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The Cold War Era, that came next, had the biggest influence on the current state of Berlin. After the Second World War ended in 1945, Germany was divided into four zones between the main Allied countries (Figs. 2.1 and 2.2) with Berlin positioned extraordinarily among this division. Located entirely in the Soviet zone, as a strategic point, it was also divided between the four powers with part of the city transformed into a disconnected area entirely on the enemy’s territory—an island of capitalism in the sea of socialism. Potsdamer Platz was located directly on the junction of the four power zones, which soon turned it into a black market area.
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Nowobilska, M., Zaman, Q.M. (2014). Stage 2: 1945–1989 (Hibernation). In: Potsdamer Platz. SpringerBriefs in Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02928-3_2
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