The Berlin Wall: A Catalyst for Change.

At the end of World War II Germany and the City of Berlin were divided into four sectors. The largest sector of East Germany and East Berlin were controlled by the Soviet Union. The United States, Britain and France all controlled a portion in West Germany and West Berlin. The Potsdam Conference in the summer of 1945 was a meeting between the leaders of the victorious allies (Truman, Stalin, and Churchill) whose primary goals included the establishment of post-war order, peace treaty issues, and planning a response to the effects of war. At this conference the allied powers agreed tha…