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The Iron Curtain dividing East and West Germany (and the Eastern Bloc) from the West was completed in 1952. However, there was a gap - in Berlin, where they was freedom of movememt between East and West Berlin. At the Potsdam Conference in 1945 it had been agreed that Berlin was to adminstered as a whole by the four Allies. Of course, with the emergence of the Cold War this became impossible. Refugees and migrants of every kind poured through this gap, and East Germany was rapidly losing skilled people. In 1961 the East German government, in consultation with the Soviet government, built the Berlin Wall, in order to halt migration out of East Germany. It was of course an admission of failure. The Berlin Wall came to have a symbolic and emotional significance that went well beyond its actual importance.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 16y agoThe Berlin wall was built across Berlin to stop people draining out of the communist side of Berlin. this had the effect of breaking up family's etc depending what side of the wall you lived on. If one is totally cut of from ones family and friends that is a big deal.
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∙ 7y agoThe Berlin Wall separated West Berlin from East Berlin and wider East Germany and stood as a solid barrier between the Communist and Capitalist States. It was also indicative of the fact that people were fleeing from the Communist East to the Capitalist West and that the "success" of Communism was facial at best.
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∙ 15y agoThe most important aspect of the Berlin Wall is,it doesnt exist anymore.
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∙ 11y agoIt was important because people in Berlin finally were able to bring down the governement and make Germany pay for all the terrible things they have done.
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∙ 12y agothere was none the Berlin wall sucked.
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What is so special about the Berlin wall?
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Where was the Berlin Wall built?
The Berlin Wall was built through Berlin so that it circled East Berlin. East Berlin was the section controlled by the Soviets. East Berlin was kept isolated from the rest of the world except for the Berlin Airlift. No one could enter or exit without a special visa or risk a dangerous passage over the wall and through mines.
Why did they destroy the Berlin Wall?
Because people were tired of the wall separating west germany from an other country so they destroyed it
Where the Berlin wall?
Berlin. It surrounded West Berlin, so people couldn't get from communist East Germany into Capitalist West Berlin.
Where is the Berlin Wall?
Berlin. It surrounded West Berlin, so people couldn't get from communist East Germany into Capitalist West Berlin.
Where is the wall of Berlin?
Berlin. It surrounded West Berlin, so people couldn't get from communist East Germany into Capitalist West 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.
Why were piped shaped elements placed on the top of the concrete segments of the Berlin wall?
So you wouldn't be able to crawl over the Wall.
What lesson can you learn from the Berlin Wall?
There are so many lessons that can be derived from the Berlin Wall. Some of them include the benefits of working together and also it is hard to predict the future among others.
Who knocked down the Berlin Wall?
Both the East and West Germans. No one really wanted that wall there, so they drew all over it and they climbed over it even though the East Germans put up the wall. But no one in East German liked the wall.
Why was the Berlin Wall such a big deal?
The Berlin Wall was not in its entirety important to the US in a large way, any trade that they had with East Berlin would have been interrupted and also the wall stopped many skilled workers leaving the Soviets to work for the Allies. The Berlin Wall was not in its entirety important to the US in a large way, any trade that they had with East Berlin would have been interrupted and also the wall stopped many skilled workers leaving the Soviets to work for the Allies.
What was the impact the Berlin wall and why did its destruction matter so much?
It was really powerful
