Berlin Wall Dbq Analysis
Although the United States and the Soviet Union were both Allies who fought against the Axis power during WWII, they had really tense relationships towards the end of the war. The Cold War was the tension that existed from 1947 to 1991 after WWII between powers in the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. Even though it seemed like an inner conflict between the US and the USSR, Cold War actually affected many other regions of the world, including Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Both countries Germany and Korea were impacted significantly by the Cold War conflicts.
The city Berlin, in Germany, was affected by the cold war on August 13, 1961 when the Berlin wall was built. According to document 3a, not only Berlin was divided into four separate …show more content…
As a result, many Eastern Germans migrated to the West because they didn’t like the way their government works. Which led to the forming of the Berlin Wall by the East German authorities. Shown in document 3b, the impact of the wall was significant because it …show more content…
According to document 5, the description written by Sook Nyul Choi in Korea between the end of WWII and 1950, Korea was actually a “victim country” for the Cold War that existed between the US and the USSR. This could be proven by the fact that people were affected negatively by these communist soldiers and weapons such as tanks and guns. The communist troops from both China and Russia not only threatened people which led to the Northern refugees to escape to Seoul, people who are “labeled” as traitors were shot with machine guns and hanged in the town square for other people to see as a bad example to not follow. Then looking at document 6a, the map shows the result of the Korean War from 1950-1953. North Korea and South Korea were being divided along the 38th parallel due to their difference in supporters and political views. These evidences shows how the Cold War made Korea into battlefields and by the Russians supporting communist in the north, and the Americans spreading capitalism in the south, this led to the Korean War. The war not only led to the division of Korea, it also caused millions of soldiers and civilians to lost lives and which destroyed the economy in both North and South
The city Berlin, in Germany, was affected by the cold war on August 13, 1961 when the Berlin wall was built. According to document 3a, not only Berlin was divided into four separate …show more content…
As a result, many Eastern Germans migrated to the West because they didn’t like the way their government works. Which led to the forming of the Berlin Wall by the East German authorities. Shown in document 3b, the impact of the wall was significant because it …show more content…
According to document 5, the description written by Sook Nyul Choi in Korea between the end of WWII and 1950, Korea was actually a “victim country” for the Cold War that existed between the US and the USSR. This could be proven by the fact that people were affected negatively by these communist soldiers and weapons such as tanks and guns. The communist troops from both China and Russia not only threatened people which led to the Northern refugees to escape to Seoul, people who are “labeled” as traitors were shot with machine guns and hanged in the town square for other people to see as a bad example to not follow. Then looking at document 6a, the map shows the result of the Korean War from 1950-1953. North Korea and South Korea were being divided along the 38th parallel due to their difference in supporters and political views. These evidences shows how the Cold War made Korea into battlefields and by the Russians supporting communist in the north, and the Americans spreading capitalism in the south, this led to the Korean War. The war not only led to the division of Korea, it also caused millions of soldiers and civilians to lost lives and which destroyed the economy in both North and South