HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Communism
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Democracy
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Neither
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Both
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Detailed explanation-1: -Q: What did the Berlin Wall symbolize in Germany and around the world? Professor Harrison: The wall symbolized the lack of freedom under communism. It symbolized the Cold War and divide between the communist Soviet bloc and the western democratic, capitalist bloc.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Berlin Wall would prevent the West from having further influence on the East, stop the flow of migrants out of the communist sector, and ultimately become the most iconic image of the Cold War in Europe. The United States quickly condemned the wall, which divided families and limited freedom of movement.
Detailed explanation-3: -By October 1990, Germany was reunified, triggering the swift collapse of the other East European regimes. People celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall. Thirteen months later, on December 25, 1991, Gorbachev resigned and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics dissolved.