Creation of the Berlin Wall

To take instance, the building of the Berlin Barrier in 196 was one of the most crucial incidences in the Cold War. The wall is now one known in the world, constructed by the Germany, Democratic Republic (East German) to split Berlin into; East Berlin and West Berlin. It was a line with watch towers and armed security, intending to ensure that the Eaters did not escape to the west. Most of the families were dispersed, and many tried to flee in the past few years.

This wall was a concrete expression of division of communism and democracy, and it represented the underlying theme of the Cold War.

The Berlin Airlift

In early 1948 Soviet Union withheld all ground access to West Berlin effectively starving the city. This led to the Berlin Airlift or the massive food drop by western Allies for the residents of West Berlin, when East Germany erected the barrier. For 15 months they flown planes that delivered supplies to the city in an effort to sustain itself with the Soviet blockage. The Berlin Airlift was more important than the Marshall Plan because it served not only to keep West Berlin alive but to alert the Soviet Union that the Western Allies meant business.

The Fall of the Berlin Wall

Everybody remembers the day, November 9, 1989. Many people in East Berlin convened near the Berlin Wall and protested against barriers to free movement. Realizing the pressure put on it, East German government proclaimed the abolishment of travel restrictions. The United States had to fend off charges of imperialism, subversion , and aggression, while the Vietnam War escalated , and the Berlin Wall which stood for nearly three decades was opened. In essence, this meeting signalled the first step in putting and end to the Cold War and the reunification of Germany.

The Checkpoint Charlie Crisis

Checkpoint Charlie was the border crossing point betweenEast and West Berlin which was most famous during the Cold War. This checkpoint became in the focus of attention in 1961, because there American and Soviet tanks stood face to face. Relatively, the stand off subsided though tension persisted for several days. The checkpoint became a landmark and a symbol of divided city and the Cold War in general.

At Checkpoint Charlie, Cold War was marked by a number of events and espionage attempts. It was still a symbol of hardships of the people living in a divided Germany.

The Brandenburg Gate Speech

An outstanding historical speech of the President of the United States of America Ronald Reagan was delivered on 12th June 1987 from the Brandenburg Gate where he called the leader of the USSR – Mikhail Gorbachev, to destroy the wall. Reagan speech gave the concrete and clear intention and willingness of the Western world to stop the division in Berlin. His eloquent phrases rallied people behind the push for reunification and identified with those who fall victim to communism.

Reagan became the president who received the credit for bringing the Berlin Wall down and the Cold War to an end.

Conclusion

The events that happened in Berlin during cold war represented the major conflict between communism with democracy. The building the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the Berlin Airlift situation, crisis at the Checkpoint Charlie, and Reagan’s famous speech at the Brandenburg gate marked the events of the Cold War.

All these recall social, physical and cultural segregation, as well as strength and victory against repression. Today Berlin is an emblem of reunification and signifies and symbolizes peace and international diplomacy.