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There were a LOT of entries to the Berlin Wall. The three that mattered to the Allied Forces were the rail checkpoint at Griebnitzsee, Checkpoint Bravo at Drewitz, and Checkpoint Charlie at Friedrichstrasse.
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Where can one learn more about the history of the Berlin wall?
Your local library most likely has information on the Berlin Wall. Other than that, Wikipedia, the History Channel, the History Website, and History Today include sections on the Berlin Wall.
Where was the Berlin Wall built?
The Berlin Wall was built through Berlin so that it circled East Berlin. East Berlin was the section controlled by the Soviets. East Berlin was kept isolated from the rest of the world except for the Berlin Airlift. No one could enter or exit without a special visa or risk a dangerous passage over the wall and through mines.
What are two physical features of Germany?
The Berlin wall for one....
How is the Berlin wall connect to World War 2?
No, it was after the war. At the end of WW2 Berlin was divided into 4 sectors. One American, one English, one French and one Soviet. The Soviet sector became East Berlin and the Soviets started building the wall at the end of the 1950's. This is when the cold war started. West Berlin was on one side and the East the other. The wall was built to keep people in and to divide the Eastern sector from the Western. Many people didn't see family members for 60 years due to the wall.
The Berlin Wall was one of the lasting symbols of the Cold War?
TRUE.
During the Berlin Wall period which side was capitalist?
During the years the Berlin Wall divided the city in half, one side was capitalist and the other side was communist. The west side of the wall was the capitalist side.
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. |}
Who was the chancellor of Germany during the time of the Berlin wall?
Willy Brandt was one .
Was Berlin divided into east and west at one point?
Yes, from 1949 to 1989, with the Berlin Wall making that more physical from 1961.
Who knocked down the Berlin Wall?
Both the East and West Germans. No one really wanted that wall there, so they drew all over it and they climbed over it even though the East Germans put up the wall. But no one in East German liked the wall.
Which Capital city was only from 1949 until 1989?
Bonn was the capital of West Germany from 1949 until 1989. Prior to 1949, Germany was one country, with Berlin as the capital city. Germany returned to being one country after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Why were people in Berlin Germany fighting over the Berlin wall?
The residents of Berlin, Germany, were not specifically fighting over the Berlin Wall. The Wall represented the separation of East Germany (under the control of communism) from West Germany (under a less oppressive government). Residents from East Germany were forbidden by their government from fleeing to West Germany, and thus those who valued freedom - in both the East and West - fought to bring down the Berlin Wall and reunite Germany as one nation.
