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Was the soviet union the first nation to cross Germany and reach Berlin?
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∙ 11y ago
no, american troops and russian troops met in Berlin
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Was it right for Stalin to impose the blockade of West Berlin?
No, it was not, because it was in direct contravention of his agreement at the Potsdam Conference to keep Germany as well as the city of Berlin governed by the United States, Great Britain and the USSR. (France was added later.) Berlin was in the middle of the Soviet part of Germany, so there was no access to Berlin except through the Soviet part. Although Stalin had promised open roads to Berlin, he reneged on his promise, blockaded West Berlin and closed all roads to West Berlin. The move was made solely to oust the other Allies from the city by starvation and lack of supplies so the Soviet Union would have total control over the former German capital and of all East Berlin. The Allies posed no threat to the USSR, so Stalin cannot claim he was doing it for defensive reasons. It was a double-cross made solely for the purpose of excluding Allied authority from the Soviet side of the country of Germany. The Allies defeated this by the Berlin Airlift and in 1949, Stalin conceded and lifted the blockade. By the way, although the entire perimeter of West Berlin was cordoned off, this was not the Berlin Wall. That came after Stalin was dead. That was built on August 13, 1961 on orders from Nikita Khrushchev to stop East Germans from fleeing the Soviet side into the Western side ordered that built
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 is the connection between East Berlin and the Berlin Wall?
East Berlin was the capital of Communist East Germany. However, many East Germans wanted to escape East Germany in order to find freedom in West Germany. The easiest way to do this was to cross into West Berlin, which was an enclave of West Germany that was completely surrounded by East German territory. The East German government was dismayed by the number that East Germans who were leaving East Germany and, therefore, built the Berlin Wall in 1961 in order to prevent the further hemorrhaging of population.
What led to the eventual division of Germany into two countries?
At the end of WW2 the Russians, Americans, French and English had arrived in Berlin. The Russians got into the area first followed by the Western nations, so they claimed land. To settle the problem the Western powers and the Russians agreed that Berlin would be divided into four sections for each nation. The Western nations combined to make West Berlin and West Germany while the Russians took the area that became known as East Berlin and East Germany. This was the start of the cold war. Soon the Russians built the Berlin Wall and stopped all traffic and connection to the Western sections and "checkpoint Charlie" was formed with Western powers on one side and the Russians on the other. The people of East Germany could not freely cross the border or visit family until 1989 when the wall came down.
Why did the Soviet Union blockade Berlin?
Because Berlin is 110 miles inside East Germany at the time,and the USSR controlled the road and rail acess to get to Berlin. It was believed that it was impossible to supply all the food,coal,gasoline,etc.by air.
What did the Berlin wall mean for those who wished to cross it?
As you may know, the Berlin wall was constructed during world war 2. The soviet union created this boundary to keep the citizens of East germany (which was under communist rule by the soviet union) from migrating to the democratic west germany. Berlin Wall was this big barrier that didn't allow east germans to get out of soviet rules. East germans at that time were starved; many children scraped off food from the lids of trashcans. Crossing the Berlin wall meant freedom from the tyrannic communist rule of the Soviet Union. Eventually the Berlin wall was broken down, symbolizing the end of the soviet union and the freedom of East Germany.
How did people of west Berlin leave East Germany?
Yes. People could cross from West Berlin to West Germany.
How are soldiers remembered in Germany?
There are war memorials for the fallen German soldiers of both World Wars all over Germany. Most of them are in the form of a large iron cross with the names of the dead printed on them. Other war memorials such as the Soviet victory memorial in Berlin can be found in Germany as well.
Was it right for Stalin to impose the blockade of West Berlin?
No, it was not, because it was in direct contravention of his agreement at the Potsdam Conference to keep Germany as well as the city of Berlin governed by the United States, Great Britain and the USSR. (France was added later.) Berlin was in the middle of the Soviet part of Germany, so there was no access to Berlin except through the Soviet part. Although Stalin had promised open roads to Berlin, he reneged on his promise, blockaded West Berlin and closed all roads to West Berlin. The move was made solely to oust the other Allies from the city by starvation and lack of supplies so the Soviet Union would have total control over the former German capital and of all East Berlin. The Allies posed no threat to the USSR, so Stalin cannot claim he was doing it for defensive reasons. It was a double-cross made solely for the purpose of excluding Allied authority from the Soviet side of the country of Germany. The Allies defeated this by the Berlin Airlift and in 1949, Stalin conceded and lifted the blockade. By the way, although the entire perimeter of West Berlin was cordoned off, this was not the Berlin Wall. That came after Stalin was dead. That was built on August 13, 1961 on orders from Nikita Khrushchev to stop East Germans from fleeing the Soviet side into the Western side ordered that built
Which country must you cross to take the most direct route from Berlin Germany to Vienna Austria?
INDIA
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 is the connection between East Berlin and the Berlin Wall?
East Berlin was the capital of Communist East Germany. However, many East Germans wanted to escape East Germany in order to find freedom in West Germany. The easiest way to do this was to cross into West Berlin, which was an enclave of West Germany that was completely surrounded by East German territory. The East German government was dismayed by the number that East Germans who were leaving East Germany and, therefore, built the Berlin Wall in 1961 in order to prevent the further hemorrhaging of population.
What led to the eventual division of Germany into two countries?
At the end of WW2 the Russians, Americans, French and English had arrived in Berlin. The Russians got into the area first followed by the Western nations, so they claimed land. To settle the problem the Western powers and the Russians agreed that Berlin would be divided into four sections for each nation. The Western nations combined to make West Berlin and West Germany while the Russians took the area that became known as East Berlin and East Germany. This was the start of the cold war. Soon the Russians built the Berlin Wall and stopped all traffic and connection to the Western sections and "checkpoint Charlie" was formed with Western powers on one side and the Russians on the other. The people of East Germany could not freely cross the border or visit family until 1989 when the wall came down.
Can Jewish people cross the Berlin wall?
The Berlin Wall was to prevent all citizens of East Germany from escaping East Germany by going to West Berlin. It was built in 1961, long after the Holocaust, and had nothing to do with any distinction between Jews or Non-Jews, but rather East German citizens and West German citizens.
How long would it take to drive from Normandy France to Berlin Germany?
It would take less than one second to cross the border
Why did the Soviet Union blockade Berlin?
Because Berlin is 110 miles inside East Germany at the time,and the USSR controlled the road and rail acess to get to Berlin. It was believed that it was impossible to supply all the food,coal,gasoline,etc.by air.
Why did people want to escape the Berlin wall?
At the time of the Berlin wall it was a bid for freedom from the communist-held East Berlin that drove many to attempt to cross the wall.. finally when the wall was pulled down by the people of West Berlin, the unification of Germany began
