Introduction
Berlin Wall is a physical barrier between Berlin, Germany’s capital between 1961 and 1989. It’s this wall that became an iconic symbol of the Cold War, a wall dividing the East from the West, between the idealogical and the political.
The Cold War
The Cold War is a postwar geoplolitic tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and the countries of the two superpowers. This riot period began from the late 1940s to the early 1990s and was dominated by political, economic and military rivalry.
Berlin Wall Construction
On August 13, 1961, the Berlin wall was built. The wall was intended to stop East Berliners from fleeing to West Berlin, where they would enjoy higher standards of living and freedom.
The divide between the two parts was 96 miles (154 km) of concrete wall. There were guard towers, barbed wire and other security measures designed to scare would be escapees.
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall is generally thought of as the end of the Cold War. It came to fall on the wall between November 9, 1989, after years of events and political change.
The announcement by the East German government that people could now cross the border without prior permission was one possible force at work. They smashed their way through, to celebrate the reunification of Germany, drawing thousands of people to the wall.
The Impacts and Aftermath
For the world and for Germany, the fall of the Berlin Wall had big consequences. It was the beginning of the end of the Cold War, the end of the Soviet Union.
The wall symbolized the triumph over oppression and Germany were united. Economic and social as well as political challenges preceded the reunification but also went hand in hand with new opportunities for growth and development in the community.
Conclusion
During the Cold War the Berlin Wall was a physical connection of the East and West of the world. That is a moment that was a very important thing to happen in history, of the fall of the Wall, symbol, I mean, the end of the Cold War, the reunification of Germany.
To really get the story, you have to understand the context, the history, the significance of Berlin, because Berlin was such a significant and equally tragic thing for people that lived through it. It is a reminder that united we can, and that the human strive for freedom.