Oppression Of The Berlin Wall

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1961 wend president john f Kenney communist oppression was place in put on the Berlin Wall . the reason that the wall was place democratic West Germany shortly after the Soviet-supported Communist state of East Germany . the division was a big problem for the for Easter side the separation of the freedom of choice. also the separation of the rich and the poor . their were separation of families divide between families. the thing about the wall is to change people to came and over to the other side to have that big separation in the soviet union and democracy of the west. the placement of the wall was put first with wire cable then wall breaks ,painted wall to shout any trespassing and then last placement of second wall and stick that have

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