East German Uprising Of 1953

On June 16, 1953, workers in East Berlin East BerlinEast Berlin (German: Ost-Berlin; pronounced [ˈɔstbɛʁˌliːn]) was the partially recognised capital city of East Germany (GDR) from 1948 to 1990, although it was recognised by the Three Powers (United States, United Kingdom, and France) as the Soviet occupation sector of Berlin, established in 1945.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › East_Berlin East Berlin - Wikipedia rose in protest against government demands to increase productivity. Within days, nearly a million East Germans joined the protests and began rioting across hundreds of East German cities and towns.