Question

In 1961, East Germany:_______
a. erected a wall between East and West Berlin to stop the mass exodus of East Germans to West Berlin.
b. stop the movement of large numbers of West Germans to East Berlin.
c. halt the flow of overpriced goods from West Berlin to East Berlin.
d. protect East Berliners from U.S. troops stationed in the western part of the city.

Answer 1

Answer:

(A)It sent troops into West Berlin to arrest people who were against communism.

Explanation:

Answer 2

East Germany built a wall between East and West Berlin in 1961 to prevent a major flight of East Germans to West Berlin. As a result, option (a) is the correct answer.

What did East Germany do in 1961?

The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 to prevent a mass exodus from divided Germany's communist east to the more wealthy west.

Between 1949 and 1961, almost 2.6 million East Germans escaped, out of a total population of 17 million.

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