aug 13, 1961 - The Berlin Wall was put up
Description:
During the Cold War, Germany put up a giant wall in Berlin to stop the mass immigration from East Berlin to West Berlin. The wall started as a barbed wire fence and then a full concrete blockade. The wall would stay up until 1989. This is an example of isolationism.Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 13, 1961
Now
~ 64 years ago