Construction of the Berlin Wall

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Construction_of_the_Berlin_Wall
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:country gptkb:East_Germany
gptkbp:endDate 1961-08-13
gptkbp:followedBy Berlin Wall era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Construction of the Berlin Wall
gptkbp:location gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:material concrete
barbed wire
gptkbp:notableEvent 1961-08-13
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Nikita_Khrushchev
gptkb:Walter_Ulbricht
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:France
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:West_Germany
gptkbp:order gptkb:Walter_Ulbricht
gptkb:East_German_government
gptkbp:precededBy increased emigration from East Germany
gptkbp:purpose prevent emigration from East Germany to West Berlin
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Berlin_Wall
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Iron_Curtain
gptkbp:resultedIn division of Berlin
separation of East and West Berlin
gptkbp:significance restricted movement between East and West Berlin
symbol of the Cold War
gptkbp:startDate 1961-08-13
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Berlin_Crisis_of_1961
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5