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People left East Berlin for the freedom of West Germany. While people of all ages fled, many were young and had hopes for brighter futures. It was nearly impossible to do this living in East Germany.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agoFor the freedom.
In east Berlin your life was observed and controlled by the government and the was no freedom of speech/press and the was no process if someone was accused of a crime. Also in West Berlin the economy was good with high paid jobs, were as East Berlin was much, much poorer.
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∙ 11y agoAfter WW2, Germany had been divided into 4 parts, the three western parts were controlled by France and US and Britain (Called western Germany) the east was controlled by Soviets. The Soviets made the east communist and and it became a very bad place for people to live. Berlin (on the eastern side) was split into east and west (Only east being communist). A wall was built to keep people fromt he east going into the west. People wanted to go to the east because it wasnt communist and living plus working conditions were better
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∙ 10y agoAfter the war, germany was left in ruins and east-berlin was being rebuilt by the americans fuelled by the Marshall Plan.
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∙ 14y agoThey did not.
Most people tried to escape east Berlin, and get to West Berlin or West Germany.
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∙ 12y agoEast Germany was a Soviet Bloc nation and subject to communist oppression. A good reason to want to leave, I have to say.
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∙ 12y agoWented to west grmany or try to move to a neutral country
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∙ 14y agoBecause of the terrible living conditions
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What is the connection between East Berlin and the Berlin Wall?
East Berlin was the capital of Communist East Germany. However, many East Germans wanted to escape East Germany in order to find freedom in West Germany. The easiest way to do this was to cross into West Berlin, which was an enclave of West Germany that was completely surrounded by East German territory. The East German government was dismayed by the number that East Germans who were leaving East Germany and, therefore, built the Berlin Wall in 1961 in order to prevent the further hemorrhaging of population.
What reasons was the Belin wall built?
The Berlin Wall was built by the Communist government of East Germany to stop East Berliners & East Germans from escaping to the free & democratic West Berlin. The East German government also built a series of razor-wire fences, guard posts, minefields, walls, ditches & vehicle obstacles to prevent East Germans from escaping from East Germany to West Germany.
What was the name of the physical structure that the Soviets built to stop East Germans from fleeing to West Germany?
The Berlin Wall
Is Poland East or West of Germany?
Germany is west of Poland.
What part of Germany was under communist?
East Germany and East Berlin.
Why was the Wall constructed?
To keep east Germans in east Germany
What is the connection between East Berlin and the Berlin Wall?
East Berlin was the capital of Communist East Germany. However, many East Germans wanted to escape East Germany in order to find freedom in West Germany. The easiest way to do this was to cross into West Berlin, which was an enclave of West Germany that was completely surrounded by East German territory. The East German government was dismayed by the number that East Germans who were leaving East Germany and, therefore, built the Berlin Wall in 1961 in order to prevent the further hemorrhaging of population.
What reasons was the Belin wall built?
The Berlin Wall was built by the Communist government of East Germany to stop East Berliners & East Germans from escaping to the free & democratic West Berlin. The East German government also built a series of razor-wire fences, guard posts, minefields, walls, ditches & vehicle obstacles to prevent East Germans from escaping from East Germany to West Germany.
What did the germans tore down in 1989?
The Germans tore down the Berlin Wall in 1989 that separated Germany into the East and West.
What were the effects on people after the Berlin Wall fell?
East Germans could go out of east germay and west Germans could go out of west Germany and it was the fall of Hitler and Stalin and the end of communism.
Was there pressure put on West Germany to open the gates?
We put pressure on the East Germans...they had the wall.
Why did Erich Hoeneker built the Berlin Wall?
He and the Soviet Union built the wall to keep East Germans from leaving. There many more opportunities and better living in West Germany than in East Germany. If they didn't build the wall basically they would have nobody living in East Germany.
What was thee Berlin Wall and why was it built?
After WWII, Germany was defeated by the allies and divided. East Germany was run by the USSR (Russians). Berlin, the capital, was located in East Germany, but was controlled by the USSR and the western allies. The Berlin wall was build to keep the East Germans in Eastern Berlin from entering Western Berlin of Western Germany.
Where is Berlin in Germany?
It is in the east of Germany, in what was once East Germany.
Were East Germans allowed to work in West Germany?
It was not possible without special permission, which was seldom granted.
What was the physical structure that the soviet built to stop East Germans from fleeing to west Germany?
Berlin Wall
Why was the wall built in Berlin?
The Berlin Wall was built to stop east Germans from travelling to West Germany.
