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Please Help! Why was it economically necessary for the east Germans to build the Berlin wall?

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The East Germany had to build the wall to stop the flow of refugees that attempted to leave East Berlin to the West. The wall was a symbol of the division between communist East Berlin and democratic capitalism of West Berlin. The Soviet bloc defended the wall on the terms that they needed protection against the degrading and immoral influences of the West capitalism.

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