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The Berlin Wall, a mostly stone structure replete with barbed wire, security posts, spotlights, and protected open spaces on its interior, was built in 1961. In its completed state, it formed a blockade around the entirety of West Berlin, thereby preventing land-passage into or out of the city via East Berlin or other connected portions of East Germany.
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The Berlin Crisis precipitated the building of the?
Berlin wall.
Why did the U.S get involved in the building of the Berlin Wall?
The U.S. government was NOT involved in any way with the building of the Berlin Wall!
Which side gained from building the Berlin Wall?
West Berlin
What is NATO's role in the Berlin wall?
The Berlin Wall no longer exists.NATO had no role in its building, upkeep or policing.
Who was president during the building of the Berlin Wall?
JFK
Who was involved in building the Berlin Wall?
USA & Soviet Union
Who was Germany's president after the Berlin Wall?
The West German President during and after the building of the Berlin Wall was Theodore Heuss (1949-1959).
What leader was directly responsible for building the Berlin Wall?
Darth Vader
Why did the Soviet Union order the building of the Berlin Wall?
The Soviet Union ordered the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 for primarily one reason: to prevent further emigration of East Germans and other persons within Soviet-controlled areas of Europe. Prior to the building of the wall, large numbers of persons dissatisfied with Soviet governance escaped to the West via West Berlin; the Berlin Wall blocked this escape route.
Which statement is false in regard of the building the Berlin wall?
The citizens of West Berlin were moving to East Berlin, taking jobs away from the East Germans.
Why is the Berlin wall called the Berlin wall?
because the wall was in the city Berlin
Who was the east German statesman who ordered the building of the Berlin wall in 1961?
Walter Ulbricht
