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-The '''Berlin Wall''' was a wall dividing [[Berlin]] between the Capitalists and the Communists.
-== Timeline ==
-*May 8, 1945
-[[World War II]] is over and Berlin is divided into 4 sectors:
-the American, and British in the West and
-the Soviet in the East
-*June 30, 1946
-At the instigation of the Soviet Military administration the demarcation line between East and West Germany is safeguarded
-*October 29, 1946
-A 30 day valid Interzonenpass is required to travel between the sectors in Germany
-*June 23, 1948
-Currency reform in Berlin, Berlin is divided into two different currency zones
-*June 24, 1948
-Begin of the Berlin blockade
-*June 25, 1948
-Berlin Airlift begins
-*May 12, 1949
-End of Berlin blockade
-*May 24, 1949
-Federal Republic of Germany is founded
-(West Germany)
-*September 30, 1949
-End of Berlin Airlift
-*October 7, 1949
-German Democratic Republic is founded
-(East Germany)
-*May 26, 1952
-Border between East and West Germany and between East Germany and West Berlin is closed. Only the border between East and West Berlin is still opened
-*June 17, 1953
-Uprising of East Berlin building workers against the imposition of increased working norms, suppression by Red Army tanks
-*November 14, 1953
-The Western Powers waive the Interzonenpass, the Soviet Union follows but East German citizen need a permission to travel to the West
-*December 11, 1957
-Leaving East Germany without permission is forbidden and violations are prosecuted with prison up to three years
-*August 13, 1961
-The Berlin sectorial border between East and West Berlin is closed, barriers are built
-*August 14, 1961
-Brandenburg Gate is closed
-*August 26, 1961
-All crossing points are closed for West Berlin citizens
-*June 26, 1963
-President J. F. Kennedy visits Berlin and says: "Ich bin ein Berliner." ("I am a Berliner.")
-*December 17, 1963
-West Berliner citizen may visit East Berlin the first time after more than two years
-*September 3, 1971
-Four Power's Agreement over Berlin
-visiting becomes easier for West Berliners
-*June 12, 1987
-President Ronald Reagan visits Berlin and urges Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
-*September 10, 1989
-Hungarian government opens border for East German refugees
-*November 9, 1989
-Berlin Wall is opened
-*December 22, 1989
-Brandenburg Gate is opened
-*October 3, 1990
-Germany is reunited
-[[Category:German History]]
-[[Category:History]]
-[[Category:European History]]

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