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It was erected on august 13, 1961. This is after WWII and was in response of 2.6 million Germans from the east side going to the west side.
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Why was the Berlin Wall erected in 1965?
I have no idea why the Berlin Wall was erected in 1965. I can tell you that the Berlin Wall they erected in 1961 was put up to keep East Germany's intellectuals from leaving for West Berlin in the middle of the night.
When was the Berlin Wall put up and when was it knocked down?
The Berlin Wall was put up in 1961 and torn down in 1989.
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
Why did Joseph Stalin put up the Berlin wall?
He did not. It was put up 8 years after her died.
Was the Berlin wall put up after the cold war?
No, the wall was constructed in 1961. The cold war ended in 1989 - when the wall fell.
Who was the US president when the Berlin wall was put up?
John F. Kennedy
Did the soviet union put up the Berlin wall?
Started in 1955-1961
The Was put up to keep East Germans from fleeing to the west?
the Berlin wall
How long did it take to put the first Berlin wall up?
IT took exactly 5 months to put it up.
What was the biggest difference between West Berlin and East Berlin before the wall was built?
Despite West Berlin being poorer, it wasn't really in the war. It was with the Allies in the war, and other foreign armies simply went without objection whereas the East Berlin was against the Allies and was constantly being bombed. Life was also much harsher there. Many people wanted to escape. So, the Germans put up the wall, and the West continued while the East was bombed.
How were the communists able to put the Berlin wall up without being noticed?
The soviets were noticed when they put up the wall. The reason they put up the wall in the first place, was to stop people from escaping from west Germany, to east Germany. The reason they were not stopped when they built the wall was that the east German coalition of France, Britain, and the US, wanted to halt the mass movement of people from west to east. As such, they allowed the building of the wall.
What exactly is meant by the fall of the Berlin Wall?
In the fall of 1989, the Berlin wall was taken down by sledgehammer and any other tool the citizens of Berlin could find following the first efforts made by the military. It allowed family and friends to be together for the first time since the wall was put in place.
