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Why did the soviet union and east Germany have an advantage over west Berlin?
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∙ 10y ago
West Berlin was in the middle of East Germany, and was surrounded on all sides by it. That's what the famous Berlin Airlift was about- the Soviets disallowed the Western Allies from going into Berlin by land, so the Allies had to use airplane to send supplies into West Berlin.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoMainly that Berlin was in the middle of East Germany, and quite a distance from West Germany. So West Berlin was surrounded on all sides by the Soviet-controlled East Germany. Just to get to West Berlin, someone in West Germany had to go through a lot of checkpoints and past armed guards and such. Or they had to take an airplane.
If the Warsaw Pact countries had invaded West Berlin, it would have been very difficult for NATO armies to stop them.
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What year did the soviet union cut off Berlin from West Germany?
1948
When did World War 2 end for Germany?
When Soviet Union sacked Berlin.
What did the collapse of the Soviet Union have to do with the Berlin Wall?
The collapse of the Soviet Union made it possible for the Berlin Wall to be knocked down so people could travel between East Germany and East Berlin easily.
Was the soviet union the first nation to cross Germany and reach Berlin?
no, american troops and russian troops met in Berlin
When the US Britain and France merged their zones in Germany and the soviet union responded by?
blocking west berlin
What countries where involved in the Battle for Berlin?
Soviet Union and Germany fought in the Battle of Berlin
What countries dived East Germany to 4 parts?
I don't know but the Soviet Union made Germany communist after WWII. The U.S and the Soviet Union split Berlin in half. East Berlin was communist West Berlin was noncommunist. Soviet Union got sick of U.S coming in their land to get to West Berlin. That created the Berlin Airlift. We hade to take a plane to deliver supplies. Why we hade to deliver you say? Soviet Union started to starve our half of Berlin.
What year did the soviet union cut off Berlin from West Germany?
1948
When did World War 2 end for Germany?
When Soviet Union sacked Berlin.
What did the collapse of the Soviet Union have to do with the Berlin Wall?
The collapse of the Soviet Union made it possible for the Berlin Wall to be knocked down so people could travel between East Germany and East Berlin easily.
What communist country controlled East Germany and the city of Berlin after WWII?
The Soviet Union.
Was the soviet union the first nation to cross Germany and reach Berlin?
no, american troops and russian troops met in Berlin
Who's idea was the Berlin Wall?
The Communist government of East Germany with the support of the Soviet Union.
What nations were involved in the building of the Berlin Wall?
East Germany with the full support of the Soviet Union.
When the US Britain and France merged their zones in Germany and the soviet union responded by?
blocking west berlin
What did the Berlin wall mean for those who wished to cross it?
As you may know, the Berlin wall was constructed during world war 2. The soviet union created this boundary to keep the citizens of East germany (which was under communist rule by the soviet union) from migrating to the democratic west germany. Berlin Wall was this big barrier that didn't allow east germans to get out of soviet rules. East germans at that time were starved; many children scraped off food from the lids of trashcans. Crossing the Berlin wall meant freedom from the tyrannic communist rule of the Soviet Union. Eventually the Berlin wall was broken down, symbolizing the end of the soviet union and the freedom of East Germany.
Who did Germany Surrender to in world war 2?
To the Soviet Union, after the Battle of Berlin.
