The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall - Konrad H. Jarausch

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In the early hours of August 13, 1961,East German construction workers flanked by soldiers and policebegan tearing up streets and erecting barriers throughout the city of Berlinand its surroundings.This night marked the beginning of one of history's most infamous dividing lines,the Berlin Wall.Construction on the wall continued for the next decadeas it cut through neighborhoods,separated families,and divided not just Germany, but the world.To understand how we got to this point,we have to go back to World War II.America, Britain, and Francejoined forces with the Soviet Union against the Axis Powers.After they defeated Nazi Germany,each of the victorious nations occupied part of the country.The division was meant to be temporary,but the former allies found them...