Berlin Wall

The Berlin wall was built in 1961, but it was not just one wall, it was three generations of a structure. It had been 16 years after the end of world war two, Berlin had been divided into two parts, east and west. The east was controlled by the German Democratic Republic and the west was controlled by the Federal Republic of Germany. The west was the side of Berlin that has Capitalism and Democracy while the east side was the side with Communism. This essay is going to answer the question as to why

and West Berlin. The official purpose of this Berlin Wall was to keep Western “fascists” from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state, but it primarily served the objective of stemming mass defections from East to West. The Berlin Wall stood until November 9, 1989, when the head of the East German Communist Party announced that citizens of the GDR could cross the border whenever they pleased. That night, ecstatic crowds swarmed the wall. Some crossed freely into West Berlin, while

and West Berliners flocked to the wall, drinking beer and champagne and chanting “Tor auf!” (“Open the gate!”). At midnight, they flooded through the checkpoints. More than 2 million people from East Berlin visited West Berlin that weekend to participate in a celebration that was, one journalist wrote, “the greatest street party in the history of the world.” People used hammers and picks to knock away chunks of the wall–they became known as “mauerspechte,” or “wall woodpeckers”—while cranes and bulldozers

The Berlin Wall divided Germany into the East and West because of opposing ideas of the future for Germany. Germany was weak and pliable after barely surviving Nazi Germany, so the vulnerable country could have been formed into anything and the major powers knew this. The Soviet Union wanted a communist Germany and the major democracies—America, Britain, and France—wanted a democratic Germany. Because of these opposing ideas, Germany was split into the East and West, each living an entirely different

The Damaged Eyes of the Berlin Wall I never expected to look forward to my own destruction. Normally, us walls look forward to staying up for eternity, and to watch the different types of people interact, and to see various events happen around us. When I was being built, I immediately felt a feeling of dread. Everywhere around me was dark and gloomy, people would point and stare, and others would fight to choose a side. The reason to my construction was quite unfortunate, it was a purpose to divide

Walls that divide are destined to be destroyed. In August of 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected for one sole purpose: to prevent the emigration of East Berliners and Germans to the democratic West Berlin. However, the wall did more than just this; for twenty-eight years it separated friends, neighbors, and even families. The Berlin Wall was one of the most powerful symbols of the Cold War until its fall and marked the fall of communism in Europe. Focusing on its emotional and physical impact on Germany

with the Berlin Wall came to an end as Berliners tore down the barrier that had destroyed their city. The Berlin Wall was built by the Communists to divide Berlin and keep East Berlin under communist influence. The Wall not only divided Berlin, but most of Europe. News of the fall of the Berlin Wall spread across the world and symbolized a new beginning for Berlin and other European nations. On August 13 1961 East Berlin’s government decided to end their relationship with West Berlin by building

Berlin Blockade Berlin Wall: On August 13, 1961, the Soviet Union that controlled East Berlin (and East Germany) rolled out a wall of barbed wire overnight to separate their claims on East Berlin from the Allies that controlled west Berlin because they thought that the allies were damaging their communist regime in the East. The reason for this ‘overnight barricade’ was to keep the “Western fascists from undermining their city” . Families were broken apart and if you were at the wrong side of the

separated. For east and west Berlin that's how it was because of the Berlin Wall. This wall was built over the length of the Cold War. The Cold War was a war of ideas and threats between the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States. This lasted from 1948-1991, many events occurred in this time period. In this essay I will write about the Berlin Wall that took place within the Cold War. I will explain why it was built, what is was, and lastly why it fell. The Berlin Wall was built in 1961, this would

Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany was divided by a concrete wall known as The Great Wall of Berlin in 1961. The reason the wall was put up is because of communism in the east. On August 13, 1961 170 people died trying to get to the west for freedom. It was nicknamed The Wall of Shame. In March 1990 an election was held to see who would take control of the government non-communist or communism. Communism won the election. Adolph Hitler was now the dictator of Germany. He came up with this group called