GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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The 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall is observed in ____
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2010
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2012
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2014
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2016
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On 9th November the world celebrated the 25th anniversary of, probably, the most significant event in recent European history – the fall of the Berlin wall. For decades, it stood not just as a physical division between East and West Germany but also as a symbol of division between East and the West.
Detailed explanation-2: -On the night of 9 November 1989, people gathered along the checkpoints of the Berlin Wall. After 30 years of separation, West and East Germans were to coexist, without enduring strict border controls. Euphoric crowds of people cheered as the Wall crumbled.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the year since the Wall went up, 20 people have died trying to escape to the West.
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