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What physically separated West Berlin from its surroundings until 1989?

  • The Iron Curtain

  • The Berlin Moat

  • The Berlin Wall

  • The Berlin Fence

Answer

The Berlin Wall, built in 1961, physically separated West Berlin from its East Berlin and East German surroundings until it fell in 1989. This wall was a stark symbol of the division between East and West during the Cold War.
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