The Berlin Wall
Background
The Berlin wall was built in 1961 because there were so many people who tried to immigrate into the West side of Berlin and enter a better life then they had in the East side.
In the early morning of 8-13-1961 the DDR began to blockade the streets between East and West Berlin with a incite wire fence (= Stacheldrahtzaun) Tanks arrived at concentration points and they blockaded streets with stones and barricades. The S-/U-Bahn (the train through the city) was disconnected and it was prohibited for the people to go to the West side of Berlin, 60,000 commuter inclu…
