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How the Berlin Wall Worked

Stuff You Should Know

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The War in East Germany

By 1961, more than 200,000 East Germans had left. It was mostly young professionals that saw the riding on the wall. West Germany didn't love it either because there was a big economic strain put on them by having all these people to show up.

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