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The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls, which circumscribed a wide area (later known as the "death strip") that contained anti-vehicle trenches, "fakir beds" and other defenses. The Eastern Bloc claimed that the wall was erected to protect its population from fascist elements conspiring to prevent the "will of the people" in building a socialist state in East Germany. In practice, the Wall served to prevent the massive emigration and defection that marked Germany and the communist Eastern Bloc during the post-World War II period.
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Are most locations in Europe east or west longitude?
The majority of Europe is located east of the Prime Meridian.
What are the four main parts of Europe?
Northern Europe, Western europe, southern europe, eastern europeIt's simply north, east, south and west
What two continents border the aegean sea?
The two continents are Europe and Africa.
Does mercury rotate east to west or west to east?
west to east
Blank and blank are both east and west of the prime meridian?
Europe and Africa lie on both sides of the Prime Meridian.
How was Europe divided and what were three consequences of its division?
Europe was divided by The Iron Curtain into a West and East.
What is the country in north central Europe which is used to be divided into east and west republics?
Germany.
What Two new nations created out of a divided Europe were?
East Germany and West Germany.
What were the two new nations created out of a divided Europe?
East Germany and West Germany.
What was a country in Europe that was divided into east and west?
During the cold war era each European country was classified as part of either Free Western Europe, or of Communist Eastern Europe which was mostly dominated by the Soviet Union until the Soviet Union broke up.
What is an example of a relic boundary in Europe?
Berlin in Germany (where it was divided as East Germany and West Germany)
What was the boundary called that divided east and west Europe during the cold war?
The Iron Curtain
How are the Himalayas divided in the east-west direction?
how are the himalayas divided in the east and west directions
Is gerogia in east west Europe?
Georgia is in the east of Europe.
What was the cause of Europe dividing into eastern and westerns groups?
Europe is divided into West and East because of political and geographical regions, just for sense of region.
What colony was once divided into east and west sections but reunited?
which colony divided into east and west sections reunited
Is Europe located to the East or west of the US of America?
Europe is to the east of the USA.
