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Because many countries would not trade with a communist nation, East Berliners did not have a lot of the latest technology. They did not have designer clothes or expensive cars. It was also hard for them to get certain kinds of foods. For instance, many East Berliners had never had a banana before the Wall fell because East Germany could not get them from anywhere.
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Berlin wall which side was communist?
East was communist and run by the Soviets. The West side was run by the Allies and remained free of Communism.
Why did people only paint the west side of the Berlin wall?
The East German border guards would shoot anybody approaching the east side of the wall.
The Berlin Wall how did it start?
The Berlin wall started when Germany was divided up into 4 section 1 for the U.S 1 for the USSR 1 for France and 1 for Britain then after that the people in east Berlin were trying to escape communism by fleeing into the western side of Germany the communist were angry and decided to built a wall stopping all from crossing the boarder.
Why was Berlin a cold war flashpoint between 1957 to 1963?
Because their was a wall down the Middle, separating East Germany and Berlin from West Germany and West Berlin. The East side was supported by the Soviets while the West side was supported by Americans.
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.
Did people get in trouble for spray painting on the Berlin wall?
On the East Side yes but on the west side no
Why did people die on the Berlin Wall?
The Berlin Wall was patrolled by soldiers on the East German side and they had orders to fire on people trying to climb over the wall to West Berlin.
What cities were on either side of the Berlin Wall?
The Berlin Wall surrounded West Berlin. Therefore... Inside the Berlin Wall: West Berlin Outside the Berlin Wall: The two closest cities were Potsdam to the west, and East Berlin to the east.
What did the construction of the Berlin wall due to Germany?
separated the east side from the west side of Berlin. It was built to prevent people from escaping from the eastern half of Berlin.
Berlin wall which side was communist?
East was communist and run by the Soviets. The West side was run by the Allies and remained free of Communism.
Why did people only paint the west side of the Berlin wall?
The East German border guards would shoot anybody approaching the east side of the wall.
What side was the Berlin Wall torn down by?
The Berlin Wall was torn down by the East German government, who owned it.
Why was the east side not allowed to go up to the Berlin wall?
They didn't want people climbing over.
Which country conterolled the east side of the Berlin wall?
USSR
Why did the east side of Berlin not permit people to approach the wall?
Because they didn't want anyone to try to escape over it.
Why was the west side of the Berlin wall covered in graffiti but not the east side?
On the east side, it was forbidden to go on the side of the street the Wall was on. (The Wall was on Mauerstrasse - "wall street." It's still named that.) The west side didn't have that problem.
When and why was the Berlin Wall divided?
November 9, 1989. Their were 2 reason for building the wall. 1. Economics. Too many well-educated people moved from East Germany, and some worked in West Berlin and lived in East Berlin (it's cheaper there), so DDR lost money on this. 2. Political. The West side interfered with the East side (the Russian sector).
