WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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Fall of the Soviet Union
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
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Invasion of Normandy
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Berlin Wall, a foreboding vestige of the Cold War that divided communist East Berlin from democratic West Berlin, was opened and fell amid confusion, then joyous celebration on this day in history, Nov. 9, 1989.
Detailed explanation-2: -The fall of the Wall marked the first critical step towards German reunification, which formally concluded a mere 339 days later on 3 October 1990 with the dissolution of East Germany and the official reunification of the German state along the democratic lines of the West German Basic Law.
Detailed explanation-3: -The fall of the Berlin Wall was the first step towards German reunification. The political, economic and social impact of the fall of the Berlin Wall further weakened the already unstable East German government. Germany reunited on 3 October 1990, 11 months after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Detailed explanation-4: -On November 9, 1989, during a press conference after several weeks of civil unrest in the former German Democratic Republic’s (GDR), government representative Günther Schabowski announced that all citizens are immediately allowed to visit West Germany and West Berlin.
Detailed explanation-5: -The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was a pivotal moment, not just in the Cold War but in the history of modern Europe. It was brought about by political reforms inside the Soviet bloc, escalating pressure from the people of eastern Europe and ultimately, confusion over an East German directive to open the border.