2. Berlin Wall, which separated
East and West Berlin from
August 13, 1961 -- November
9, 1989 was one of the most
important symbols of the Cold
War.
3. It was also the symbolic
boundary between democracy
and communism during the
Cold War.
4. The Berlin Wall completely surrounded West
Berlin, running for a total of 96 miles (154.5
km),entirely cutting West Berlin off from the rest
of East Germany.
5. THERE WERE EIGHT BORDER CROSSINGS IN THE WALL
Charlie was the most infamous border
crossing between East and West
Berlin
6.
7. BRANDENBURG GATE
During the Cold
War, when the gate was
located right near the
border between East and
West Berlin, it became a
symbol of a divided city.
On June 12, 1987, President
Ronald Reagan gave this
historic speech
"Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr.
Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
8. THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL
After 28 years, the Berlin Wall finally came down on
November 9, 1989
The Peaceful Revolution was a series of peaceful
political protests against the regime of the German
Democratic Republic
9. September 4, 1989
In Leipzig the demonstrations
began on 4 Sep knowning like
Monday demonstration
September 10, 1989
In the night of 10-11 September, the
Hungarian government opens the
border to Austria for East German
citizens
10. November 4, 1989
The Alexander demonstration was
a demonstration for political reforms
and against the government of the
German Democratic Republic on
Alexanderplatz in East Berlin on 4
November 1989.
11. November 9, 1989
East German government official Günter
Schabowski stated during a press
conference that travel through the border
to the West was open.
To the one word question "when?" he
answered prematurely: "immediately"
12. People who heard the
broadcast were shocked.
They went to the border to
see if it was true.
The border guards, who had
no explicit instructions as to
what to do, let them through.
13. Very quickly, the Berlin Wall was
inundated with people from both
sides. There was a huge celebration
along the Berlin Wall, with people
hugging, kissing, singing, cheering, a
nd crying.
14. People used hammers and picks to knock away chunks of the wall–
they became known as ―mauerspechte,‖ or ―wall woodpeckers‖—while
cranes and bulldozers pulled down section after section.
15. The guards at the Brandenburg Gate were at a loss as to what to do. In the
end they decided to let people cross over…
In December 22, 1989
Brandenburg Gate is finally
opened
17. 10th February, ’90
In a meeting with Chancellor Helmut Kohl in Moscow Gorbachev
guaranteed the right of the German people to live together in one state
12th March, ‘90
Again about 70,000 gathered in Leipzig for the last Monday
demonstration
12th April, ’90
The new East German government was formed
31st August, ‘90
The re-unification treaty was signed in East Berlin
12th September, ‘90
In Moscow the foreign ministers of the four allied forces and the two
German states signed the treaty on the sovereignty of a united
Germany
18. At midnight on 3rd October 1990, the Freedom Bell, a gift from
the United States, was rung, and Germany was again a united
nation.
