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What were the only official ways to cross from east to west Berlin with the Berlin wall?
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What two countries are separated by the Berlin Wall?
This was, of course, Germany. Berlin is the capital of German. The Berlin Wall was erected in August 1861. The official reason for its construction was to prevent the influence of the "fascists" from the West entering East Germany and undermining the socialist fabric of the state. In reality, the wall was there to stop mass defections to the West. The Wall was broken down in November 1989.
Why do the countries in East Asia speak English as an official language?
In East Asia, English is only official in Singapore and the Philippines.
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 !
Can you cross the us by river only?
You can cross the US by river only if you are going north to south (south to north is harder) but not if you are going east to west, or west to east.
What was East Berlin is the capital of?
The city of East Berlin only existed from 1946-1989. At all other times it was united with West Berlin as one unified city of Berlin. However, during the aforementioned period, it was the capital of East Germany, also called the German Democratic Republic (in German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik).
How did the fall of the Berlin wall happen?
The fall of the Berlin Wall started to be put into effect at the conclusion of an international press conference in East Berlin, when greater freedom of travel was announced for people of the German Democratic Republic. Border crossing points all along the wall were opened to anyone who wanted to cross on 9 November 1989, following the conference.Prior to this date, East Germans were only allowed to enter the West under strict conditions. Earlier that evening, the East German government spokesman, Günther Schabowski, had announced on TV that East Germans would be allowed to travel abroad freely but didn't announce the date when this would come into effect. A huge crowd gathered in Unter den Linden in East Berlin and simply demanded the right to cross into West Berlin. The guards at the Brandenburg Gate were at a loss as to what to do. In the end they decided to let people cross over and merely put a rubber stamp in their passports. Then the number reached the point where even that was no longer possible. The official demolition of the Berlin wall began on 13 June 1990, and was undertaken by former East German border guards under a democratically elected government.(Note: Since 4 September 1989 there had been huge demonstrations (so-called Monday Demonstrations) against political repression and the regime demanding a wide range of reforms. The protest crystallized round the right to travel abroad. Until 9 November 1989 one could only travel to the West with the permission of the authorities).
Did the Berlin Wall go through Berlin?
Before the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, one could move freely throughout Greater Berlin (Gross-Berlin). There were no physical barriers, and people living in the Soviet sector could cross into the Western sectors. In principle, one could be stopped by customs officials but it hardly ever happened. There were a few residents of East Berlin who worked in West Berlin and vice versa. Berlin was, in effect, a gap in the Iron Curtain. Moreover, there was no barrier between East Berlin and the rest of East Germany. Westerners were, however, not supposed to go beyond East Berlin.
What was the capital of Germany before Berlin?
The capital of the German Federal Assembly (1815) was Frankfurt, which was also briefly the capital in 1848. When Germany became a single state in 1871, the Prussian capital of Berlin was chosen as the capital.Bonn was the provisional capital and seat of government of West Germany (1949-1990). In the German Democratic Republic Berlin was named capital which only included the eastern part of the city with the western part belonging to West Germany.In 1990 Berlin became the official capital of the re-united Germany while Bonn remained seat of government until 1999.
What is the capital state of Berlin?
East Berlin is a city and therefore has no capital. Furthermore, the city of East Berlin only existed from 1946-1989. At all other times it was united with West Berlin as one unified city of Berlin. However, during the aforementioned period, it was the capital of East Germany, also called the German Democratic Republic (in German: Deutsche Demokratische Republik).
Were west Berlin and east Berlin different countries?
No at the End of WW2 the Russians Captured Berlin which was the capitol of Germany and under the agreement Berlin was divided up in to 4 parts Russian British French and American Zones Russian Zone was Known as East Berlin and the rest as west Berlin but it was all Inside the Russian Occupied Zone Later as only 3 Zones as the French pulled out of their occupied Territories
What is a famous landmark in Germany?
The Berlin Wall. It was built by the German Democratic Republic (in East Germany) starting August 13, 1961. It cut off West Berlin from East Germany East Berlin. There are only a few remains now as it was mostly demolished on November 9, 1989, but it is a hugely famous German icon with great historical value.
Where was checkpoint charlie during the cold war?
This was the most famous connecting point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold war division of Germany into East Germany and West Germany, and Berlin into East Berlin and West Berlin. It was an opening in the Berlin Wall through which strictly limited travel was allowed. The USSR-dominated East German government prevented East Germans from crossing the Wall to the West, sometimes by shooting those who tried. West Berlin was an isolated enclave within the Eastern Zone until the Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989, leading to the 1990 reunification of Germany. Checkpoint Charlie was in the Friedrichstadt section of the city, and was the only crossing point authorized for Allied military forces.
