Question

Why did Nikita Khrushchev order the construction of the Berlin wall?

A.) to relax the Cold War tensions created by divided Germany

B.) to enable workers to travel between East and West Berlin

C.) to divide the communist and democratic parts of Berlin

D.) to defend the rights of West Berliners under Soviet control

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Side note: I answered this question and decided on answer A, but after doing a bit more research I’m realizing it’s honestly a mix of both A and C, historically. If anyone wishes to know the questions comes from GRADPOINT please help me choose which answer will get me the correct answer on this test bc I’m really tryna pass this class before tomorrow!

Answer 1

C.) to divide the communist and democratic parts of Berlin

Step-by-step explanation:

Khrushchev ordered a construction of the Berlin Wall because he wanted to separate the communist and the democratic parts of the city. The communists where well known fro putting on barriers, be it physical or political where their zones of interest were bordering the ones of their enemies. In order to stop the spread of the democratic ideas in their area and thus having social problems and unrest to deal with, the Soviets decided to to put a physical barrier, thus stopping the people to communicate, move between the two parts of the city, or even see each other.