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Discuss the factors that contributed to the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

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The fall of the Berlin Wall marked a symbolic end to the division of Europe and the Cold War, paving the way for German reunification and the subsequent geopolitical transformations in Eastern Europe.

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The collapse of the Berlin Wall was influenced by factors such as political reforms in the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev, popular protests in East Germany, and the failure of the communist regime to maintain control.

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