1. Communsits took control of Soviet zone (despite the fact Germany was supposed to be kept as one country)
2. The soviets refused to allow its own zone to trade with the other three zones as it wanted to keep Germany weak so it could not attack Russia agian.
3. Berlin was deep inside the Soviet zone. Stalin did not want the Allies inside the Soviet zone and realised that the rich lifestyle of West Berlin would be on show in East Berlin
4. By 1947 the British and American zones were working together- 'Bizona'. Soon the French zone joined and it became- 'Trizona'
5. In 1948 Trizonia developed plans to set up a new German consitution and a new cerrency, the Deutschmark, in their zones in Germany in Berlin. The Soviets introduced the Ostmark in the Soviet zone and East Berlin.
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