..... was a divided city. In the democratic western half the people lived good, had many choices and enjoyed life. In the communist eastern half, life was not as good. Choices in all parts of their lives were limited by government.

THE COLD WAR

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____ was a divided city. In the democratic western half the people lived good, had many choices and enjoyed life. In the communist eastern half, life was not as good. Choices in all parts of their lives were limited by government.

A	Berlin
B	Moscow
C	Germany
D	London

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Shortly after midnight on August 13, 1961, East German soldiers begin laying down barbed wire and bricks as a barrier between Soviet-controlled East Berlin and the democratic western section of the city.

Detailed explanation-2: -On the morning of August 13, 1961, Berliners awoke to discover that on the orders of East German leader Walter Ulbricht, a barbed wire fence had gone up overnight separating West and East Berlin and preventing movement between the two sides.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -In 1949, Germany formally split into two independent nations: the Federal Republic of Germany (FDR or West Germany), allied to the Western democracies, and the German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany), allied to the Soviet Union.

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USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR