the berlin wall is a barrier which separated east and west germany why did they put it up in the first place and why did they tear it down?
2006-09-07 13:35:02 · 5 answers · asked by aznsodagurl 2 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Why was the Berlin Wall built up?
More than 2 .6 million East Germans escaped to West Berlin or West Germany from 1949 to 1961.
Many people had to suffer under repressions of the Communist system or wanted to live a better life in the West.
The East German government saw no other way to prevent from escaping to the West via Berlin than closing the border between East and West Berlin on August 13, 1961
Why the Berlin Wall was taken down?
At 06.53 pm on November 9, 1989 a member of the new East German government was asked at a press conference when the new East German travel law comes into force.
He answered: "Well, as far as I can see, ... straightaway, immediately."
Thousands of East Berliners went to the border crossings. At Bornholmer Strasse the people demanded to open the border and at 10.30 pm the border was opened there.
That moment meant the end of the Berlin Wall.
Soon other border crossing points opened the gates to the West
In that night the deadly border was opened by East Germans peacefully.
2006-09-07 13:40:35 · answer #1 · answered by leoan_rasan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-17 01:49:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was put up by the russians to stop anything from coming in and any people from getting out. we did the berlin airlift to keep all people in berlin alive. then in 1989 Michial Gorbachav had the wall torn down, at the request of Ronald Reagan.
2006-09-07 13:44:39 · answer #3 · answered by native 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To keep the Mongouls out. Then they realized the Mongouls were in Asia and no where near Berlin.
2006-09-07 13:41:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
it was built by the communists to prevent the populace of communist countries form voting with their fet to prove thaqt capitalism is a preferred way of life.
communism fell, and there was no longer any reason to keep families seperated.
2006-09-07 13:42:27 · answer #5 · answered by elmo o 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋