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What transportation advantage did west Berlin have over east Berlin?
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Why did America begin the Berlin Airlift?
Because Russia had taken over East Berlin, the supplies coming from West Berlin to East Berlin had been cut off, leaving the people in East Berlin with virtually no supplies. The Berlin Airlift was then enacted as a sort of brinkmanship as well as to give East Berliners their items.
Did Stalin close off all of Berlin or just the east in the Berlin blockade?
just the east in the Berlin bloackade, however he did later take over but it was taken back
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.
Who knocked over the Berlin wall?
Both the East and West Germans
Why did the soviet union and east Germany have an advantage over west Berlin?
West Berlin was in the middle of East Germany, and was surrounded on all sides by it. That's what the famous Berlin Airlift was about- the Soviets disallowed the Western Allies from going into Berlin by land, so the Allies had to use airplane to send supplies into West Berlin.
Where was the Berlin Wall built?
The Berlin Wall was built through Berlin so that it circled East Berlin. East Berlin was the section controlled by the Soviets. East Berlin was kept isolated from the rest of the world except for the Berlin Airlift. No one could enter or exit without a special visa or risk a dangerous passage over the wall and through mines.
Why was there a East Berlin and a West Berlin?
West Berlin was democratic, controlled by West Germany. East Berlin was Communist, controlled by the Soviets and East Germany. Just to be confusing..... East Germany was called the GDR, the German Democratic Republic. It was that in name, it was not that in actual fact !
The Northern states had an advantage over the Southern states because?
they had newer forms of communication and transportation.
Why were people in Berlin Germany fighting over the Berlin wall?
The residents of Berlin, Germany, were not specifically fighting over the Berlin Wall. The Wall represented the separation of East Germany (under the control of communism) from West Germany (under a less oppressive government). Residents from East Germany were forbidden by their government from fleeing to West Germany, and thus those who valued freedom - in both the East and West - fought to bring down the Berlin Wall and reunite Germany as one nation.
Did anyone make it over the Berlin Wall?
Yes, over 12,000 people escaped over the Berlin wall from West Germany into East Germany in the first year (1961-62). Uncertain of total escapees.
How did the East Germans climb over the Berlin Wall?
they would climb over the wall be being helped by other people.
What was the Berlin Wall's purpose?
The purpose of the Berlin Wall was to force people to remain in the eastern half of Berlin. At the time the wall was built, millions of people had fled East Germany to seek better lives in the west. many of the escaping through Berlin. The wall stopped them and forced them to remain in East Germany.
