the soviet union sealed off the city of berlin in 1961.
the soviet union sealed off the city of berlin in 1961.
when the soviet union sealed off the city of berlin?
1961
world war ii had left the city of berlin 100 miles deep within east german territory, controlled by the soviet union, and divided into soviet, british, french, and united states zones of occupation, administered under local agreements which did not guarantee western access to the city. responding to a series of soviet actions in 1948, the three western allies consolidated their zones and formed the city of west berlin. for fifteen years the western powers maintained a tenacious hold on west berlin under periodic harassment of the soviets. on 13 august 1961, berliners woke up to find they lived in a divided city. a wall now separated east berlin from west berlin. with that provocative act, the soviet union ratcheted up the cold war.
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northern ireland, where the war was seen by unionists as a mark of british patriotism, has always officially commemorated the dead of both world wars on armistice day. for unionists, their contribution to the first world war, in particular, was a potent symbol of their loyalty to britain. in the words of keith jeffrey, "it marks the union sealed with blood. it stands for the ultimate test of ulster's loyalty: a blood sacrifice to match any by irish nationalists".
ireland and world war i