Asked by maxx

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

They built a wall separating East and West Berlin.
They declared they were happy to see the defectors go.
They asked the West to build a wall to divide Berlin.
They provided transportation to allow the defectors to go quickly.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They built a wall separating East and West Berlin.

Explanation: In August 1961 the East German government, backed by the Soviets, erected the Berlin Wall to stop the mass defections to West Berlin.