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Why was the Berlin Wall built?

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The barrier was built inside East Berlin or East German territory to ensure that it did not encroach on West Berlin at any point.

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Two days after sealing off free passage between East and West Berlin with barbed wire, East German authorities begin building a wall—the Berlin Wall—to permanently close off access to the West.

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