The wall comes down, turns the world around
The fall of the Berlin Wall was a major turning point in
recent history. It marked the end of communism in Germany, and was a symbol for
the end of communism throughout Europe. Soon after the collapse of the German
regime, communist governments began to fall in other nations such as Poland,
Romania and Czechoslovakia. In 1991, after a failed coup by Soviet leaders
against President Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union itself dissolved,
completely ending the reign of oppression that had begun in 1917.
http://library.thinkquest.org/20176/berlinwalltimeline.htm
The fall of the Berlin Wall proved to be a major turning point in our world's history. The once mighty Soviet Union fell alongisde the Wall and it wasn't long before they met their demise.
In December of 1991, as the world watched in amazement, the Soviet Union disintegrated into fifteen separate countries. Its collapse was hailed by the west as a victory for freedom, a triumph of democracy over totalitarianism, and
evidence of the superiority of capitalism over socialism. The United States rejoiced as its formidable enemy was brought to its knees, thereby ending the Cold War which had hovered over these two superpowers since the end of World War
II. Indeed, the breakup of the Soviet Union transformed the entire world political situation, leading to a complete reformulation of political, economic and military alliances all over the globe.
http://www.coldwar.org/articles/90s/fall_of_the_soviet_union.asp
In the aftermath of the Cold War and all the events in it, Germany was finally free. On August 31, a unification treaty was signed and East and West Germany were united as one.
November 9, 1989, will be remembered as one of the great moments of German history. On that day, the dreadful Berlin Wall, which for twenty-eight years had been the symbol of German division, cutting through the heart of the old capital city, was unexpectedly opened by GDR border police. In joyful disbelief, Germans from both sides climbed up on the Wall, which had been
called "the ugliest edifice in the world." They embraced each other and sang and danced in the streets. Some began chiseling away chips of the Wall as if to have a personal hand in tearing it down, or at least to carry away a piece of
German history. East Germans immediately began pouring into West Germany. Within a few days, over 1 million persons per day had seized the chance to seetheir western neighbor firsthand.
http://www.germanculture.com.ua/library/history/bl_wall_collapse_unification.htm
recent history. It marked the end of communism in Germany, and was a symbol for
the end of communism throughout Europe. Soon after the collapse of the German
regime, communist governments began to fall in other nations such as Poland,
Romania and Czechoslovakia. In 1991, after a failed coup by Soviet leaders
against President Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union itself dissolved,
completely ending the reign of oppression that had begun in 1917.
http://library.thinkquest.org/20176/berlinwalltimeline.htm
The fall of the Berlin Wall proved to be a major turning point in our world's history. The once mighty Soviet Union fell alongisde the Wall and it wasn't long before they met their demise.
In December of 1991, as the world watched in amazement, the Soviet Union disintegrated into fifteen separate countries. Its collapse was hailed by the west as a victory for freedom, a triumph of democracy over totalitarianism, and
evidence of the superiority of capitalism over socialism. The United States rejoiced as its formidable enemy was brought to its knees, thereby ending the Cold War which had hovered over these two superpowers since the end of World War
II. Indeed, the breakup of the Soviet Union transformed the entire world political situation, leading to a complete reformulation of political, economic and military alliances all over the globe.
http://www.coldwar.org/articles/90s/fall_of_the_soviet_union.asp
In the aftermath of the Cold War and all the events in it, Germany was finally free. On August 31, a unification treaty was signed and East and West Germany were united as one.
November 9, 1989, will be remembered as one of the great moments of German history. On that day, the dreadful Berlin Wall, which for twenty-eight years had been the symbol of German division, cutting through the heart of the old capital city, was unexpectedly opened by GDR border police. In joyful disbelief, Germans from both sides climbed up on the Wall, which had been
called "the ugliest edifice in the world." They embraced each other and sang and danced in the streets. Some began chiseling away chips of the Wall as if to have a personal hand in tearing it down, or at least to carry away a piece of
German history. East Germans immediately began pouring into West Germany. Within a few days, over 1 million persons per day had seized the chance to seetheir western neighbor firsthand.
http://www.germanculture.com.ua/library/history/bl_wall_collapse_unification.htm