The Berlin Wall was erected in 1961 for which of the following reasons?
A)To end the raids by NATO troops in East Berlin
B)To secure a Soviet presence in East Germany
C)In response to the Berlin Airlift
D)To prevent refugees from leaving East Germany
E)To commemorate the anniversary of the Soviet takeover

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The Berlin Wall was put in place in 1961 to prevent East Germans from escaping to West Berlin. After World War II, the Soviet Union seized East Germany, creating a new nation under its control. Berlin, which had been partitioned among the victors of World War II, remained free-with the exception of the Soviet quarter-providing a gateway to the West. Stalin had sensed the vulnerability this created and attempted to capture the Western portion of the city but was thwarted by the Berlin Airlift in 1948-1949. The destruction of the Berlin Wall in 1991 would become one of the most powerful visual symbols of the fall of Communism.

The Berlin Wall Was Erected in 1961 for Which of the Following