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The Berlin Wall separated the city of Berlin in Germany from 1961 to 1989. Many people thought it was a symbol of the Cold War. The Berlin Wall was taken down on November 9, 1989.
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What imaginary line separated east and West Germany?
The iron curtain ("from the Baltic in the north to the Adriatic in the south") was not imaginary. Many people died trying to flee East Germany.
Why did people in east Germany risk their lives trying to cross over to West Germany?
They wanted to see their dear ones, separated from them by the Berlin Wall.
What was the name of the wall that once separated East and West Germany?
There wasn't actually a wall between East Germany and West Germany. The border was a series of fences and other fortifications. It was normally referred to as the 'inner German border' or the 'Iron Curtain'. The Berlin wall was between West Berlin and East Berlin. Note 'East Germany' and West Germany' were names used by the English-language media. The proper names of the two countries was 'Deutsche Demokratische Republik' (DDR = German Democratic Republic) and 'Bundesrepublik Deutschland' (=BRD, Federal Republic of Germany). East Berlin was part of the DDR. West Berlin was not part of the BRD, it was a separate entity.
What did the fall of the Berlin Wall mean for communisim in Germany?
Once the Berlin wall separating East and West Germany, there was a total overhaul of politics in the East, as it had been Communist since after WWII. This merging of the East and West created the stable political nation we now know today, and in essence meant an end to communism in Germany.
Is Poland East or West of Germany?
Germany is west of Poland.
What sructure separated Germany into east Germany and West Germany?
No structure. Berlin was separated by the berlin wall.
What did Berlin Wall separate?
It separated East and West BerlinThe Berlin Wall separated east and west Germany.
Which separated Germany into two parts. The Polish Corridor is at .?
Poland's Gdansk (or Dantzig) corridor separated East Prussia from the rest of Germany.
In What part of Germany was Berlin located during the cold war?
Berlin was 110 miles east of the "Inter German Border," the line that separated East Germany from West Germany.
Was East Germany a communist country in the cold war?
Yes. East Germany was separated from West Germany by the Berlin Wall during the era of communism there. East Germany was part of the Soviet Communist Bloc and West Germany was the non-communist portion.
Which European country was divided in to two countries by a wall until 1989?
Germany was divided into West Germany and East Germany (1949-1990) by the Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall split the capital of Berlin and separated the democrats (West Germany) from the communists (East Germany). It was built by the Soviets, who occupied East Germany, to prevent East Germans from migrating to West Germany and further into Western Europe.
By what name is west and East Germany known today?
Germany or Deutscheland in German
Was Germany broken into smaller nations?
Until Otto von Bismarck unified Germany in the 1860s creating the "Second Reich" Germany consisted of many small independently ruled nations. From 1920 until 1939 the East Prussian state of Germany was separated from the rest of Germany by the Danzig corridor of Poland, but was still politically part of Germany and not a separate nation. From 1945 until 1990 Germany was partitioned into West Germany and East Germany.
What imaginary line separated east and West Germany?
The iron curtain ("from the Baltic in the north to the Adriatic in the south") was not imaginary. Many people died trying to flee East Germany.
Do the wendish come from chinia?
Absolutely not! The Wends/Sorbs were a Slavic group that lived in the Lusatia region, which is now known as East Germany. Some still reside in East Germany today, while the majority migrated to Texas and Australia.
What two countries did the Berlin Wall seperate?
The Berlin wall separated east and west Germany which have now reunited and became Germany.
How did East Berlin become democratic?
East Berlin (Germany) became democratic as part of the reunification of East with West Germany in 1990. With the fall of the Berlin Wall and the release of Soviet control over East Germany, the long-separated halves of the German nation, including East Berlin, merged to form the Federal Republic of Germany.
