The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a Symbol of an unworkable System economic decline surveillance and oppression totalitarianism for 28 years. Its rise and fall represents an important chapter in the political history of the world.
By 1961 Ulbricht’s State had lost over 2.6 million of its citizens – young, fit, educated, many with valuable specialist skills. During a press conference on July 15, 1961, Ulbricht claimed “no one has any intention of building a wall”. But Moscow apparently thought otherwise and orders followed two weeks later. On August 13, under the command of Erich Honecker, work on the wall was begun. But the fall of the Berlin Wall happened nearly as suddenly as its rise on October 3, 1990.