How was the decision made to build the Berlin Wall?
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After World War II, Germany was divided among the Allied powers, UK, France, US, and USSR, into occupation zone. The capital city of Berlin fell deep into the Soviet occupational zone so it to was divided between the Allies. read more
In order to stop the flow, East Germany built the heavily fortified barrier around West Berlin, sealing that part of the city off from East Berlin and the rest of East Germany. The wall was manned with sharpshooters, with orders to kill any East German attempting to flee the country. read more
Two days after sealing off free passage between East and West Berlin with barbed wire, East German authorities begin building a wall--the Berlin Wall--to permanently close off access to the West. read more
Historians have long argued over whether East German leader Walter Ulbricht or his Soviet counterpart Nikita Khrushchev was ultimately responsible for the construction of the Berlin Wall. read more
