And the Wall Fell Down 28 Years Later

The Berlin Wall separated West Berlin from East Berlin. The 

Eastern Bloc claimed that the wall was up to protect the population from fascist elements of the Socialist state is East Berlin. The wall also served to prevent the massive emigration and defection from the communist Eastern Bloc. The Berlin Wall’s construction started on August 13, 1961. The wall was more than 87 miles long.  When the wall was constructed, many families were split and many East Berliners employed in the west lost their jobs. East Germany was isolated, only West Germans and citizens of Western countries could visit East Germany. Many of these visitors had to apply for a visa before they could enter east Gremany. On November 9, 1989, the wall was considered to have fallen, but the wall was not entirely down.  For the days that  followed  people brought sledge hammers, hammers, chisels. These people created several new crossing and East Germany recognized ten new border crossing.  Crowds on both sides cheered bulldozers which took away parts of the wall. This picture shows two men, one an eastern guard the other a westerner speaking through a hole in the wall. If this image were to be zoomed out, we may see people striking the wall with hammers and such. The wall would likely be chipped in many sections covered in anti-wall graffiti. The guard could have harmed the westerner for whatever reason. The guard does not appear to be angry therefore, this picture displays members of both of the societies comfortable talking to each other. The picture demonstrates that both sides wanted the wall to come down.The wall But no, the two men are having, what appears to be, a peaceful conversation after 28 years of separation.