Who built the Berlin wall? Why?
East Germany, keep East Berliners from escaping to the free West Berlin. Supported by USSR.
The Berlin Wall was built by the government of East Germany, specifically the German Democratic Republic (GDR) under the leadership of Walter Ulbricht, in August 1961. The construction of the Berlin Wall was a response to increasing flight and brain drain from East Germany to West Germany and West Berlin. In the years following World War II, many East Germans sought to escape to the West out of dissatisfaction with the communist government in the GDR, leading to a serious brain drain within East Germany. The East German government, along with Soviet backing, decided to construct the wall to prevent people from leaving East Germany. The wall was heavily guarded and acted as a physical barrier, separating East and West Berlin, and was a symbol of the “Iron Curtain” dividing communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe. The Berlin Wall remained in place for nearly 28 years, until November 9, 1989, when it was dismantled following widespread public protests and changes in government policies.
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