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To: instantgratification

And Reagan had nothing to do with the Berlin wall coming down either, right?


139 posted on 05/09/2007 1:48:53 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe

The Berlin Wall came down largely due to two events: 1) Hungary removed border restrictions with Austria, and East German tourists began travelling to Austria via Hungary; and 2) returning from Austria, East Germans began demonstrating against Honecker, who was replaced by Krenz.

I don’t think most of those East Germans heard Reagan’s speech.


141 posted on 05/09/2007 1:55:39 PM PDT by instantgratification
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