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The Berlin Wall

The cold war was a prolonged period of tension between American and its allies, and the Soviet Union and theirs. Each power wanted to rule the world, and it was a pretty intense struggle. Germany was caught in the middle, for decades. Half of the city of Berlin was controlled by the Russians and half by the USA. The result was a wall separating East Germany from West Germany, and this lasted all the way until 1989.

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When the wall finally fell due to public pressure, the sight was iconic. But what about the wall, as it once was? You can no longer visit it in its original form, as seen here. Few are sad about that, though!