Bong Network

In August 1961, Berlin woke up to barbed wire cutting through streets, tram lines and even families. How did a city go from open border to one of the most heavily guarded walls in history overnight?

In this short video, we break down the rise of the Berlin Wall: the Cold War tensions between the USSR and the West, why East Germany felt threatened by people escaping to the West, and how the “Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart” became a global symbol of division.