Question

in 1989 there was a process of reform in east Germany which led to the opening of the berlin wall

Answer 1

Answer:

It was on 9 November 1989, five days after half a million people gathered in East Berlin in a mass protest, that the Berlin Wall dividing communist East Germany from West Germany crumbled. East German leaders had tried to calm mounting protests by loosening the borders, making travel easier for East Germans.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Berlin Wall, which separated communist East Germany from West Germany, fell on November 9, 1989, five days after half a million people assembled in East Berlin in a huge protest. East German leaders had tried to quell increasing demonstrations by relaxing the borders, allowing East Germans to travel more easily.

Explanation:

• Berlin On November 9, 1989, the wall separating communist East Germany and West Germany crumbled, five days after a large protest in East Berlin drew half a million people.
• East German leaders had tried to soothe growing protests by loosening border controls, allowing East Germans to travel more freely.
• They didn't mean to entirely open the border. Günter Schabowski, a spokesman, was given notes concerning the new restrictions, but he didn't have time to read them before his usual news conference.
• Reporters were taken aback as he read the note aloud for the first time.
• "Private travel outside the country can now be requested without any requirements," he stated.
• Journalists were stunned and demanded more information.
• Mr Schabowski shuffled through his notes and stated that it was effective immediately as far as he was aware.
• In fact, it was supposed to begin the next day, with information on how to apply for a visa.
• However, the news was broadcast on television, and East Germans hurried to the border in droves.
• Harald Jäger, the border guard in charge that night, told Der Spiegel in 2009 that he had been confused as he watched the news conference and then the mob come.