At the end of WWll the allies took actions such as postman conflict. Berlin closed Germans capitol. In 1949 British and France combined to form West Germany. The Soviet Union formed East Germany. In West Germany the system was set up as democratic. The living conditions in West Germany was they were striving economically. By the late 1950s Citizens in East Germany fled to West Germany. East Germany lost 3.5 million people to West Germany by 1961.
On August 12th - 13th, 1961 East Germany fled to West Germany, due to this the Berlin Wall was erected. The berlin wall stretched 100 miles. The Berlin Wall was first constructed with barb wired fence and concrete posts. The final construction of the Berlin Wall was 12 by 4 concrete slabs with a smooth pipe on top- to keep Germans out. The Soviet Union constructed the Berlin Wall. Some of the escape attempts consisted of scaling the wall any way they could they would fling rope over. They also rammed it with trucks, collected scrapes of clothes, and they even attempted to make air balloons. The Berlin Wall fell by being rammed into it with trucks.
On August 12th - 13th, 1961 East Germany fled to West Germany, due to this the Berlin Wall was erected. The berlin wall stretched 100 miles. The Berlin Wall was first constructed with barb wired fence and concrete posts. The final construction of the Berlin Wall was 12 by 4 concrete slabs with a smooth pipe on top- to keep Germans out. The Soviet Union constructed the Berlin Wall. Some of the escape attempts consisted of scaling the wall any way they could they would fling rope over. They also rammed it with trucks, collected scrapes of clothes, and they even attempted to make air balloons. The Berlin Wall fell by being rammed into it with trucks.