The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 by East Germany to stop the flow of people from East to West Berlin. It divided Berlin and Germany for nearly 30 years until 1989 when increasing civil unrest and reforms in the Soviet Union led to its fall. The fall of the Berlin Wall was a pivotal event that symbolized the end of the Cold War and led to German reunification in 1990.

1. The Berlin Wall 1961 - 1989

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