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Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall divided East and West Berlin. It represented the split in both the country of Germany and the division of Europe into two distinct armed camps.
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What year did was the Berlin wall built between east and west Berlin?
the Berlin wall was built on Sunday August 13, 1961 by the German Democratic Republic (GDR.) They built it so East Germans could not escape from the Soviet Union.
How old was the Berlin wall before it came down?
It was built in 1961 and came down in 1989, so that makes it 28 years old when it was torn down.
What about the political situation had to change before the Berlin Wall could be destroyed?
you're wearin me out
What led to the Soviets blockade West Berlin?
a reunification of the three western zones of occupation
Why do people buy the bricks from the Berlin Wall?
The Berlin Wall was made of cement, so they don't buy bricks. It is a piece of history and it was a symbol of communism and repression for over 50 years. The night that the first hole was made was one of celebration and freedom. As a child I saw pictures and heard stories of people trying to escape under or over the wall to freedom from East Germany. Families were kept apart for years because they happened to be on one side of the wall or the other. To have a bit of history of something like this reminds people that things can change and that there is always hope.
Countries involved during the Berlin Wall?
{| |- | Germany, being the location of Berlin, was the focal point. The US and NATO were on one side of the wall. The Soviet Union was on the other side of the issues. |}
Was west Berlin controlled by the soviet union?
No it was not, east was controlled by russia
Pat's answer: West Berlin was controlled by the American, British, and French occupying military forces. It was originally administrated by the Soviets, American, British, and French forces, but the Soviets tried to force the western allies out of Berlin by a road and rail blockade, which was checked by Berlin Airlift. Berlin was completely surrounded by the Soviet East German territory. In the 60s, the Soviets built a wall around West Berlin (to keep their East German citizens from escaping). One had to travel through Soviet Checkpoints and across 100 miles designated East German highways and another Soviet Checkpoint before entering West Germany, The allied forces allowed the West Berlin citizens to form their own government and operate the city as they wanted. It was a shining star surrounded by the Iron Curtain. Much of the needed supplies and fresh groceries required by West Berlin later came from East Germany. The water supply system was operated and controlled from East Berlin.
Why was the Berlin Wall knocked down?
The Berlin wall was knocked down because that was the end of East and West Germany. It was the end and the death of Communism. The history of the Berlin wall is tragic to say the least. One day, in the sixties, there was no wall, and all of those in Berlin could travel anywhere in the city without a wall separating them from loved ones. Overnight, a wall went up, which sent the city into panic, despair, and heartbreak. Some loving families were separated forever. Tragically, there were some valiant individuals who tried to climb over the fence and were shot in their efforts to get to the other side. They were shot and killed on sight. Other such brave souls. patiently dug a tunnel near the border so that those behind the iron curtain could escape to freedom back into West Germany, with only the clothes on their backs. One has to applaud the heroism of those who stood up to communism and to those who gave freedom and victory back to those who had lost so much when the wall had gone up. The Berlin wall came tumbling down to cheers and applause in 1991. It makes you proud to be a fellow human being when you think of the valiant souls who walked beneath the earth in a shallow crawlspace, to take parties to freedom, while armed guards ordered to shoot to kill surrounded them from up above. Such bravery brings tears to my eyes.
Why did the eurythmics cause riots on the eastern side of the Berlin wall?
The East Germans wanted to listen to the music, however the East German/Communist police guards didn't allow it so things got ugly.
No, it was partially lead under the communists in Sovjet Russia. West Berlin was a capitalistiv city though.
Who was the first person to escape over the Berlin Wall?
On August 15, 1961, Conrad Schumann was the first East German border guard to escape by jumping the barbed wire to West Berlin
The Berlin Wall symbolized what?
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It wasn't a symbol. It was a literal wall that keep the citizens under the control of Russian sector from going into the western sector which enjoyed the freedom under the control of US, Britain and France.
Why did Hitler order the west wall to be built?
What wall? Hitler did not order a wall to be built, that was at the beginning of the Cold War, long after Hitler was dead.
Why didn't the Soviet Union take over all of Germany instead of putting up the Berlin wall?
After WWII the partitioning of Germany was agreed on by all the Allied powers. The Soviet Union was mostly uninterested in Western Europe, and they had been partitioned East Germany by everyone else. Taking over all of Germany would be an act of war which would sour relations with the Allies.
Which countrys does the Berlin Wall go through?
Berlin wall separated east and western Germany. western Berlin belonging to Federal Republic of Germany. the wall was built 1961 and opened 1991. while its existence a socialist dictatorship prohibited the people of eastern Germany to pass the border.
In world war 2 who took berlin?
The Army of the Soviet Union surrounded and defeated the German Army defending Berlin and seized Berlin at the end of the Second World War. After the war, the city was occuppied by the Soviets, the Americans, the British & the French. Each had their specific occupation zones.
What did the Berlin Wall separate?
Well, you see many people dont know that the berlin wall acctully seperated the north and south of winkler a small town in manitoba Cananda keeping the raging menonites from attacking the new arrivals to winkler like the taco venders and taxi drivers there was one incedent were a man Named Levi Froese beat the living crap out of a taco salesman who sold him a cruchy taco starting the rivalry beetween the Mennonites and taco venders now the taxi drivers well thats to groosem to tell any mortel.
Truman was the president of the USA during that period that first came up with the idea of the airlift and carried it through. Additionally, he introduced what is known as the "Truman Doctrine" which announced that America would do whatever possible to fight the spread of communism and free people who are resisting communist subjugation.
Stalin of course was still in power on the Soviet/Eastern side.
Winston Churchill was the prime minister of Great Britain.
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Why did the fall of the Berlin wall lead to a bloodless revolution?
It didn't! The fall of the Berlin Wall was the result of a "bloodless revolution".
What was Berlin Wall built out of?
The Berlin Wall was not just a simple "wall" but an almost impregnable set of barriers developed over more than 20 years to prevent East Germans escaping to West Germany. It was known colloquially as der Todesstreifen - the strip of death. The Berlin Wall has also been known to have had brokken peaces of glass into it.
The wall started as a "simple" barbed wire fence but went through 3 further development stages until its demolition in 1989/90.
In its final stage the wall was a forbidding structure that contained several elements:
Starting on the East German side, the "wall" consisted of:
1. 2-3 m (6'6"-9'10" high concrete wall or expanded-metal fence (Hinterlandmauer)
2. ground-based trip wires to alert border guards
3. signal fencing, made of expanded-metal and covered with barbed wire and alarm wires. (Signalzaun)
4. fierce dogs on free-running lines
5. vehicle ditches and tank traps (Flächensperren)
6. 302 watch towers (Beobachtungstürme)
7. spotlights to illuminate no-man's land
8. vehicle patrol strips (Kolonnenweg)
9. control strip that was continually harrowed in order to detect tracks of would-be escapees. Border guards/soldiers who inadvertently left tracks in the strip faced disciplinary action.
10. Vehicle ditch (Kfz-Sperre)
11. the "wall" proper. 3.75 m (12'4") high. The top of the wall was lined with a smooth pipe, intended to make it more difficult to scale.
The width of the "wall" varied between 30 m (98') at its narrowest point and 500 m (1,640') at its widest point
The layout of the wall evetually came to resemble the inner-German border in most technical aspects, except that, unlike the Berlin Wall, the inner-German border also included landmines and spring-guns. Another difference was that the hinterland of the border was strictly controlled by East Germany. The land on the East German side of the border was divided into zones with special permits specifying how close an individual could approach the border. Villages within a 5 kilometre (3.1 mile) wide area running parallel to the border (known as Sperrzone, restricted area) were also subject to heavy restrictions. Inhabitants could only enter and leave using special permits, they were not permitted to visit other villages within the zone, and were subject to nighttime curfews. Although the Sperrzone was not fenced off, access roads were blocked by checkpoints.
Click on the links below for diagrams of the Wall and the inner-German border.
Why did the communists want the western powers to leave Berlin?
The communists did want the western powers to leave Berlin because they were against their ideologies. They viewed the western powers as a hindrance to the implementation of their communists ideas.
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.
