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Anyone who had skills that could be sold in the West, like doctors and engineers, were defecting from East Germany to West Germany. (Oh yeah...they forgot to tell you. The East Germans built another "wall" - well, fence - along the border between East and West Germany.) The Soviets told East German dictator Walter Ulbricht to think of a way to stop the defections from happening, and Ulbricht decided to build a wall all the way around West Berlin.
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Why was the berlinwall built?
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.
What event helped the unite east and west Germany?
The fall of the Berlin Wall
'80s fans listen up In what year did the Berlin Wall come down unifying East and West Berlin into just plain old Berlin?
1989
Which country was divided between east and west?
During WW2 I believe that Germany was divided between east and west, thats why they have the Berlin wall.
Was East Germany a communist country in the cold war?
Yes. East Germany was separated from West Germany by the Berlin Wall during the era of communism there. East Germany was part of the Soviet Communist Bloc and West Germany was the non-communist portion.
What about the Berlin wall?
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.
When Germans left East Berlin in large numbers and the East German government did what?
built the Berlin Wall (:A+
Why was the wall built in Berlin?
The Berlin Wall was built to stop east Germans from travelling to West Germany.
What was built in 1961 to stop the exodus from East Berlin to West Berlin?
The Berlin wall
Was the Berlin wall built to block east Berlin from west Berlin?
No it was an actuall wall.
What is the popularity of Berlin?
The city of East Berlin was a tourist city , in East Germany as they had built the infamous wall , called the wall of Berlin.
Why was the Berlin wall built in 1961?
The Berlin Wall was built to stop east Germans from travelling to west Germany.
Why Berlin Wall was built in 1961?
The Berlin Wall was built to stop east Germans from travelling to West Germany.
What was the structure built to to separate East and West Berlin?
The Berlin Wall
The East German government built the Berlin Wall to?
...keep the East Germans out of West Berlin.
What nation built the Berlin Wall to separate East Berlin from West Berlin?
East Germany (Deutsche Demokratische Republik)
What wall was built in order to keep people in East Germany?
Berlin Wall
