As dawn broke on August 13, 1961, the residents of Berlin awoke to a startling reality: their city was being cleaved in two by a wall of concrete and …
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Iron Curtain in concrete: Why the Berlin Wall was built
As dawn broke on August 13, 1961, the residents of Berlin awoke to a startling reality: their city was being cleaved in two by a wall of concrete and barbed wire. The Berlin Wall, a symbol of Cold War tensions that would endure for nearly three decades, began as a surprise overnight project, transforming the cityscape and the lives of millions...
In the years that followed World War Two, and the growing tension between Soviet Russia and the democratic states in Europe, the city of Berlin in …
In the aftermath of World War II, the world bore witness to a Germany divided, its territories carved up among the victorious Allies. This period of …
Story about the history of the tension between the United States and the USSR between the end of WWII and 1991
