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Phyisically the GDR, politically it was caused by the division of Germany by introducing a different currency in the Western Sectors of Germany (including West-Berlin despite being under the control of 4 and not three powers) and the decision of the western allies not to crash down Germany (Morgenthau-Plan) but to build it up as a political wall against the soviet dominated east Europe.

Since Western currency could buy any shop in the East-Berlin empty and due to the Socialist policy to pay similar wages to high-qualified workers ( MDs, engineers etc.) and lower qualified workers, it became an economical problem to loose high-qualified staff to the Wester sectors. Also counter revolutions have been tried in the East sector when there was no wall - e.g. 17th June 1953.

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