... relations during this era as it became evident to all that the cord of discontent could snap at any given moment. Western countries wanted the liberated states of Eastern Europe to be ruled with a democratic government and a capitalist economy. Joseph Stalin felt entitled to rule the Eastern European countries ... The United States did not want to relinquish West Berlin, as part of the Marshall Plan. West Germany had an economic boom and East Germany gradually rebuilt its economy under the Soviets, however, a shortage of skilled workers in West Germany lured many East Germans to flea to ...

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