The Berlin Wall
Q. Why was Berlin Wall built 1961?
The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 to stop an exodus from the eastern, communist part of divided Germany to the more prosperous west.
Table of Contents
- Q. Why was Berlin Wall built 1961?
- Q. What did East Germany do in 1961?
- Q. What was the second generation Berlin Wall made of?
- Q. What did the fall of the Berlin Wall mean for Germany?
- Q. Why was the Berlin Wall a powerful symbol?
- Q. What was important about the Berlin Wall?
- Q. Which crop is called poor man’s food?
- Q. What is the biggest meal of the day in Germany?
- Q. What is the typical lunch in Germany?
Q. What did East Germany do in 1961?
On the night of August 12–13, 1961, the East German government, backed by the Soviet Union, began to build a barrier between East Berlin (the Soviet-occupied sector) and West Berlin. A major outcome of the Berlin crisis was a new understanding between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Q. What was the second generation Berlin Wall made of?
The first concrete elements and large square blocks were used first on August 15, 1961. Within the next months the first generation of the Berlin Wall was build up: a wall consisting of concrete elements and square blocks. A second Wall was build in June 1962 in order to prevent from escaping to the West.
Q. What did the fall of the Berlin Wall mean for Germany?
The fall of the Berlin Wall was the first step towards German reunification. The political, economic and social impact of the fall of the Berlin Wall further weakened the already unstable East German government. Germany reunited on 3 October 1990, 11 months after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Q. Why was the Berlin Wall a powerful symbol?
First constructed in 1961, the wall was the Cold War’s most tangible symbol of communism and demarcation of the Iron Curtain. Professor Harrison: The wall symbolized the lack of freedom under communism. It symbolized the Cold War and divide between the communist Soviet bloc and the western democratic, capitalist bloc.
Q. What was important about the Berlin Wall?
The wall separated East Berlin and West Berlin. It was built in order to prevent people from fleeing East Berlin. In many ways it was the perfect symbol of the “Iron Curtain” that separated the democratic western countries and the communist countries of Eastern Europe throughout the Cold War.
Q. Which crop is called poor man’s food?
Pulses are known as the poor man’s meat because they are rich in nutrition and low in cost. Therefore, most low income populations can use this nutritious crop as their staple food.
Q. What is the biggest meal of the day in Germany?
Lunch
Q. What is the typical lunch in Germany?
Lunch is often served after a starter such as potato salad. Lunches cooked at home may include Eintopf, Rouladen, Schnitzel or Sauerbraten. It will usually consist of meat or fish served with potatoes, rice, or German noodles as well as vegetables and sometimes rolls (Brötchen).
