How was Berlin divided after World War II?

Answer 1

first correct answer:

Germany and Berlin were divided by the Allies: The United States, the United Kingdom, France, and The Soviet Union.

second answer (additional information):

Many people have forgotten or were unaware that Austria & Vienna were also divided into these same four-nation occupation zones. Austria was reunified fairly soon after the Second World War thanks to some very astute political maneuvers by the Austrians that were backed-up by a show-of-force by the US Military. In the end, the Soviets gave up their occupation zones in Austria to allow for the reunification. In return to appease the Soviets, Austria was not asked to join NATO.

Answer 2

After World War 2, Germany was divided. East and West Germany were created. Berlin also was divided into East and West Berlin. In 1961,East Germany built the Berlin Wall that divided West Berlin from East Germany. This wall fell in 1989.

Answer 3

Germany was divided into Allied Occupation Zones after the war. With American, Soviet, U.K. and French zones. Berlin while located wholly within the designated Soviet zone, because of its symbolic importance as the nation's capital and seat of the former Nazi government, was jointly occupied by the Allied powers and was itself subdivided into four sectors. Berlin was not considered to be part of the Soviet zone.

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The Allied Control Council (ACC) for Germany oversaw the Allied Occupation Zones in Germany. The ACC was established by agreement of June 5, 1945, supplemented by agreement of September 20 of that same year, with its seat in Berlin. Its members were Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America. Decision could only be made by consensus. Cooperation by the ACC broke down, as the Soviet representative withdrew on March 20, 1948. After that date, the ACC, even though in existence, no longer met, thus paving the way for the partition of Germany into two states.

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The Allied Commission for Austria was established by the Agreement on control machinery in Austria signed in the European Advisory Commission in London on July 4, 1945. It entered into force on July 24, 1945 on the day that the United States gave notification of approval, the last of the four powers to do so. It was supplemented by an agreement of June 28, 1946.

Austria was divided into 4 Zones: American, British, French and Russian. Vienna, being the capital, was similarly divided but at its centre was an International Zone, sovereignty of which alternated at regular intervals between the 4 Powers. The commission had its seat in Vienna.

It was dismantled following the conclusion of the Austrian State Treaty on May 15, 1955.

[See the movie The Third Man for a great depiction of divided Vienna.]

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Berlin quickly became the focal point of both U.S. and Soviet efforts to re-align Europe in their respective visions. As Molotov noted, "What happens to Berlin, happens to Germany; what happens to Germany, happens to Europe." A key event took place earlier, in 1946, when Berlin's citizens overwhelmingly elected democratic members to its city council (with an 86% majority) -- strongly rejecting the election's Communist candidates. It appeared that any future effort to re-unite Germany would lead to, or first require, the expulsion of the Soviet elements; the Western nation's tactics demonstrated that they would be more than willing to support such an outcome.

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The ACC met for the last time on March 20, 1948. After asking for details of the London meetings and failing to get them immediately, Vasily Sokolovsky stated "I see no sense in continuing this meeting, and I declare it adjourned." The entire Soviet delegation arose and walked out. But Sokolovsky was the chair of the council during March, and therefore in charge of scheduling future ACC meetings. He simply didn't call for any future meetings; therefore, the ACC effectively ended. Truman later noted "For most of Germany, this act merely formalized what had been an obvious fact for some time, namely, that the four-power control machinery had become unworkable. For the city of Berlin, however, this was the curtain-raiser for a major crisis." The Soviets blocked access to Berlin leading to a massive airlift... the first battle of the Cold War.

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Answer 4

Why was becouse there was a communest side and an uncomunest side.;