Question

Why was the fall of Berlin Wall symbolic?

It symbolized the collapse of the Soviet Union that occurred soon after.

It symbolized the anger of the West Berlin citizens that they had live under communism.

It symbolized the end of the Berlin airlifts that stopped soon after.

It symbolized the destruction of the arms race that had led to too many missiles.

Answer 1

it symbolizes the collapse of the Soviet union that occurred soon after

Answer 2

The wall, which stood between 1961 to 1989, came to symbolize the 'Iron Curtain' – the ideological split between East and West – that existed across Europe and between the two superpowers, the US and the Soviet Union, and their allies, during the Cold War.