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The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall: Emigration and Division

This chapter explores the economic despair and resulting mass emigration of East Germans that prompted the construction of the Berlin Wall. It culminates in the events leading to the wall's historic fall in 1989, marked by peaceful protests and significant political shifts.

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