13 agos 1961 anni - Construction of the Berlin Wall

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East Germany supposedly built a concrete wall to "prevent Western Fascists from entering the East". In reality, the wall was to obstruct defection to the West.

Significance: The wall was a symbol of the oppression people faced under the Communist regime. Its construction blacked many people from their family, friends and jobs for over a decade.

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