WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Question
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The Soviet Union occupied all of Berlin
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The U.S and other allies occupied West Berlin and the U.S.S.R occupied East Berlin
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Berlin was not divided after the war
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Berlin was a democratic city in a communist area
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Detailed explanation-1: -The American, British and French sectors would form West Berlin and the Soviet sector became East Berlin. The division of Germany and the nature of its occupation had been confirmed by the Allied leaders at the Potsdam Conference, held between 17 July and 2 August 1945.
Detailed explanation-2: -After World War II, defeated Germany was divided into Soviet, American, British and French zones of occupation. The city of Berlin, though technically part of the Soviet zone, was also split, with the Soviets taking the eastern part of the city.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was called the New West End, developed after old Berlin had outgrown its space, became West Berlin. The U.S. sector was formed by the six southern districts; the British sector embraced the four central and western districts; and the French were allotted the two northern districts.
Detailed explanation-4: -On the night of August 12 to August 13, 1961, East German soldiers in Berlin laid out miles of barbed wire that would become the Berlin Wall, sealing the border with West Germany for the next 28 years.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.