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The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was erected in 1961 by the
communist government, to make it impossible for East Germans to leave their country.
JFK gave his famous “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech.http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/jfkberliner.html
President Kennedy says, “Ich bin ein Berliner.” (I am a Berliner) – I support you.
Due to the Allied Air Lift, from a few years prior, and President Kennedy’s support, West Berlin remained a vigorous and healthy city. Berlin, unfortunately, remained divided.
United States President Ronald Reagan delivers his famed "Tear Down This Wall" speech at the Berlin Wall in June of 1987, in which he called for Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the wall.
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreaganbrandenburggate.htm