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the Berlin Wall
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What was the physical structure that the soviet built to stop East Germans from fleeing to west Germany?
Berlin Wall
What was the name of the physical structure that the Soviets built to stop East Germans from fleeing to West Germany?
The Berlin Wall
The East German government built the Berlin Wall to?
...keep the East Germans out of West Berlin.
Why was the Berlin Wall was put up?
Because Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev told East German premier Walter Ulbricht to fix his "brain drain" problem, in which the most important East Germans, like doctors and engineers, were fleeing to West Berlin at an alarming rate. Ulbricht tasked his Chief of Construction Troops, Erich Honecker, with establishing a barricade around West Berlin to prevent this from happening. Honecker then decided the barricade should be in the form of a huge wall, and started building it.
What were the Russian people fleeing east called?
Fleeing east, west, north or south...if they left their country during the cold war, they were labeled "Defectors."
What led to construction of the Berlin Wall?
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.
Why did nikita khrushchev order the construction of the beelin wall?
Nikita Khrushchev ordered the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 to stem the massive emigration of East Germans to West Berlin, which was perceived as a significant embarrassment for the communist regime. The wall served to physically and ideologically separate East and West Berlin, preventing East Germans from fleeing to the West. It was also a strategic move to consolidate power and control over East Germany, reinforcing the divide between the Eastern Bloc and the West during the Cold War.
The Berlin airlift began when?
west berliners began fleeing into east berlin
During Kennedy's presidency the Berlin wall was constructed to?
During Kennedy's presidency, the Berlin Wall was constructed in August 1961 to stop the massive emigration of East Germans to West Berlin, which was viewed as a direct threat to the stability of the East German regime. The wall symbolized the Cold War division between the communist East and the democratic West. It served as a physical barrier to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West, effectively solidifying the division of Germany and the broader ideological conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
When Germans left east Berlin in large numbers the east German government built the berlin wall?
The East German government constructed the Berlin Wall in August 1961 as a response to the mass exodus of East Germans fleeing to West Berlin. This migration was driven by widespread dissatisfaction with the oppressive political regime and economic conditions in East Germany. The wall was intended to prevent further defections and to symbolize the division between the communist East and the democratic West during the Cold War. Its construction effectively sealed off East Berlin from the West, leading to significant geopolitical tensions.
What is the Berlin walls nickname?
The Berlin Wall is often referred to as the "Wall of Shame" due to its role in dividing East and West Berlin and symbolizing the repression of freedom under communist rule. It was constructed in 1961 to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West and remained a powerful symbol of the Cold War until its fall in 1989.
What were the effects on people after the Berlin Wall fell?
East Germans could go out of east germay and west Germans could go out of west Germany and it was the fall of Hitler and Stalin and the end of communism.
