East Berlin
Definition
East Berlin was the eastern part of Berlin that existed from 1949 to 1990 as the capital of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), a socialist state and one of two states created in Germany after World War II. It was separated from West Berlin by the infamous Berlin Wall.
Related terms
Berlin Wall: The physical barrier built by East Germany in 1961 to separate East and West Berlin, symbolizing the division between communism and democracy during the Cold War.
Iron Curtain: A term coined by Winston Churchill referring to the ideological boundary separating Soviet-controlled Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe during the Cold War.
German Democratic Republic (GDR): The official name for East Germany, a socialist state established in 1949 on Soviet-occupied territory after World War II.
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