After world war two Russia and the US divided Berlin into two parts as part of the treaties that were signed. People in East Berlin began to realize that their families and friends in West Berlin had more freedoms and enjoyed a better lifestyle than they had under communist rule. They began moving to the west. As a result in 1961 Russia built the wall to keep them from fleeing to the west.
The Berlin Wall was built in Germany in August of 1961. The Berlin Wall was built to separate East Germany and East Berlin from West Berlin. The Berlin Wall was destroyed in 1990 which allowed for unification of West and East Berlin.
They built the Berlin Wall in 1961.
Putting it very simply: the Cold War partitioning of Berlin and the fact that many people in East Berlin were fleeing across the border to West Berlin and freedom. The communist government built the wall to prevent these people from fleeing.
a wall
During the Cold War the German city of Berlin was split into separate cities. East Germany was a separate city and country. The Berlin Wall was built to divide the city.
The Berlin Wall was built in Germany in August of 1961. The Berlin Wall was built to separate East Germany and East Berlin from West Berlin. The Berlin Wall was destroyed in 1990 which allowed for unification of West and East Berlin.
It separated East and West BerlinThe Berlin Wall separated east and west Germany.
The Berlin Wall
built the Berlin Wall (:A+
East Germany (Deutsche Demokratische Republik)
1961
...keep the East Germans out of West Berlin.
They built the Berlin Wall in 1961.
The Berlin Wall was torn down by the East German government, who owned it.
Brittish and Russian
Putting it very simply: the Cold War partitioning of Berlin and the fact that many people in East Berlin were fleeing across the border to West Berlin and freedom. The communist government built the wall to prevent these people from fleeing.
a wall