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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 was the conflict between the Berlin wall and the iron curtain?
I don't know :) The Berlin Wall divided the Russian Zone of Berlin from the US British & French zones of occupation. The Iron Curtain divided the countries of the Warsaw Pact from the west. Effectively the Berlin Wall was a city wide section of the Iron Curtain.
When did the Berlin Wall which separated East and West Germany come down?
The Iron Curtain came down because of major East-West migration; too much that the Soviet Union couldn't control it, so they allowed travel, leading to the West coming and the Soviet Union being crushed.
Was all of the Berlin Wall made of concrete?
When the Berlin Wall first went up, it consisted of a some cement blocks but was mostly made of long coils of barbed wire. In 1976 the East Germans began to build a more permanent structure with reinforced concrete. They built it in sections over a period of 4 years.
What happened at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?
King Leopold of Belgium became the monarch of the Congo Free State.
Give me some reason that the Berlin wall was taken down?
The Berlin wall was taken down by the inhabitants of east berlin, initially with sledge hammers and their bare hands. The reason seemed to be because the political climate had suddenly changed to the point where they felt that they could get away with it.
How did the US and Soviet Union respond to Stalin's blockade of West Berlin?
How the Soviet's react to the blockade
What two countries are separated by the Berlin Wall?
This was, of course, Germany. Berlin is the capital of German. The Berlin Wall was erected in August 1861. The official reason for its construction was to prevent the influence of the "fascists" from the West entering East Germany and undermining the socialist fabric of the state. In reality, the wall was there to stop mass defections to the West. The Wall was broken down in November 1989.
What effects did the Berlin Wall on Europe?
The Wall was made mainly of precast concrete panels with big concrete pipes on top of them. It was only a few inches thick at the places the panels were used. Around the Brandenburg Gate, they built this very strong structure with concrete, block, steel...lots of things to make it strong enough that a tank couldn't batter its way through. (The East Germans were worried about a tank battering its way through at the Brandenburg Gate, for some reason.) And in other places, it was big metal mesh panels. These you would see down in the Potsdam area--places where East Germans either didn't live or couldn't see anything really prosperous. They didn't want people trying to escape just to get nicer houses like they saw in the West. And along the Spree River, which separated East Berlin from West Berlin in places, they put a fence down the middle of the river so no one could swim over, and called it good.
The impact of the Berlin Wall was threefold. First, it separated families. There were many families who lived in different districts in Berlin. If Jurgen and Änne lived in Teltow and Friedrich and Maria lived in Wilmersdorf before World War II, and Jurgen and Maria were brother and sister, after the Wall went up they couldn't see each other any more.
Second, it enabled a Soviet occupation on the eastern side of the Wall.
And third, it interfered with commerce. The whole DDR/BRD split did.
In what country was the Berlin Wall located?
It separated East and West Germany
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It separated, more exactly, East from West Berlin, the latter having been an enclave in what was previously East Germany. The much longer border between West and East Germany was also closely watched but it stretched over hundreds of kilometres and was not marked by a long wall.
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Strictly speaking, West Berlin was not "an enclave in what was previously East Germany," since East Germany did not exist at the time the enclave was established. At the end of World War 2, Germany (which lost the war) was divided into four sectors, with responsibility for each given to one of the war's victors (USA, UK, France and the USSR). Berlin, the former German capital, was similarly divided into four sectors. In 1949, the US, French and British sectors were combined to form West Germany, with the corresponding sectors of Berlin (which were completely surrounded by the USSR-led sector of Germany) combining to form West Berlin. The Russian sector, including the Russian sector of Berlin, became East Germany.
Contrary to what might have been expected, the Berlin Wall was not a defensive wall (i.e., it was not built by a defender to keep a potential invader out). Rather, it was more akin to a prison wall; it was built by East Germany to prevent East Germans from escaping to the West German enclave of West Berlin (a problem that had plagued the East German government prior to the Wall's construction), and was actually located completely within East German territory (although in most cases mere feet from the actual border).
What did Berlin Wall come to symbolize?
The Berlin Wall symbolized: * The division of Germany and Europe into East and West * The inability of East Germany (and the Eastern Bloc more generally) to retain its population except by force.
August 13, 1961 and fell down in October 14 1989. Further information: The construction of the Berlin Wall began during the Cold War. Overnight on 13 August 1961, the East and Western halves of Berlin were separated by barbed wire fences up to 1.83 metres high. Over the next few days, troops began to replace the barbed wire with permanent concrete blocks, reaching up to 3.6m high. The government suthorities deemed it necessary to stop the influx of people moving from the eastern sector of Berlin into the free West. The wall began to come down around midnight on 9 November 1989, following the conclusion of an international press conference in East Berlin, when greater freedom of travel was announced for people of the German Democratic Republic. The official demolition of the Berlin wall began on 13 June 1990, and was undertaken by former East German border guards under a democratically elected government.
How did the Berlin Wall affect the people of East Berlin?
It kept them from travelling freely between East and West Berlin (and West Germany). Many people who lived on one side had relatives on the other that they were not allowed to see for years because of it.
East Berlin was heavily affected by the Berlin Wall. To the people it meant that any attempt at escape could no longer happen and that they would not see their relatives for so long. It meant that the Communist East German satellite regime had complete control over them and showed that they really did not have any freedom. Tthey had a bad ecomomy and the East German government would not let them escape, The Wall was guarded by soldiers ready to shoot anyone who tried escaping.
They stayed like this for twenty eight years until Ronald Reagan helped save them by convincing Mikhail Gorbychev to tear it down in 1986.
Who was ruling Germany during Berlin Wall?
Günter Schabowski was the one who gave the order to open a section of the Wall immediately. The actual order from the East German government was not to open the Wall immediately but to let people travel freely to Czechoslovakia and eventually open the Wall.
Although it seemed like a mistake by Schabowski or a misunderstanding at the time of the live press conference in 1989, he later admitted a few years ago that he defied the government and said "immediately" or "immediately and without delay" deliberately as he was a suspected paid agent of the BRD (West Germany) and/or CIA.
Many, but not most, East Germans these days feel discriminated against by the BRD regime and want a return to the good aspects of the DDR (East Germany). The good aspects being a better social safety net and secure jobs.
Many West Germans use the term "Ossi" as a pejorative to vilify and malign the hard working East German people.
It should concern everyone that the BRD regime sent troops to other countries to participate in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. BRD is a World War I and II country and there were former Nazis in the BRD regime in the past who were never prosecuted. Neo-Nazism has flourished since the illegal annexation of the former DDR.
Why did people want to escape the Berlin wall?
At the time of the Berlin wall it was a bid for freedom from the communist-held East Berlin that drove many to attempt to cross the wall.. finally when the wall was pulled down by the people of West Berlin, the unification of Germany began
In what year was the Berlin Wall torn down?
The Berlin wall was opened in 1961 and knocked down in 1989. It took about 3 decades until the wall was torn down!!!!!
so...the Berlin wall finally came down at 1991...as in finally...
In 1989 the Berlin wall was destroyed uniting east and west Germany as one.
What was the length height and width of the Berlin wall?
Basic Facts (at the time of July 31, 1989)
Total border length around West Berlin: 96 mi / 155 km
Border between East and West Berlin: 27 mi / 43.1 km
Border between West Berlin and East Germany: 69 mi / 111.9 km
Border through residential areas in Berlin: 23 mi / 37 km
Concrete segment wall: 3.6m (11.81 ft.) high, 66 mi / 106 km
Wire mesh Fencing: 41 mi / 66.5 km
Anti-vehicle trenches: 65 mi / 105.5 km
Contact or signal fence: 79 mi / 127.5 km
Column track: 6-7 m (7.33 yd) wide, 77 mi / 124.3 km
Number of watch towers: 302
Number of bunkers: 20
Persons killed on the Berlin Wall: 192
Persons injured by shooting: ca. 200
source: http://dailysoft.com/berlinwall/history/facts_01.htm
Who built the Berlin Wall and why was it built?
The building of the Berlin Wall was ordered by Walter Ulbricht, leader of the East German communist SED party (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands - Socialist Unity Party of Germany).
The main reason for building the Berlin Wall was to prevent a "brain drain" from East Germany to West Germany. From 1945 until the building of the wall, approximately 3.5 million people escaped into West Germany (including many Poles and Czechs. As these were mainly young people, this placed extreme pressure on the economic systems of Eastern bloc countries.
Another factor was that many West Germans were buying East German currency on the black market and then buying basic foodstuffs and the few luxury goods that were available (because they were state-subsidised and generally much cheaper). This too had an adverse effect on the East German economy
The official reason given by the ruling SED party in East Germany for the building of the wall was to prevent revanchists and agitators entering East Berlin and East Germany and referred to the wall officially as "antifaschistischer Schutzwall"(anti-fascist barricade).
When did Berlin Wall got knocked down?
The fall of the Berlin Wall began on November 9, 1989 marking the start of the German Reunificaion. It was officially started being dismantled June 13 1990 and concluded November 1991. I think it needs saying the Berlin wall was knocked down as a result of the unification of Germany: This came about because Russia decided the Warsaw Pact countries were beyond its economic necessity.
What effect did the Berlin Wall have on economy and politics?
Berlin's economy during the time of the Berlin Wall was split, just like the city. In the west the people prospered under the system of capitalism and self-sufficiency. In the east the government ran everything, and the people did poorly and had very little.
What did the German people do to escape to the other side of the Berlin Wall?
Through the river in Berlin - swimming. Tunneling under the wall.
Buildings formed part of the wall and some people tried to jump from windows to the western side.
Driving through barriers, risking being shot.
Forged papers. I'm sure there are many other methods, these were the ones that came to mind as I recalled those dreadful years.
How is the Berlin Wall a symbol of the cold war?
The Berlin Wall as a structure to prevent East Germans from escaping to the West was an indication of how life was in communist East Germany. People risked their lives to escape communism. This was all part of the Cold War.
Why did germans want the berlin wall to come down?
The Berlin wall was torn down because of travel issues. The Berlin Government wanted it torn down because they had to in order to make the new law. The new law was the law about travel for the two sides of Germany. the Government wanted to make the law so that the Germans could travel freely.
