dressed more provocatively‚ and became more involved in the popular culture associated with radio and television. East Berliners were prohibited from travelling into West Berlin‚ because it was feared that they would not returned. One way in which Eastern Europeans had more freedom is when it came to gender roles. In Western Europe‚ postwar women returned to housewife roles‚ whereas in the East‚ women remained in the workforce and many times outnumbered the
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In the year of 1961‚ Germany was divided into 2 states: East Germany and West Germany. On the 13th day of August in 1961‚ East Berlin began the building of the Wall. The concrete and barbed wired wall stood tall for many years until its fall on November 9‚ 1989. During this period of time‚ the wall caused many problems to Germany. It is marked as one of the most symbolic structures in Germany’s history. The causes and effects of the Berlin Wall had a large impact on people and it caused many problems
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Germany were reunited‚ causing a huge burst of excitement that was felt in Germany and the rest of the world till today. In the years between 1949 and 1961‚ about 2.5 million East Germans had fled from East to West Germany. Their loss of population in Eastern Germany threatened to destroy the economic strength of the East German State. In response‚ East Germany built a barrier very close off East Germany from West Berlin on the night of August 12‚ 1961(“history.com”). The original wall was built of barbed
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How far do you agree with the view that the origins of the Cold War in 1945 and 1946 owed much to ideological differences and little to personalities and conflicting national interests? The Cold War marked a period of hostility between the superpowers; USA (and by extension‚ the West) and the Soviet Union. The hostility began after the Second World War‚ despite the supposed camaraderie between the two superpowers during the war as allies against Hitler and Fascism. Whether the schism between the
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Europe Athletic Apparel and Footwear Industry Outlook to 2018- Eastern European Region to Drive Future Growth provides a comprehensive analysis of the athletic apparel and footwear market in Europe. The report covers various aspects such as market size of athletic apparel and footwear‚ market segmentation on the basis of geography by Western and Eastern Europe‚ by demand from men‚ women and children and by types of athletic wear product categories including knitted and crochet‚ non-knitted and non-crotchet
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The Soviets violation of the Yalta and Potsdam agreements and occupation of Eastern Europe were perceived by the U.S as a sinister plan of the Soviet Union to spread Communism and to establish a monolithic communist empire with Moscow as its centre. In response to Communism‚ the U.S reacted in defense of democracy and the notion
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period in Germany in 1945 resulted in the establishment of a divided Germany into two separate states in 1949. After the war‚ Germany was split into four zones and split up among Britain‚ USA‚ France and the USSR. Tensions between the Western and Eastern Allies arose within the years prior to the division‚ largely due to the actions taken by Stalin and the USSR. I feel that the primary cause for the division of Germany was due to these actions which encouraged the different zones to react in ways
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The Cold War was the elongated tension between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. It was a clash of these supergiants in political‚ ideological‚ military‚ and economic values and ideas. The blame for the Cold War cannot be placed on one person -- it developed as a series of chain reactions as a struggle for supremacy. The conflict in ideologies between capitalism and communism resulted in one of the greatest conflicts of the twentieth century. Both the United States and the Soviet
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Fifteen to sixteen years after World War Two‚ which was about 1960-1961 the Berlin Wall was built to separate East and West Berlin Germany. West Berlin was controlled by the United States‚ France‚ and the United Kingdom. East Berlin was controlled by the Soviet Union. People had many attempts to go over the wall. one man even tried to inch his way across a tightrope. Putting one hand in front of the other. Thanks to the man’s aerobic skill he made his way completely across the wall. Another attempt
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unable to make up its mind on these issues which unsettles investors. Political Factors Machiavellian politics is rife. Are our leaders justified in pursuing and maintaining political power? Comparing the electoral politics of most Western and Eastern
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