CAUSE
One question. One truth.
“Why was the Berlin Wall built?”
In August 1961, East Germany erected the Berlin Wall to halt the emigration of approximately four million citizens to West Berlin, which threatened the GDR's population and economic stability.
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CURRENT STATE
The Berlin Wall, a heavily fortified barrier, encircled West Berlin, stopping the large-scale migration that had drained East Germany's workforce and undermined its socialist regime. It symbolized Cold War division and repression.
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