East Vs West in the City of Berlin

The grim years that followed the conclusion World War Two began an entire new era of hostility that was to widen the gap between the major powers of East and West. With Germany well and truly defeated, the victorious Allied forces of Britain, the USA and Russia were left to decide on the occupation of Germany. It was decided that Germany was to be divided into three zones, one for each country excepting the concerns of the French. Later, at a conference held in February 1945 at Yalta, U.S President D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill were able to sway Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin to produce a zone for France which had suffered considerable defeats at the hands of the Germans. Each of the four zones would be managed by the country occupying the area. On July 17 the newly made U.S President Truman, Churchill and Stalin met in Potsdam, near Berlin to make the final decisions on how Germany should be organised and where its borders should be drawn. The Allies agreed i...