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Destiny Guzman

Berlin Wall

1. For what reason was the berlin wall built?to keep people in and for a solid wall separating the two cities

2. What impact did it have germany and its people? it physically divided them. Cutting them off from the outside world.

3.What countries were involved? the east germany and the west germany

4.Why was it considered a symbol of the cold war? The Berlin wall that separated West Germany form East Germany symbolized the Iron Curtain, as Churchill described, that was created between the communists in East Europe and those opposing communism in West Europe. To both Germans in the East and the West the wall represented the sovereignty over their country. To the West-Berliners the Berlin Wall symbolized the Soviet's obsessive need for control and for the East-Berliners it was a barrier they could no longer cross to work in the higher-paying and better living-standers west.

5.Who were the historical personalities involved and what were their roles? germany