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Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall divided East and West Berlin. It represented the split in both the country of Germany and the division of Europe into two distinct armed camps.
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Was dynamite or equipment used to demolish the Berlin wall?
the town workers took down the wall with bigs tools. :D if you dont belive me look it up. eff u
What was the iron curtain during the cold was?
the president during this time was barak obama..... this is rachel's brother and he is not black he is a half and half person...
What was the Berlin issue that JFK had to deal with?
At the Vienna Summit in June, 1961, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev started a crisis by reissuing a threat he had previously made during the Eisenhower administration, that he would sign a separate peace agreement with East Germany which would effectively end access to West Berlin for American, British and French powers. The powers replied there was no one that could deny them access to West Berlin. President Kennedy undercut his position by agreeing to the permanent division of Berlin. Unfortunately, it made his later, stronger statements on the issue less credible to the Russians.
What does the cold war and World War 2 have to do with the fall of the Berlin wall?
I am a global history teacher, there are many ways to say this. It blocked their pelles from getting in the kauts,
The Berlin Wall was a powerful symbol of?
the division of Germany that took place after World War II.
Why did the communist government order the Berlin wall to be torn down?
because the communist government surrendered to popular pressure by opening its entire border with the west hundreds of thousands of east Germans armed across the border. families and friends who had not seen each other in decades were reunited. people on both sides of the wall began tearning it down the government, helpless before this popular uprising ordered the rest of the wall torn down. the Berlin wall long symbol of the cold war was no more.
Why did they use the iron curtain?
The "iron curtain" is a figure of speech. There wasn't an actual curtain made from iron. It comes from an address by Winston Churchill. Here is the important part: I have a strong admiration and regard for the valiant Russian people and for my wartime comrade, Marshal Stalin. There is deep sympathy and goodwill in Britain -- and I doubt not here also -- toward the peoples of all the Russias and a resolve to persevere through many differences and rebuffs in establishing lasting friendships. It is my duty, however, to place before you certain facts about the present position in Europe. From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe. Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia; all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are subject, in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and in some cases increasing measure of control from Moscow. The safety of the world, ladies and gentlemen, requires a unity in Europe, from which no nation should be permanently outcast. It is from the quarrels of the strong parent races in Europe that the world wars we have witnessed, or which occurred in former times, have sprung.
What type of democracy does the US use?
The United States, according to a strict textbook definition, is a REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY. In a representative democracy, we elect officials to pass and deliberate on legislation on our behalf.
What signs signaled that the Cold War had come to an end?
The coming down of the Berlin Wall signaled the beginning of the end of the Cold War in 1989
What two countries were in the cold war?
Slovakia, Check Republic, Vietnam, Cuba, Germany, Prussia, Korea, America, Britain, China, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
What year did East Germany builds a wall to stop its citizens from leaving?
The erection of the Berlin Wall (known officially in East Germany as antifaschistische Schutzwall - antifascist barricade) began on 13 August 1961, with the closure of crossing points into the Soviet sector and the erection of barbed wire barricades.
See the attached link for a schematic diagram of the Wall.
What did the collapse of the Soviet Union have to do with the Berlin Wall?
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.
What was Ronald Ragans famous line from when he visited west Berlin in 1987?
On June 12, 1987, Reagan gave a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin Wall calling upon Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev:Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
Berlin Wall how many miles long was the wall?
The Berlin wall was 145km long (90 miles) and 3.6m tall (11.8 feet).
you are not considered a veteran of WW-II.that time frame was from December 7,1941 to September 3,1945.
What happened as a result of the Berlin conference of 1884-1885?
King Leopold of Belgium became the monarch of the Congo Free State.
Why did east Berlin and west Berlin not like each other?
East Berliners and West Berliners now peacefully co-exist. When the Communist Party was attempting to drive the Allies out of Berlin, they used various tactics such as intimidation and staged rallies to try to control the city. When that failed, they simply walled off that part of the city under occupation by the Soviets, and set up their own city government. A number of people were killed trying to escape to West Berlin from East Berlin.
