USA HISTORY

POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959

BERLIN AIRLIFT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the Berlin Wall a symbol of?
A
Communism
B
Democracy
C
Neither
D
Both
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The wall, which stood between 1961 to 1989, came to symbolize the ‘Iron Curtain’ – the ideological split between East and West – that existed across Europe and between the two superpowers, the US and the Soviet Union, and their allies, during the Cold War.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Soviet Union occupied East Germany and installed a rigidly controlled communist state. The other three Allies shared the occupation of West Germany and helped rebuild the country as a capitalist democracy. The City of Berlin, located 200 miles inside East Germany, was also divided.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Berlin Wall was built by the communist government of East Berlin in 1961. The wall separated East Berlin and West Berlin. It was built in order to prevent people from fleeing East Berlin.

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