The destruction of the Berlin Wall is regarded as a pivotal event in world history because it marked the beginning of the end for Europe's Iron Curtain – the political boundary that divided western countries from Soviet states following the conclusion of the Second World War.
The guarded concrete barrier existed from 1961 until 1989 and divided West Berlin and East Germany.
The destruction of the Berlin Wall is regarded as a pivotal event in world history because it marked the beginning of the end for Europe’s Iron Curtain– the political boundary that divided western countries from Soviet states following the conclusion of the Second World War. Three weeks after the fall of the Berlin Wall, U.S. President George H.W. Bush met with Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the Malta Summit and declared an end to the Cold War.Watch the report from CTV News' Philip Winslow on Nov. 9, 1989 in West Berlin by
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