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    The Soviets built the Berlin Wall to stop the flow of people, particularly young professionals, from East Berlin to West Berlin. This "brain drain" was hurting East Berlin's economy and workforce. The wall also restricted spy access between East and West Berlin for the Western allies. While it closed an infiltration route for Western spies, the wall more strongly demonstrated the Soviet's fear of capitalism and boosted the image of the Western democratic system. On balance, the wall was more advantageous for the Western allies in the Cold War struggle.

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    The Soviets built the Berlin Wall to stop the flow of people, particularly young professionals, from East Berlin to West Berlin. This "brain drain" was hurting East Berlin's economy and workforce. The wall also restricted spy access between East and West Berlin for the Western allies. While it closed an infiltration route for Western spies, the wall more strongly demonstrated the Soviet's fear of capitalism and boosted the image of the Western democratic system. On balance, the wall was more advantageous for the Western allies in the Cold War struggle.

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    The Soviets built the Berlin Wall to stop the flow of people, particularly young professionals, from East Berlin to West Berlin. This "brain drain" was hurting East Berlin's economy and workforce. The wall also restricted spy access between East and West Berlin for the Western allies. While it closed an infiltration route for Western spies, the wall more strongly demonstrated the Soviet's fear of capitalism and boosted the image of the Western democratic system. On balance, the wall was more advantageous for the Western allies in the Cold War struggle.

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    Georgia Krok

    Why did the soviets build a wall in Berlin in 1961? [6]

    The soviets built a wall in Berlin in 1961 as many people were fleeing East Berlin
    into the Ally occupied area of West Berlin. Many of the people that left East
    Berlin were smart young people who were viable to work. This caused
    something known as the “Brain Drain”. The working population of East Berlin
    dropped from 70% to 61%. This was very bad as East Berlin became lacking in
    young minds that were doctors and engineers.

    Moreover, the Soviets built a wall as the entrance from West Berlin to East Berlin
    was an advantageous place for spy’s to infiltrate the USSR. This was because
    there was free movement between East and West Berlin, causing the western
    world to pour many spies into the communist regime. Khrushchev described this
    issue as a “bone in the throat” conveying how it was an annoyance that needed to
    be dealt with.

    “The Berlin Wall was more advantageous to the Western allies than to the USSR.”
    How far do you agree with this statement? [10]

    One could strongly agree with the statement because the Berlin Wall was more
    advantageous to the Western Allies as it helped to show how the Soviet’s were so
    threatened by the appeal of capitalism that they felt the need to cut off East
    Berlin from West Berlin as a war. This was negative propaganda towards the
    Soviets who claimed that Communism was so much better. This boosted the
    opinion of Capitalism and caused the Western Allies to see how scared
    Khrushchev was. This meant that the building of the Berlin Wall majorly aided in
    the Allies battle to prove communism was bad.

    Moreover, the Berlin Wall helped to secure West Berlin. West Berlin was very
    difficult to defend and therefore if the Soviets wanted to invade they could have
    in a matter of hours. The placement of a barbed wired fence then a wall and
    ultimately two walls with land mines and snipers in towers made West Berlin
    very difficult to attack. This was advantageous to the West, as they did not have
    to worry as much about the security of West Berlin.

    By contrast, one could strongly disagree with the statement as the Berlin Wall
    meant that the main entryway for spies to get into the USSR was cut off and now
    the Allies would have to parachute them in which was very difficult to do due to
    advancements made in technology. This meant that the Allies means of getting
    spies into East Berlin was cut off. This is significant as spying was a very
    prominent and important part of the Cold War.

    Lastly, the Berlin Wall helped Khrushchev deal with the “Brain Drain,” with no
    Allied retaliation. This meant that Khrushchev was able to say that he had power
    because he was able to do things and have no resistance. This is significant as it
    showed Khrushchev’s ability to take action.

    In conclusion I strongly agree with the statement. The Berlin Wall protected
    West Berlin and helped show that Khrushchev felt the need to block off East
    Berlin from the West. Whilst the Western Allies were no longer able to get in
    spies they already had immense spy networks. In addition, whilst Khrushchev
    dealt with the Brain drain” it is less significant than the other points as inevitably
    the drain on East Berlin was hindering.

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