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How did the Soviets respond when East Berliners defected to the West in large numbers?

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The soviets responded to the East Berliner's decision to defect to the west in large numbers by building the Berlin wall, separating east Berlin, and west Berlin.
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They built a wall separating East And West Berlin

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