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To keep out west Germans and to keep east Germans from escaping communism
Brandy Ortiz
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∙ 7y agoAt the end of WW2 Berlin was divided into 4 sectors. One controlled by the Russians and 3 controlled by the west. These became East Germany and West Germany. The Russians didn't want the people from their sector to cross over into the western sector. After all, the Eastern was communist and the western sector was a democracy, so they built the wall to keep people IN East Germany. They put up guard towers, barb wire, had a no man's land, moved people out of buildings near the wall, and had armed patrols. This didn't stop people from trying to escape, so they dug tunnels, tried to hide in cars or trucks crossing the border, and did what they could to get to freedom. People died doing this. The Brandenburg Gate was the official crossing point and on the western side there were American troops and others. It always seemed that if a war was going to start this would be one of the hot points for it to happen. The Berlin Wall became the symbol of the Cold War and stayed that way until 1989 when it came down and Germany unified again.
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What was built in Berlin to divide the city?
Is this a joke? But anyway, its the Berlin Wall.
What used to divide Berlin?
The Berlin wall was once used to divide Berlin. It was built by the German Democratic Republic, frequently called East Germany. The wall was torn down in 1990.
How does the desire of the European countries to keep their independence divide Europe?
it is the basics of Europe that divide particular states divided by the Berlin Wall
What and whom did Berlin Wall divide?
east and west germany
Why was the Berlin Wall biult?
To divide East and West Germany.
What was built to divide the German city of Berlin into a communist eastern sector and a democratic western sector?
The Berlin Wall
What did the Soviets build to divide east Berlin from west Berlin?
Not a thing. The East Germans built the Berlin Wall.
What city did communist leaders divide into two parts after World War 2?
Berlin. It was divided into West Berlin (capitalist) and East Berlin (communist) by the Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989, and East Berlin and West Berlin were formally reuinted in 1990.
What and whom did the berline wall divide?
The Berlin Wall was the division between West Berlin and East Germany. The East German government built it to prevent its citizens from going to the West.
Why is the Berlin wall called the Berlin wall?
because the wall was in the city Berlin
What event helped unite East and West Germany?
The fall of the Berlin Wall
What cities were divided by the Berlin Wall?
Berlin was the city divided by the Berlin Wall.
