What Caused The Berlin Wall. Thirty years after the cold war barrier was removed, we look at its origins and where parts of it can still be seen. Barrier constructed by the german democratic republic, enclosing west berlin.
The berlin wall was constructed by the german democratic republic (gdr) in 1961 in an attempt to cordon off the allied sector of west berlin, occupied by extensive diplomatic negotiations surrounded the berlin wall, and several famous political figures, including us president kennedy spoke about.
The story of the berlin wall is one of division and repression, but also of the yearning for freedom — and the events that led up to its toppling are no exception. This weekend, berlin is celebrating again, with a symbolic wall of illuminated balloons being released into the sky amid a programme of concerts, plays and the wall divided friends, families and loved ones, causing people on both sides to lose their jobs and livelihoods if trapped on the wrong side. Emigration from east berlin to west berlin to escape communism and live a better life under capitalism. The fall of the berlin wall (german: