How a barrier of barbed wire became a symbol of Cold War division
In short: In August 1961, the East German government began a construction project that would define an era. This video examines the origins of the Berlin Wall and its role in suppressing human rights.
The construction began in August 1961, when the Communist government of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) started placing barbed wire and building walls between East and West Berlin. For nearly three decades, this structure served as a potent symbol of ideological division and the suppression of human rights throughout the Cold War period.
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