WWII was a very large scale war which took place between the years 1939 and 1945 and involved many countries in this world. On of the significant actions after WWII was the building of Berlin Wall but was this action there after the war directly linked to WWII? Now let’s consider historical background of the Berlin Wall in connection with the World War II.
The Events Leading to WWII
However, to explore the link between the Berlin Wall and WWII it is necessary to consider events of the war first. The second world war started when Germany headed by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party invaded Poland in September of 1939. This act created invocation of aggression and therefore led to alliance of major powers in the world.
There was loss of life, property, and human destruction throughout west and east Europe, Asia, and Africa during the war. It divided nations into two main opposing alliances: the Axis Powers led by Germany and Italy and Japan and the Allies which included America and Soviet Union United Kingdom and France.
The Division of Germany
Once World War II was over and the Allies having won the war, the four principal Allies divided Germany between them, and the Soviets shared it with the Americans, while the British and the French took out their fair share. These zones were each领 under one power grip of the Allies, with the capital, Berlin firmly located in the Soviet’s eastern zone.
Influencing Sovietism in East Germany
Sovietisation increased in East Germany in 1949 when the Soviet Union installed a communistic administration called the German democratic Republic –GDR. On the other side of the line, the western part of Germany which was occupied by the United States, Britain and France was converted into a democracy named the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG).
The Building of the Berlin Wall
After the WWII, the relationship between GDR and FRG become tense. Although the GDR was in bad economic situation, and more and more people from East Germany were emigrating to West Germany, due to political pressure GDR government build a barrier to stop people moving towards west. August the 13, 1961 saw the GDR start building the structure that would eventually become the infamous Berlin Wall – a wall that sectioned East and West Berlin.
The Berlin Wall was of 155 km long with other barriers containing concrete walls, barbed wires, watch towers, etc. It actually tore apart the families, provided barriers to communities’ interactions, and was a centerpiece of the battle between communism and democracy during the cold war.
The Connection to WWII
Although the construction of the Berlin wall was years after the second World War, it was an outcome of the effects occurred as a result of war. The division of occupied Germany into separate zones, each with its own military government, and later the formation of separate administrations in the eastern and western zones of the country laid the foundation for the construction of the wall. The events and ideas which arose during the second world war impacted much on the post WWII Germany.
Furthermore, the Berlin Wall was center of world conflict during the Cold War between Soviet Union and United States. It represented the ‘Iron Curtain’ that placed Europe into two completely different zones – capitalist and socialist . razilian society’s division between white and black folks is drawn in the concrete that made the construction of the wall.
A brief history of Germany Getting Reunited: The Fall of the Berlin Wall.
In the late 1980s the cold war started eradicating and changes in political systems occurred in Eastern Europe. Demand for mass action and freedom has made the people storm the events which have seen the collapse of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. The tearing down of this walls can really be referred to as one of the acts that signified change in the world and subsequent opening of Germany in 1990.
The Legacy of the Berlin Wall
Now, section of the part of the Wall can still be seen around reminding people of the division that prevailed back in the 1980s. The fall of the wall, thus represents triumph against forms of oppression and a sign of liberty to people who once had apart from unified thought.
Conclusion
Closely related to this war, as it was created and existed because of it and in the context of the Cold War era. Only when knowing when and why this barrier was built can one grasp its meaning and the consequences to global society.