The most famous barrier in the history of the cold war era barrier was the Berlin Wall a wall that was put up in Germany in 1961 and pulled down in 1989. The Cold War was probably the specific moment of confrontation between the US and the USSR frame by ideological and power struggle. This paper concludes that the construction and later demolition of the Berlin Wall was one of the significant events that determined the geopolitical climate of that time. From this blog post, the reader will be able to understand the main factors that gave the Berlin Wall such an important role in the Cold War.

The Divided City of Berlin

Following the end of the Second World War the city of Berlin was split into four sectors occupied by the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and France. In the same way, from one day to the other, Germany was split into East Germany and West Germany, which brought Polar opposite of political systems. West Berlin which was under Allied occupation became an example of freedom while East Berlin was taken over by Soviets as part of the German Democratic Republic (GDR).

1. Stopping East Germans from Emigrating

Some of the causes for construction of the Berlin Wall included the perceived need to stop large number of East Germans moving to West Germany via the relatively porous border of West Berlin. Both economically and politically the GDR faced many problems, including a lack of money and loss of freedom, that led people to search for a more comfortable life in the ‘better’ western part. In order to avoid the situation when talented personnel and qualified workers will leave the country in search for better working conditions, the GDR was forced to build a barrier in form of a wall.

2. The Flower speaks for the ideological polarization of the Cold War Period.

The construction of the Berlin Wall was the concrete symbol of the later days of the Cold War – the separation of the materialist and spiritual worlds. Thus, the wall grew into a symbol of the two regimes and an absence of freedom under the communism rule. It is seemed to continue the conflict between the world super powers during the cold war and their difference belief systems.

The Wall and its Consequences and Importance

1. Political-Ideological Effects

The construction of the Berlin Wall ensured the division of the German nation further cemented the divide of the Cold War. It was a symbol of confrontation of two diametrically opposed ideologies of two tragically different worlds for Western viewer. The wall also ideological; the West qualified the suppression of personal freedoms and the East saw the wall as defending against imperialism, the wall acted also as propaganda tool.

2. Human Tragedy and Loss

Let me focus on the building of the Berlin Wall that had separated friends and families and beloved ones in one night. Local villagers got suddenly cut off by the border and found themselves locked up on two separate divides of the border and had even restrictions on communication. The number of people involved is higher, and private suffering as a consequence of the separation of the city was a theme.

3. The Fall of the Berlin Wall

Berlin divided into two cities for almost thirty years, the Wall that was built came down on November 9 in 1989. This event was of great historic signification and it indicated the end of Cold War. The root cause of the fall therefore includes political pressure, social unrest and change of market dynamic. The reunification of Germany was next, and the wall further emblematised victory over tyranny and the denial of totalitarian rule.

Conclusion

The demolition of the Wall represented symbolically the end of eastern / western split that characterized the Cold War period. Its construction was intended to prevent the ongoing east Germans mass immigration and necesesitate the idealogical divide. The wall created political ramifications as well as individual sorrow which in the end lead to the collapse of the wall for the reunification of Germany. It is important in the study of the Cold War and its repercussions to comprehend the important position held by the Berlin Wall in history.