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an ugly scar that divided one of Europe's great cities for a few decades. After WWII Berlin was divided into [the communist] east side and the non-communist west side. People from the east side were [going to work] at the west side, as well as defect to West Berlin, which was considered a part of West Germany. [One day] in 1961 all exits to the west side were closed and cut off. The Berlin Wall was erected, primarily to halt the flow of defectors from East Berlin. The Wall was armed with landmines and there were "security" towers manned with guards who shot escape hopefuls on site. Many people who attempted defection were killed by the Stasi, guards, but a few lucky ones managed to escape - even though it was extremely difficult. With the Iron Curtain coming down during the autumn of 1989, the Berlin Wall was opened up by Communist East Germans on November 8. Soon there was celebration, dancing and the use of tools to chip away at the wall. [The communist] regime of East Germany resigned and the Wall was completely torn down sometime in early 1990. A historical and exciting time that was.
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