What was symbolic about the Berlin Wall falling on November 9, 1989?

The Berlin Wall had divided East and West Berlin and symbolized the broader division between communist and noncommunist Europe during the Cold War. Its opening in 1989 became a sign that communist governments in Eastern Europe were losing power, helping mark the beginning of communism’s fall across Europe. So the best answer is that it represented the beginning of the fall of communism in Europe.

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