The Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall opened (1989)
The opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989 emanated from a complex combination of factors. Such causes include the intensification of new liberal leaders, vanishing of communism and economic uncertainty in Europe as well as the escalation of nationalism in East Germany. The fall of the Berlin Wall meant liberation and amalgamation of Germany. The aforementioned had global significance as it showed the unification of entire Europe therefore ending the cold war. All these shall be revealed below.
The ends of World War Two propagated partitions in Germany between its allied supremacies to ensure that it would not cause another battles. The division advanced with America controlling West Germany and East Germany
under Soviet regime. The
Soviet military erected the Berlin Wall in August 1961, as a demarcation of West from
East Germany and this manifested the start of the Cold War (Lohmann 1994, p.43). The
Eastern appealed that the wall was built to safeguard its people from fascist components collaborating to avoid the determination of people in constructing a socialist state in Germany.
Churchill notes “the iron curtain has descended upon Europe.”
(Harbutt 1986, p.370). Hence it can be said the opening of the wall of Berlin had meant the end of the cold war (Encyclopedia Britannica 2011) thus displaying its implication in the Germany history and Europe as a whole.
More importantly, the unification of Germany in which many people had died for arose through the opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Isaacs and Downing (1998, p.164) mentioned that “the Berlin Wall divided families such that the West Berliners were separated from their relatives in the East such that the wall came to symbolize Europe’s division at the heart of the Cold War.” It is unequivocally clear that the fall of the Berlin
Wall reflected unity that came between West and East Germany. At the same time, it presented rise of enthusiastic leaders such as Mikhail Gorbachev, who came with liberal domestic policies and struggled to end Communism (Encyclopedia Britannica 2011). In a snapshot, the effect of Berlin Wall being opened anticipated to approaching
of

German unification for the first phase in twenty eighty years of separation and it instigated the end of tyrannical rule that oppressed any indication of resistance
(Encyclopedia 2011).
1989 manifest the culmination of the Cold War at the same time crumbling of the policies of Soviet globally, thanks to the dismantling of the Berlin War. The fall of Berlin in 1989 turn out to be a remarkable figure after Cold War (Tunander 1997, p.1). The dramatic fall of the Berlin Wall again.Moreso, the fall signified transnational disorder which supplemented the Soviet regime being terminated (Chollet and Goldgeier 2008, p1). This is ample evidence which shows that the collapse of the Berlin wall was a reflection of the end of the Cold War and this had great impact on the global village.
One school of thought was quoted to have said “Cold War was a period of mega death” and this had great impact on the global village.

United Nations formed (1945)
The establishment of the United Nations on the 24th of October 1945 brought an amalgamated organization into place. Fifty countries sign up with Poland as well (Paul
2005, p.2).Actually, the emergence of this organization came as a result as the League of Nations which had been formed in trying to implement peace failed and triggered aggressions among states. The world leaders decided to create an innovative general organization to which was destined to reserve postwar concord and in 1945 United
Nations was established (Paul 2005, p.3). To a greater extent, the formation of UN was a positive development as it helped to preserve peace, promotion of democracy and supply of humanitarian aid and restoration of political relations. However to a lesser extent, it can be said UN had some loopholes for instance America and Soviet Union were a compromise to UN during the Cold War.
Gilbert (2002) mentions that the rules of law in nation state like Japan were endorsed after UN had reinstated the international court of justice such that in 1945, seven
Japanese were pleaded guilty as they were convoluted in war criminalities. In Gilbert’s view (2002), the Security Council being formed in 1945; whereby a security council

which had help from the military was set up mainly to coordinate military intervention in the case of conflicts that emerged among nations. He also mentioned that there was an affirmative advance as far as humanity is apprehensive as evidenced by the manner in which the international tribunal executed twelve Germany frontrunners (Gilbert 2002).
Again it was a sign that UN was a champion of social justice as it was one of its policies.
The United Nations also offers support through aid to countries that have been affected by natural catastrophes and diseases outbreak as evidenced by how played a pivotal role particularly in Africa. For instance, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees contributed aid such as living quarters and food to refugees from Rhodesia,
Zaire and South Africa who had absconded from their countries due to disputes such as civil conflicts (Williams 2009, p78). Likewise in countries such as Sudan and India the
United Nations Disaster Relief achieved to give assistance against famine.
Consequently it can be claimed that the establishment of the UN was of greater connotation particularly to poor countries in Africa and Asia. It is a reflection of the concern of UN for the well-being of societies in general.
Peacekeeping is the prominent movement grounded by United Nations.
Kegley, C.W
(2004) states that political affairs were reinstated as the Austrian government was given autonomous power which also benefited the world entirely. In line with mediation during the 1980s, the UN succeeded to induce Iraq to end warfare with Iran and negotiated ceasefire after the long period of conflicts between these two nations (Douglass 1997).
It is ample evidence that indeed United Nations is a crucial mechanism for preservation of peace as shown by how interracial discrimination among the whites and blacks ended in United States of America (Young 2001). However UN failed to pay a decisive part to do away with the apartheid system as Gilbert (2004, p.22) clarified that even if social justice was preserved in Britain, however the setting apart of blacks by whites in
South Africa was forcefully maintained.

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