Why did the East German government build a wall through East Berlin in 1961?

To stop traffic jams
To stop westerners from entering
To stop its citizens from fleeing to the West
To stop nuclear build-up

Question

Why did the East German government build a wall through East Berlin in 1961?

	To stop traffic jams
		To stop westerners from entering
		To stop its citizens from fleeing to the West
		To stop nuclear build-up

anonymous · Answer

To stop its citizens from fleeing to the West

anonymous · Answer

So, how is my history?

anonymous · Answer

It was to stop citizens from fleeing. This was a time in history when East Berlin was Communism. East Berlin was loosing a lot of there younger people because they were fleeing into west Berlin which was not Communism and the USA had control over  and then leaving. So they built the wall to keep them from leaving there country. Hope this helps! :)

anonymous · Answer

Correct @Smorse