How To Build The Berlin Wall
Berlin Wall
During August 13, 1951, the communist government of the German Democratic Republic began to build a barbed wire and concrete barrier between Eastern and Western Berlin; this was to keep Western Fascists from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state.
The Berlin Wall was built because of Economics and Political views. Economically, too many well-educated people moved from East Germany, and some worked in West Berlin and lived in East Berlin (it’s cheaper there), so DDR lost money on this (“Mauer”). Politically, the West side interfered with the East side, the Russian sector (“Mauer”). When World War II ended, Berlin was divided into 4 sectors. Russian was the largest sector. The Western sectors had France, Great Britain and United States in it. Finally Germany gave up, and the four allied countries signed a treaty called “the Potsdam Agreement.” This treaty was for the borders for Germany and Berlin. The city of Berlin was divided into two parts: the communist and democrat. …show more content…
On August 13, 1961 the border between East and West in Berlin was closed off. East Germans could not send food to the other parts of the city. Guards patrolled the whole border through Berlin. For a long time simply barbed wire was used, but they soon changed that on August 15, 1961 the first Wall was built up. The Berlin Wall was built at the line of demarcation between the eastern sector of Berlin and the western sectors (“Mauer”). At 15th of August they started to build the actual Wall, and then re-build and make the wall and the border more effective
During August 13, 1951, the communist government of the German Democratic Republic began to build a barbed wire and concrete barrier between Eastern and Western Berlin; this was to keep Western Fascists from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state.
The Berlin Wall was built because of Economics and Political views. Economically, too many well-educated people moved from East Germany, and some worked in West Berlin and lived in East Berlin (it’s cheaper there), so DDR lost money on this (“Mauer”). Politically, the West side interfered with the East side, the Russian sector (“Mauer”). When World War II ended, Berlin was divided into 4 sectors. Russian was the largest sector. The Western sectors had France, Great Britain and United States in it. Finally Germany gave up, and the four allied countries signed a treaty called “the Potsdam Agreement.” This treaty was for the borders for Germany and Berlin. The city of Berlin was divided into two parts: the communist and democrat. …show more content…
On August 13, 1961 the border between East and West in Berlin was closed off. East Germans could not send food to the other parts of the city. Guards patrolled the whole border through Berlin. For a long time simply barbed wire was used, but they soon changed that on August 15, 1961 the first Wall was built up. The Berlin Wall was built at the line of demarcation between the eastern sector of Berlin and the western sectors (“Mauer”). At 15th of August they started to build the actual Wall, and then re-build and make the wall and the border more effective