The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall
Dan Snow's History Hit
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I Grew Up in a War Zone, a Kind of Prison
As a child it was difficult to understand why there was this sharp division between east and west. You were bombarded with the western propaganda through the american radio station. And as was the west berlin one, which was heavily influenced by the Americans. Though it was oppressive in a way, i got fairly used to it. I would say, did your family in the east come to resent you? In any ways. It always was a reminder that you are an island, that you were surrounded by danger. We could hear they had the figter planes crossing the borders, and with huge, loud speakers and enormous noise,. They throned their propaganda across the western side. But on
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