Definition: In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
Input: The West German Federal government officially called West Berlin " Berlin ( West ) " , although it also used the hyphenated " West-Berlin " , whereas the East German government commonly referred to it as " Westberlin " .
Output:
West Berlin was called " Berlin ( West ) " by the West Germany government , and usually by the East German government .