This paper will reveal that the Berlin Wall was a major phenomenon associated with Cold War era and the construction of the Wall and its effects will remain written in history. In this piece of the blog, the topic to be discussed is the Berlin Wall and its importance when it comes to the Cold War as well as its impact on Germany and the world.

1. Background on the Cold War

Cold War was symbol of a struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union, after the Second World War’s end until the early 1990s. It was identified by competition, armament and confrontation between nations without necessarily war.

2. The reasons for the building of the Berlin Wall

The most vital disagreement between Soviet Union and its former allies was the division of the post-war Germany. Since Berlin was situated right in the heart of the Soviet dominated east Germany, it assumed importance due to its geopolitical significance.

2.1 The Division of Germany

Germany was split into two separate entities: the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and that was backed by the United States and the allied powers and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and which was backed by Soviet Union. This division was mainly occasioned by the ideological differences between democracy on one side and communism on the other side.

2.2 Tension and Escalation

When the ideological cleavage was reaching the crescendo, there was massive migration of people from the east sector of Germany to the west which was much more developed. This loss of skilled labor force and population consequently became a ripe threat to the Kommunistsische Partei Deutschlands or East Germany government.

3. Building of the Berlin Wall

Aware of the steady brain drain, in 1961 with the blessings of the Soviet Union, the East German government erects barriers to stem the tide. The construction of the Berlin Wall started in the 13th of August 1961 with the intention of preventing movement from East to West Berlin.

3.1 Wall Structure and Impact

The wall that was built was made of concrete segment, watchtower, electric barb wire and death strip if you tried to escape. It was just a barrier separating families, friends, and communities; it was a barrier separating onlookers during the Cold War division.

3.2 Human Consequences

This wall led to a great loss of human life and lack of physical contact with our loves ones,freedom was also limited. Many died trying to escape because any attempt was suppressed viciously, including shootouts by the border guards.

4. The Role of the Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall held several important implications for the Cold War and the world at large:

4.1 Symbol of the Cold War

The wall acted as a strong image of a division between the capitalist world on one side of the wall and the communists on the other: all thanks to the Cold War in the political world.

4.2 The Struggle for Propaganda and Ideology

Each side painted on the wall and used it for putting forward it’s messages. While the West saw the wall as a tool of suppression the East alledged that it was put for protection from Capitalism.

4.3 Sensory and affective opacity

Symbolically, the Wall worked physically as a barrier that would have made it almost impossible for any East Berliner to cross the border and join the western side. In the psychological way, it provided people with a longing of hope in a situation where the fighters against subjection longed for.

5. Fall of the Berlin Wall

The most important event was the unconditional opening of the Berlin Wall on November 9 in 1989.

5.PART 1 Popular Movements and Protests

It was in East Germany that a number of relaxed demonstrations for political change and freedom of movement began to take place. This preferred agitation put huge pressure on the East Germany authorities to give in to the populace demands.

5.2 Symbolic Collapse

When the gates were finally thrown opened again people from both east and West Berlin embraced to signify the joyful closing of the divide. The event that contributed most significantly to the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union was the tearing down of the Berlin Wall which led to the reunification of Germany.

6. Legacy of the Berlin Wall

At the present, the leftover of Berlin Wall act as symbolic sentinels for liberty over tyranny. Thus, such a type of wall continues to exist not only in concrete but also in people’s memory as a denotes the suffering of people during the cold war period.

6.1 Lessons Learned

The Berlin Wall demonstrates what happens when two different and opposing ideologies are present and why people must talk more and travel freely across borders. It brings the message of what happens when there is a negation of personal rights and civil liberties.

6.2 Tourist Attraction

The Berlin Wall has now turned into a famous wonder patented with many places of interest that shed light on war’s premise and existence of the Cold War.

6.3 Symbol of Unity

The breaking down of the Berlin Wall is an emblem of the unity of separated individuals and accounts for the spunky hope of people and need freedom.

Conclusion

The Wall that was built in the middle of Berlin during the Cold War still symbolises the East and the West today. The depth of change it caused within German society and its contribution into an international political arena can hardly be overemphasized. After overcoming the division for important period of time – the fall of the Berlin Wall marks the victory of spirit of freedom and it lies as a message that only uniting, speaking and learning from our mistakes can be the way to progress.