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.

The correct answer is: "They built a wall separating East and West Berlin".

After WWII, Germany was divided in four occupation zones and splitted among the victorious powers. The three fourths corresponding to France, UK and US were united and constituted the Federal Republic of Germany. On the other hand, the fourth zone that corresponded to the Soviet Union,  constituted the German Democratic Republic  (GDR). Berlin was located in the GDR area, but the city had been divided exactly in the same manner: four zones which ended up being two, West Berlin in hands of the Western powers and East Berlin in hands of the URSS.

The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 and lasted until 1989. It physically circled the area of West Berlin. It prevented defection, after many people left to the Western Area. The authorities of the GDR justified is construction as the manner of preventing fascist conspirations that were operating against the construction of their socialist state.

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power structure

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associated state dominion chiefdom

federalism

federation confederation devolution

integration

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direct representative liberal social demarchy others

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power of few

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an empire is a sovereign state functioning as an aggregate of nations or people that are ruled over by an emperor or another kind of monarch. the territory and population of an empire is commonly of greater extent than the one of a kingdom.[1]

an empire can be made solely of contiguous territories, such as the austro-hungarian empire or the russian empire, or of territories far remote from the homeland, such as a colonial empire. aside from the more formal usage, the word empire can also refer colloquially to a large-scale business enterprise (e.g. a transnational corporation), a political organisation controlled by a single individual (a political boss), or a group (political bosses).[2] the word empire is associated with such other words as imperialism, colonialism, and globalization. empire is often used to describe a displeasure to overpowering situations.[3]