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How the Berlin Wall Worked

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The Iron Curtain and the Allies

As part of the Yalta Conference, Berlin was also divided up into four quadrants. Britain, France, and the US merged theirs together. And that was West Berlin. There was also East Berlin, so we controlled East Berlin. So within Soviet controlled East Germany was a little island called West Berlin. I don't think it wasn't a recipe for long-term success. No. It's almost like they went in after Yalta whistling with a powder keg. That's what they did when they divided East in West Berlin. Yeah.

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