These were barriers, which were erected between East and West Germany; they formed part of the division during the Cold War period. This concrete wall was constructed by the German Democratic Republic and in due course, it was becoming the strong icon of divide between the Soviet Union and the western powers. In this article, we will study the link between the Berlin Wall and Cold War.

1. The Origins of the Cold War

The Cold War was the uneasy state of peace between the united state and Soviet Union from the end of world war two up to early 1990. It developed because of political and operational differences, invasion of Soviet in Eastern European countries and differing concept of world domination.

2. The Division of Germany

After WWII, Germany is divided into four zones occupied by the United States, Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union.. The same way, the capital city of Berlin was also split into four sectors each possessed by a different power. Subsequently the Soviet relations got spoiled with the western Allies and Germany was split into East Germany in 1949 and West Germany.

3. This paper seek to look at The Construction of the Berlin Wall.

As a result of East Germans fleeing to the West with the search for political and economic freedom, The GDR starts constructing the Berlin Wall on August 13, 1961. There were concrete blockades with barbwires at the top of the wall and guard towers. Its avowed objective was to contain defection from the east to the west.

4. Cold War Symbolism

Cold War, which arose between the Soviet Union and the Western world, received its emblem – the Berlin Wall. Who knows what physical effects it had, but certainly it split families, friends, and an entire city. The setting of the division of the city was perfect especially the contrast between prosperous and colourful west Berlin and monotonous and officious East Berlin represented the themes for communism and capitalist in the best way possible.

4.1. The Iron Curtain

Berlin Wall was physical bar of the Iron Curtain the term introduced by Winston Churchill for the demarcation line between the western part and the Eastern Block. It symbolized the conflict between the democracy and materialistic, and the freedom of ‘the west’ against the communistic ‘east’, headed by the Soviet Union.

4.2. Checkpoint Charlie

Checkpoint Charlie was one of the best known gates between East and West Berlin. It was also a symbol of the manipulation existing between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Standoffs for the most important and diplomats incidents of the standoffs in Checkpoint Charlie became symbolic of the broader Cold War confrontation.

5. The Fall of the Berlin Wall

During early 1990s the significance of Berlin Wall came down due to changes in social and political circumstances that were taking place. On the 9th of November the GDR ordered that travelling restrictions no longer have to be followed by East Germans. People continued to come to the wall in their thousands and in the end the wall was peacefully brought down. The peel of the Berlin Wall is often referred as the end of cold war.

6. Legacy

It remains as a symbol of the suffering response of divided nations especially during the cold war. It is the symbol of sufferings of the people in Eastern Bloc and the need to defend liberty and human rights. Parts of the wall have thus been retained and turned into monuments and they present some of the most effective informal educative resources.

Conclusion

The Berlin Wall represented the Cold War Era and the deep line that separates the East and the West. They were built and destroyed to symbolize antagonism, confrontation, and the warming” of cold War between East and West at large. Modern society can today see in the remains of the Berlin Wall an example how unity has to be sought and the fight for freedom has to be continued.