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The Berlin Wall

After Germany surrendered at the end of World
War II, the allied nations (Britain, France, the United

States, and the Soviet Union) took control of the
capital city of Berlin. At first, they agreed to run the city
5 • in partnership, but as the Cold War started to unfold,

that agreement quickly broke down. The Soviet Union
took control of the eastern side of the city and the US,
France, and Britain took control of the western side.

Many Germans living in East Berlin left, preferring to live in West Berlin, which had a democratic
10 • government rather than a communist one. In response, the government of East Germany built a
wall separating the two sides of the city.

This wall, known as the Berlin wall, had a significant impact on the lives of the people
of Berlin. The wall made travel between the two sides of Berlin almost impossible. No one was

allowed through the wall unless they had a permit from the governments of both sides of the
15 • wall. Anyone crossing without these papers was likely to be shot by the soldiers who guarded the
wall at all times. The wall separated many families, and people who had held jobs on the other

side of the city lost their jobs and had to find new work. Despite the hardships that it created for
Germans on both sides of the wall, the Berlin wall stood for almost thirty years. For many people,

the Berlin wall became the most visible symbol of the Cold War and the distrust between the US
20 • and the Soviet Union. When the wall was taken down in 1989, it seemed that the Cold War was
finally at an end as well.

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