fall of the Berlin Wall was a symbol of the much larger political divisions that were being undone in Germany in 1989. For example, the economic bankruptcy of the East German government had more to do directly with German unification, but the visual symbol of the Berlin Wall galvanized public sentiment.
The reunification of Germany in 1989 was called die Wiedervereinigung.
Dance to Win - 1989 was released on: West Germany: 25 May 1989 USA: 1 December 1989 Germany: 15 August 1992 (TV premiere)
A major change in Western Europe in 1945-1989 was the post war rebuilding of Germany. Germany was divided into East and West Germany.
Ever since the reunification of West Germany and East Germany in 1989, there has been only one Germany.
Hungary opened its borders in 1989, allowing East Germans to pass through and seek asylum in West Germany. This event played a significant role in the eventual fall of the Berlin Wall.
Midnight on 9 November 1989
Bonn was the capital of West Germany from 1949 until 1989. Prior to 1949, Germany was one country, with Berlin as the capital city. Germany returned to being one country after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Accidents - 1989 is rated/received certificates of: Germany:16 (video) Germany:12 (video: cut version) USA:R