"May 8, 1945
World War II is over and Berlin is divided into 4 sectors:
the American, British, French in the West and
the Soviet in the East
June 30, 1946 At the instigation of the Soviet Military administration the demarcation line between East and West Germany is safeguarded
October 29, 1946 A 30 day valid Interzonenpass is required to travel between the sectors in Germany
June 23, 1948 Currency reform in Berlin, Berlin is divided into two different currency zones
June 24, 1948 Begin of the Berlin blockade
June 25, 1948 Berlin Airlift begins
May 12, 1949 End of Berlin blockade
May 24, 1949 Federal Republic of Germany is founded
(West Germany)
September 30, 1949 End of Berlin Airlift
October 7, 1949 German Democratic Republic is founded
(East Germany)
May 26, 1952 Border between East and West Germany and between East Germany and West Berlin is closed. Only the border between East and West Berlin is still opened
June 17, 1953 Uprising of East Berlin building workers against the imposition of increased working norms, suppression by Red Army tanks
November 14, 1953 The Western Powers waive the Interzonenpass, the Soviet Union follows but East German citizen need a permission to travel to the West
December 11, 1957 Leaving East Germany without permission is forbidden and violations are prosecuted with prison up to three years
August 13, 1961 The Berlin sectorial border between East and West Berlin is closed, barriers are built
August 14, 1961 Brandenburg Gate is closed
August 26, 1961 All crossing points are closed for West Berlin citizens
June 26, 1963 President J. F. Kennedy visits Berlin and says: "Ich bin ein Berliner." ("I am a Berliner.")
December 17, 1963 West Berliner citizen may visit East Berlin the first time after more than two years
September 3, 1971 Four Power's Agreement over Berlin
visiting becomes easier for West Berliners
June 12, 1987 President Ronald Reagan visits Berlin and urges Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
September 10, 1989 Hungarian government opens border for East German refugees
November 9, 1989 Berlin Wall is opened
December 22, 1989 Brandenburg Gate is opened
October 3, 1990 Germany is reunited"
2006-07-03 04:39:06
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answer #1
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answered by love2travel 7
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After World War II everyone was scared of Germany becoming aggressive again after two times in the twentieth century. So to try to prevent that they divided the country into two spheres of influence. The West (USA, Great Britain, etc.) and the East ( the USSR) My answer is much simpler and to the point
2006-07-03 04:39:31
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answer #2
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answered by smoothie8492 2
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after ww2 Germany was split by the allies, west Germany went to the us and Briton and France, while Russia controlled east Germany. i was stationed in west Germany from 1986-1990 i was there when the Berlin wall was taken down, it was a very historical time and i am glad i was able to be a part of it.
2006-07-03 04:39:54
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answer #3
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answered by native 6
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in 1945 , in ww2, soviets invaded germany from the east and the allies from the west. after germany surrenderd germany was divided into 4 parts which went to the countries USA, USSR, france and britain. soon the allies and ussr were in a rivalry to outmatch each other. the allies , france,britain and USA merged their area into a single area called west germany. and so the USSR became east germany. thats how you had germany before
2006-07-03 04:44:00
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answer #4
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answered by aakash.fire 1
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at the end of WW ll germany/berlin was divided into two pcs. russian's to the east and free germany to the west.
2006-07-03 04:40:09
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answer #5
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answered by ron and rasta 4
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at the end of world war two
the ones who won
the allies the us,england etc
and russia
divided germany in half
eventually a wall was built between them
2006-07-03 04:42:20
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answer #6
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answered by coogle 4
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