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Who : German Democratic Republic

Where : East Germany & West Berlin

When : August 13th 1961 (1961-1989)

What : The berlin wall begin to be construcuted on August 13, 1961. The wall was put up to keep people in there own country. The West Germans called the wall Schandmaur " Wall of Shame". It was also named the " Iron Curtain".

Why : The Berlin Wall was made to cut all ties between East and West Berlin. It was erected because of the flee of 2.6 million germans that escaped into East Berlin. East Berlin claimed the wall was made to "protect citizens from capitalism".

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