Berlin
The Split up of Berlin
Berlin was split into 4 each of the pieces were
owned by a different country
These territories were owned by Russia, UK,
France and the US
The side owned by Russia was communist
which became a big problem for the UK,
France and the US
The 4 zones
The Berlin Airlift
Russia cut off suplies to West Germany
because the US, France and the UK decided to
create a new currency into their sectors
The US and the UK delivered food coal and
medical supplies to Germany and secured the
territory from Soviet control
Crossing Border
Many people living in the east wanted to
cross over to the west because they needed
jobs
Also many people living in the west would
cross the border so that they could get cheaper
things.
The Berlin Wall
The soviets tried in many ways to keep citizens
from fleeing the city half a million were fleeing
back and forth each day
Finally in 1961 the Soviets ended up putting
up the Berlin wall to prevent people from
hoping over
The Berlin Wall Part 2
Many Germans continued to try and leave
supported by the west in this
Citizens grouped at the crossing points and
forced them to put an end to the Berlin wall
This allowed Germans to reunite with the
rest of europe
The Berlin Wall Part 3
The fall of the Berlin wall had a huge effect on
the fall of communism
In 1990 the new Government in Berlin had
mission to take down the Berlin wall and today
there are only two segments of this wall left
Berlin Wall Part 4
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