IB History Berlin Wall Crisis (1961) and Division of Germany Key Definitions

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IB History Berlin Wall Crisis (1961) and Division of Germany Key Definitions

Definition

Berlin Wall

A 155-kilometre barrier built by East Germany around West Berlin from 13 August 1961, initially of barbed wire and then concrete panels. The wall was constructed to stop East Germans from escaping to the West through the open Berlin border; between 1949 and 1961, approximately 3 million had done so. At least 140 people were killed attempting to cross it between 1961 and its fall on 9 November 1989.

Definition

Berlin Wall

A 155-kilometre barrier built by East Germany around West Berlin from 13 August 1961, initially of barbed wire and then concrete panels. The wall was constructed to stop East Germans from escaping to the West through the open Berlin border; between 1949 and 1961, approximately 3 million had done so. At least 140 people were killed attempting to cross it between 1961 and its fall on 9 November 1989.