Communists Raise the Berlin Wall
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Communism, Communists, Human Rights, Cold War
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Berlin, East Germany
- Date: August 13, 1961
Article abstract: The Berlin Wall, erected to halt the debilitating exodus of East Germans to West Germany and to assert definitively the permanence and legitimacy of the East German regime, in fact attested to the failure of that regime.
Summary of Event
Berlin became a focal point for East-West tensions after the breakdown of cooperation between the former World War II Allies. As the Western occupying powers, led by the United States, amalgamated their zones of occupation and began the process of organizing an indigenous government for West Germany,...
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