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Germany Divided!
In July 1946, Germany was formally divided between the Allies. Britain, France and the United States worked together to establish an independent government. In the east, the Soviets had control. -
Passport Required
Special passports and permissions were required to travel between East and West Berlin by the fall of 1946. People could, however, still travel relatively freely into both East Germany and East Berlin and from East Germany. -
Blockade Begins
Soviets stopped supplies from being transported into West Berlin. So in response the US airlifted supplies in. -
East German Officials Meet With Stalin
East German officials met with Stalin in April 1952 -
Riot Over Working Conditions
Builders of the Berlin Wall riot over there harsh working conditions -
The Creation of The Berlin Wall
This event is important because it is the creation of the wall and it caused many families to split up. -
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The Berlin Wall
The build up and fall of the Berlin Wall. -
President John F. Kennedy Gave His Speach
JFK went to Schöneberg City Hall in West Berlin and gave a speach -
Martin Luther King went to Germany
Martin Luther King was invited to East Berlin and used his US ID card to get to the west. -
Wall Gets Erection
A larger heavier and less penetrable wall was erected in 1965. This was the third wall. The first and second merged into a single large wall quite quickly. -
Agreement Signed
Agreement signed between East and West Berlin to make it easier and safer to travel between the to. -
Diplomatic Ties!
East and West Germany establish formal diplomatic ties. -
Walter Ulbricht Dies in Office
The head of the German Democratic Republic dies in office. -
Ronald Reagan Visits Germany
Ronald Reagan visits Berlin for the first time. -
West Berlin Transit Authority
The West Berlin transit authority takes over the running of the S-Bahn commuter rail lines on January . -
Bomb Explosion In Berlin
On April 5, a bomb explosion kills three people, two of them US soldiers, in a Berlin disco known as La Belle. 230 people, including 50 Americans, are also injured in the terrorist blast, later blamed on Libya. -
Ronald Reagan Visits Berlin Again
During his second Berlin visit, US president Ronald Reagan makes a speech in front of the Brandenburg Gate in which he demands Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this Wall!. -
700 Hungarian Refugees Cross Border
On August 19, over 700 GDR refugees cross the Hungarian-Austrian border at Sopron. -
East Berliners Cross Over To West Berlin
German Democratic Republic will now be permitted to travel without restrictions effective immediately.Unaware of this sudden change in policy, border guards are overwhelmed by crowds of East Berliners who want to cross into West Berlin. Over the next few months the Berlin Wall will soon almost completely disappear. -
Reunited!
East Berliners and West Berliners are formally reunited.