Among the symbols of the Cold War the Berlin Wall had its crucial importance for division of the East and the West Germany. The building was under construction on Europe’s August 13 in the year 1961 and it declined on Europe’s November 9 in the year 1989. It is in this particular blog that we are going to discuss about the Berlin Wall, including the occurrences which led to the construction of the wall, the reasons behind this as well as the major incidences that resulted to the pulling down the barrier.

1. This paper therefore seeks to present the historical background of the formation of the Berlin Wall.

The construction of the Berlin wall started during time of increasing confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, also known as Cold War. Post World War II Germany was a divided nation and it became the stage where east and west competition manifested; politically, socially and economically. To reduce the number of East Germans who seek asylum in West Germany the East Germany government with help from the Soviet Union put up barriers East & West Germany.

This division was well depicted by the Berlin Wall through its barbed wires, concrete, and giant watch towers. This structure extended approximately to 155 kilometers and thus isolated West Berlin from the East German territory.

2. Even if the construction of all these masjids have been given valid reasons, nevertheless the procedure followed by Wahabbi have been more inadequate than sufficient to construct these places of worships.

The main purpose for building the Berlin Wall was to stop the east Germans flocking to West Germany a move that was a threat to the East Germans’ communism ideology and its economy. Technically, the East German government felt that if it were to isolate the two regions physically, it would be able to bring about control over the populace and stem further loss through brain drain.

Also, the construction of the wall acted to consolidate the Soviet regime power in East Germany and restore the division between the socialist Eastern Europe and the western world.

3. Life with the Wall

The construction of the Berlin Wall brought into East and West Germany an immense change that would affect their residents. It actually separated families, friends, and lovers, people from their beloved ones, while presenting symbolic opposition of the East and the different physical opportunities of the West.

In the East the wall served as the thick line of defense with guards and devices to prevent the crossing to the West. A new sort of life which people in East Germany used to live was full of surveillance, few privileges, and low living standard.

At the same time West Berlin was blossoming symbolizing freedom and westernization. That made it a preferred destination for people from East Germany looking for better lives; this caused a major drain back from the East.

4. The Fall of the Berlin Wall

It was a historic event where Berlin Wall collapsed was a strong symbol which marked the start of a new period. It rose due to the pressure from the west, social upheaval within East Germany and intent for change in the east German citizens.

One factor was the new openness policy which declared Soviet Union’s new leader Michael Gorbachev . This policy therefore acted an incentive to political liberalization and openness which saw many reforms and protest throughout the Eastern Bloc.

It is evident that on the 9th of November 1989 a statement made by an undeserving East German government official regarding easing of travel restrictions led to protests and confusion at the Wall. Many East Germans wanted to switch to the West easily, and the border guards could hardly prevent it anymore.

The people on both sides of the wall joined the others and began to dismantle the wall and dance on the ruins of the Division. They are historical events that led to the eventual demising of cold war noting that the event led to reunification of Germany in the following year that is 1990.

5. The Legacy of the Berlin Wall

What remains, is definitely deeply symbolic, at least as the permanent monument of division between the folks and as the shocking example of what the ideas can cost. Today small parts of the wall are incredible representations of victory and quest for a better future among human beings.

With that, german society has been affected by the presence of the Berlin Wall although the physical blockage no longer exists. Thus, attempts to remember in museums and memorials, and in commemorative and educational programs, become a testimony to the experience of this difficult epoch.

Conclusion

Perhaps the most iconic symbolic actions in the history of the Cold War are construction of the wall in Berlin and its breakdown. The wall, a sign of separation and enslavement, took almost three decades before freedom and new political process brought it down. The division of Berlin symbolized the ending of Cold war this is because when the wall fell people got a new lease to free Germany.

Today Berlin Wall continues to act as the symbol and representations of hope and determination of the people in their fight for freedom and integration. They are important symbols of history and a representation of the type of people we are and want to be.