Question

What prompted the East German government to build the Berlin Wall? (1 point) Responses West Germans were entering East Germany to take advantage of free communist services. West Germans were entering East Germany to take advantage of free communist services. They were trying to prevent the American military from gaining access to its military installations. They were trying to prevent the American military from gaining access to its military installations. East Germans were moving to West Berlin in order to live in a democracy. East Germans were moving to West Berlin in order to live in a democracy. The wall was a security measure to protect citizens in East Germany from crime in West Germany.

Answer 1

East Germans were moving to West Berlin in order to live in a democracy.

Brief explanation: The wall (built August 1961) was erected to stop mass defections and the loss of skilled workers from East Germany to West Berlin/West Germany.