By: Cole and Billy

Between 1949 and 1961 3.5 million East Germans fled to escape communism.

This embarrassed East German leaders and the Berlin Wall was built.

Built to keep East Germans from fleeing West to capitalist nations.

Life in West Germany was far better than the East.

Began as a layer of barbed wire Quickly turned into a barrier several

layers deep, with watch towers, search lights, mines, and border guards.

After the wall was built, many East Germans tried to escape into West Germany.

Many lost their lives attempting to do so. A main way of escaping was building

tunnels underneath the wall.

Many lives lost Violated the Four- Power control policy

between the U.S., France, and Britain, with the Soviet Union. They didn’t want to do anything about it because they didn’t want to cause a shooting war.

November 9, 1989 Thousands of East and West Germans

gathered at the wall to protest, and eventually, just before midnight, soldiers and citizens began tearing down the wall.

Chaotic situations Crimes and violence increased Opened up the world to East Germans Signified collapse of communism

YouTube - The Berlin Wall (Britannica.com)