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red army captures Berlin
the city is divided into the soviet sector in the east and i the west was the U.S, British, and French sector. -
Currency reformed in Berlin
Berlin is divided into two different currency zones. -
Germany divided
In July 1946 Germany was formally divided between the allies. -
special passport and permission required
special passport and permission were required to travel between east and west Berlin by fall of 1946 -
Berlin blockade begins
soviet disallowed supplies and good from entering west berlin -
United States begins Berlin airlifts
It keeps Berlin provided with food and fuel. -
North Atlantic treaty organization (NATO)
United States, Canada, and the western European countries sign the north Atlantic treaty organization (NATO) in Washington. -
Border closes
Border between wast and west Germany and between east Germany and west Berlin. -
east german borders were closed
east German borders were closed not allowing west through in 1952. -
Building workers in east Berlin riot
Building workers in east Berlin riot over working conditions. Red army steps in to stop the riot. -
Berlin wall created
the Berlin wall was created to prevent east Berlin from escaping to the west. The wall became a symbol of the division of Europe. -
Second wall being built
Second wall is being built to stop escape. -
John F Kennedy visits the wall
He declares himself as a Berliner and vows to protect the people of West Berlin. -
the third generation wall was eradicated
a heavier, larger and less penetrable wall was eradicated in 1965. -
Ronald Regan
He urges the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear the wall down. -
Hungarian govt. opens it's border with Austria
Thousands of people from east Germany leave and make there way to West Germany. -
Thousands of east Germans go to the border demanding to be let through
The guards stood back and thousands went over the wall to West Berlin. -
west Berlin access was opened
east and west Berliners began to dismantle the wall. -
brandenburg gate opened
Brandenburg gate closed and was formally opened in December 1989. -
Germany reunified
there was no more east and west Germany because they were reunified.