Because they wanted to stop war
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.
West Berlin became prosperous while East Berlin struggled with communist pigheadedness and incompetence. Nobody tried to escape from West Berlin to East Berlin.
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.
West Berlin was democratic, controlled by West Germany. East Berlin was Communist, controlled by the Soviets and East Germany. Just to be confusing..... East Germany was called the GDR, the German Democratic Republic. It was that in name, it was not that in actual fact !
It separated East and West BerlinThe Berlin Wall separated east and west Germany.
The Berlin Wall
East Germany (Deutsche Demokratische Republik)
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.
1961
They built the Berlin Wall in 1961.
The wall of Berlin was built my the Soviet Union to separate the communist East Berlin from capitalist West Berlin. This was done to prevent massive population migrations from the East to the West.
Berlin was divided into East and West Berlin. Separate cities, separate governments.
West Berlin became prosperous while East Berlin struggled with communist pigheadedness and incompetence. Nobody tried to escape from West Berlin to East Berlin.
AnswerIt split the city of Berlin which was divided between East and West Germany. They have now reunited as Germany.
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 separated east and west Berlin