Indeed the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, and more importantly the existence of the wall for nearly twenty eight years was a great challenge to west Germany. Besides, the Wall divided the city of Berlin geographically and equally symbolized division of the East and the West during the cold war. In this article we will also discuss about the impacts of the construction of the Berlin Wall on West Germany.

Economic Consequences

The economic consequence of the Berlin Wall was one of the most striking results it had on West Germany. At the initial stage, the wall led to sudden and complete social and economic disconnection of families and friends. A lot of West Germans got laid off in East Berlin and on the other side a lot of East Berliners lost their jobs. This raise split caused heart problems to live economically disadvantageous for both.

But soon West Germany subsequently recorded a rapid economic growth. With the wall standing in between, West Germany did not spend much energy and capital developing the industrial and economic might of the East. The Federal Republic developed the infrastructures, educational facilities, promoting innovations and with the result this country experienced economic development and prospered in longer term.

The division also helped the West Germany to set its economy; it became one of the most leading economies in the world. After the access to WM it was able to attract FDI and turned into an international business centre. Due to the vibrant economy within the geographical borders of West Germany it quickly became one of the leading industrialized nation in the world.

Social and Cultural Impact

This work focuses on the role of the physical barrier such as the Wall in the social construction of West Germans as well as the effect of the division of the two Germanys in shaping social and cultural identities of the Germans. People were separated from their families, and everyone was lonely across the United States. Members of the family, friends and loved ones in the West Germany didn’t have any means to access their counterparts in the East Germany.

But the Berlin Wall also forced West Germans to come together and liberate themselves and reunify the country. Sit down demonstrations and protestors campaigns for the pulling down of the wall escalated. The gathered sense of togetherness and strength for the population’s recovery turned into the element that West Germans developed throughout this time of social turmoil.

The wall also led to sharp divide in the culture of both the Western and the East Germans. Even though West Germans experimented on western style, consumerism and democracy, East Germans still experienced communism. This led to a Split in political beliefs, social ways of living and even accents.

Political Implications

This paper explains that like any other structure of the actual Wall, the Berlin Wall too had important political implications to the West Germany. This wall extended the divide of communism in the eastern side from the democracy in the western side. The West Germany was also an important member of NATO and functioned as an ally of the western nations against the eastern bloc.

It also symbolized the constructing of wall not only for protection from East Germans, but also as a reminder about Cold War and the divider ideology between two superpowers. This very article helped to strengthen the opinion that there is Germany’s division and increased thethesis of the confrontation between East and West in terms of political power.

Break up of the Berlin wall and hence the reunification of Germany

November 1989 brought a significant important change in the unified history of Germany with the destruction of the Wall at Berlin. This was the end of the Cold War as well as a start of the reunification of the two parts of Germany. There was traffic of people from West Germany into East Germany and people faced certain difficulties to bear, such as economic differences as well as political assimilation.

To reunify, it took a lot of coordination and a lot of work to get the families back together. Germany provided lots of financial support to reconstruct the infrastructural and economic facilities of the ex-East Germany. The changes were unprecedented, with an opportunity of the territory of the newly formed West Germany to absorb the Former region of the German Democratic Republic.

In Conclusion

This paper will hence highlight the following impacts of the Berlin Wall on West Germany. It first introduced difficulties in the fields of economy, but afterwards it was associated with the problems of economy and its growth. Together with social, cultural and political implications it was the shaping factor of the West German identity during the Cold War period. However, the general symbol of the wall was the break up and the fall of the wall led to the reunification of Germany and rewriting of histories.