Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall

WHAT was it?
1. After WWII, Berlin split into 4 zones
  1. constructed to seal East Berlin from the West
2. constructed 13th August 1961
3. all crossing points sealed except one (Checkpoint Charlie)
4. aim to prevent ppl moving from East to West
WHY were ppl leaving East Berlin and the consequences
1. Socially
  1. those who left were young and educated
  2. communist party in E.Germany feared a 'brain drain'
2. Economically
  1. E.Germany lost many skilled workers
  2. 1960, 61% of population was of working age. 70% b4 the war
  3. engineers, technicians, teachers, lawyers etc all left
3. Politically
  1. mass numbers leaving made communist regime seem unpopular
  2. considered -ve propaganda as they competed with capitalist West
4. Quality of life in the West was better//Suffered a communist system under after establishment of Soviet Union control
WHAT were the IMMEDIATE consequences
1. Flow of people from East to West stopped
2. Berlin became a focus of the Cold War

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