On August l3, 1961, East Germany closed the border between East and West Berlin and put up a fence, guarded by soldiers, to divide the two areas. Some people thought it would disappear. But the fence quickly grew into a wall, with guard towers and barbed wire.
Over time, many people tried to cross to the Western sector. Many were captured and sent to prison or killed for their attempts to get around, over, or under the wall.
For 28 years, the Berlin Wall stood as a sign of the severe tension between Western nations and the Soviet Union. Finally, in November of l989, the East German government opened the Berlin Wall, to great celebrations on both sides.
[Horns and people cheering as Berlin Wall is opened]
In the days that followed, citizens of Berlin and East German troops with bulldozers began tearing it down.
[Song “Freiheit” (Freedom) being sung as Berlin Wall is opened]
And that’s our program for today. I’m Steve Ember. Thanks for joining us.
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