THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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Question
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Berlin was entirely democratic.
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Berlin was split into a communist section and a democratic section.
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Berlin was entirely communist.
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Berlin became a separate country independent of East and West Germany.
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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: -During the Cold War, East Germany was the most significant Soviet state in Europe after Russia – but its socialist policies led to economic stagnation, political oppression and widespread dissatisfaction among the people of East Germany.
Detailed explanation-3: -After World War II the country of Germany ended up dividing into two separate countries. East Germany became a communist country under the control of the Soviet Union. At the same time West Germany was a democratic country and allied with Britain, France, and the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Berlin Wall was built by the German Democratic Republic during the Cold War to prevent its population from escaping Soviet-controlled East Berlin to West Berlin, which was controlled by the major Western Allies. It divided the city of Berlin into two physically and ideologically contrasting zones.