Wann baute die DDR die Mauer in Berlin?
When did the GDR build the wall in Berlin?
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Explanation
The Berlin Wall was built on August 13, 1961, by the GDR to prevent the emigration of people from East Germany to West Germany. It symbolized the division of Germany and the Cold War, embodying the ideological and political tensions between the communist East and the capitalist West. The fall of the Wall in 1989 ultimately led to the reunification of Germany in 1990.
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