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The Berlin Wall — more than just bricks and barbed wire, it became the most powerful symbol of the Cold War. Built suddenly overnight in August 1961, it split families, friends, and an entire nation into East and West Berlin. ✈️🚧

In this video, we explain why the Berlin Wall was built, what it meant for Germany, and how it represented the larger global struggle between communism and capitalism. For 28 years, the Wall stood as a barrier to freedom, until its dramatic fall in 1989 changed the world forever.

If you’ve ever wondered:

Why was the Berlin Wall built?

Who built it and when?

What life was like on both sides of the Wall?

And why its fall was so important…

Then this short video will give you the answers in under a minute.

Illustrations & elements credit: Freepik

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