Why was berlin the source of tension between the east and west berlin ?

Question

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Answer 1

The Western Allies (USA; UK and France waited for the Russians to arrive in Berlin (the capital) before signing the peace treaty. Germany was then divided into four zones to be supervised by the four allies. Since Berlin was in the Russian sector, the city itself was divided into four sections.

Shortly after, Stalin refused land access to Berlin through the Russian occupied Zone . This left West Berlin isolated and the city could only be supplied by air - the Berlin Airlift. The capital of West Germany was then moved to ('A Small Town in Germany - John le Carré's title) Bonn.

In November 1961, as a result of the Cold War between the western 'Democracies' and the Warsaw Pact countries 'Communists', Berlin was divided, almost over night and the Russian sector sealed off from contact with the western sector.

If this makes no sense to you, then you are not alone. The Berliners didn't understand it either. In some places they were suddenly cut off from family members living across the street, with barbed wire and the risk of being shot by East German soldiers if they tried to escape to the west.

Answer 2

Berlin, the capital city of Germany during World War 2, was located in communist controlled East Germany. However, about half of the city was not controlled by East Germany, and was seperated from the rest of the country by the Berlin Wall. Refugees from East Germany frequently tried to reach western Berlin, which they saw as a gateway to the rest of the world.

Answer 3

Berlin is where the Allies ( France, England and USA) saved the west part of the country from the Nazi government on WWII, meanwhile the east side known as "German Democratic Republic" was territory of the Soviet Union.

The wall was a decision from Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, because the emigration from the East to the West were cosing an economic collapse to this Soviet Union territorry.

Check the link below, it is a good article about it.

Answer 4

The western allied zone in Berlin was located well within the zone of Russian occupation. When relations grew from bad to worst the Russian saw the French, American, and British zones as an enemy outpost and tried to force the Western allies out. It was also easy for East-Germans until the wall to flew to the western zone then to freedom through Berlin.

Answer 5

Berlin at the end of the European second world war was the meeting point for the Allies and Russia and because of ideology differences the cold war started with one of the results the building of the Berlin wall.

Answer 6

Most people have tried to sort out your question. It amazes me that such recent history is not taught at school. Berlin, itself, was not a source of tension. It just found itself cut into two halves by the communists who feared that all their workers would prefer to live in the West, in a democracy and earn a decent wage. Politicians have a lot to answer for.

Answer 7

Berlin was divided between the Soviet Union, the US, Britain, and France. The Soviets wanted complete control because it was in their land. I think.
The division alone is enough of a problem.

P.S. Kennedy's speech was where he said he is a Berliner, or very close to that, and that at least democracy and all of its flaws never had to wall in its people. To see the divide between communism and democracy, prosperity and despair - go to Berlin.

Answer 8

I think this is a ough one, but i think it was who had the rights to sell a "Berliner" which was a sausage often associated with President Kennedy "Ich bin ein Berliner" " I am a sausage" so it goes. Ironically Kennedy Sausages were sold throughout the cold war in the UK and President Kennedy didn't mention that useful fact once even in top secret pentagon papers.

Answer 9

Just to correct someone's mistake.

A 'berliner' is a 'jelly doughnut' and *apparently* due to JFK's pronunciation of the word 'berliner' he said,
"I am a jelly doughnut". There's a website about it somewhere.

*not a sausage.
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I think its important to remember with Berlin that the city was in the Communist sphere of influence in Germany. JFK referred to it as a, "island of freedom in a Communist sea".
Beyond that, it has all been said already.

Answer 10

after the WWII, the german's capital berlin was divided into two- american & russian section. therefore, they build a wall between it.