History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2287 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Berlin Wall Falls
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The idea
By the end of nineteen eighty-nine, Digital History records, the Berlin Wall had been smashed, as Eastern Bloc nations turned against their Communist governments.
In practice
Protesters from both halves of Berlin tearing down large pieces of the wall, as the anchor describes.
Where people slip
Gorbachev let the Eastern Bloc nations go, the Yawp says.
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