How did Berlin wall fall in 1989?

Answer 1

The Berlin Wall fell because of influence from Ronald Reagan's dramatic speech that he gave to Soviet leaders and the people of the West in 1987. Of course it did not get tron down right away but in 1989 east people held demonstrations against their communist government. They wanted it down they did not like being under communist rule. They wanted to see relatives on the other side that were not seen for years. They agreed to reunify Germany and the wall was torn down in November of 1989.

Answer 2

The Berlin Wall had got knocked down, by people chiselling at it! :O

if anyone had tried to escape over it, they would have gotten shot and killed.

it got built overnight by the remains of the German army, also joined by the German police, and more people joined them during the night.

in the morning, it was tough luck if you needed to get to the other side, because it was IMPOSSIBLE !

it took them over 3 decades to get it down!

hope this helped

Answer 3

Aug. 13 The border between East and West Berlin is closed and barbed wire and fencing is erected; concrete appears two days later. The wall would eventually grow to be a 96-mile barrier encircling West Berlin.

Aug. 15 Conrad Schumann, a 19-year-old East German border guard, was the first person photographed escaping to West Germany. About 10,000 people attempted escapes, and 5,000 succeeded.

Aug. 24 Gunter Litfin, a 24-year-old tailor's apprentice, was the first person shot dead trying to escape.

1962

Aug. 17 Peter Fechter, 18, was shot while trying to escape. He became an icon of the brutality of the wall because he fell on the border strip on the east side in view of West German authorities, but neither they nor bystanders were allowed to assist him. He died where he fell.

1963

June 26 In a speech on the West German side of the Berlin Wall, President John F. Kennedy says: "There are many people in the world who really don't understand, or say they don't, what is the great issue between the free world and the Communist world. Let them come to Berlin." He also utters the phrase "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner).

Dec. 17 After much negotiation, an agreement is reached allowing West Berliners to visit relatives in East Berlin on a limited basis.

1966

East German authorities order stricter border controls - with additional wall segments and barbed wire to foil escapes - after negotiations for freer crossings break down.

1971

Sept. 3 The Four-Power Agreement on Berlin was signed. The accord led to eased travel restrictions from West Germany to West Berlin as well as an opening of trade and diplomatic ties between East Germany and West Germany

1974-1976

A second wall is built behind the original wall deeper inside East German territory, including touch-sensitive fencing with weapons mounted to fire at anyone touching the fence.

1977

Oct. 7 Three teenagers are killed when East German police clash with protesters demanding "Down with the wall!"

1980

Aug. 31 An escalation of Eastern European reform movements, begun in the 1970s, culminates in an agreement between the Communist Polish government and striking Gdansk shipyard workers led by electrician Lech Walesa. The workers ended their strike and the government guaranteed the workers' right to form independent trade unions as well as to strike. This leads to the rise of the anticommunist Solidarity movement.

1987

June 12 Speaking in West Berlin at the wall, US President Ronald Reagan says : "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."

Answer 4

The Berlin Wall coming down was a major point in the 20th century. The wall was broken down with sledgehammers and chisels over a long period of time.