The Fall of the Berlin Wall

  • The Fall of the Berlin Wall occurred because of the Germans
  • It took place in Berlin
  • It started when communism began to collapse in Poland
  • Gunter Schabowski announced that the borders were open
  • Many people didn't believe him so they went to see if it was true
  • When they got to the borders, guards were letting people across
  • Peopl began chipping at the wall from both sides with hammers
  • Everyone began to celebrate
  • After all the chipping away, the wall got weak and collapsed
  • After the wall fell, East and West Germany reunited into one German state