13th day of August in 1961‚ East Berlin began the building of the Wall. The concrete and barbed wired wall stood tall for many years until its fall on November 9‚ 1989. During this period of time‚ the wall caused many problems to Germany. It is marked as one of the most symbolic structures in Germany’s history. The causes and effects of the Berlin Wall had a large impact on people and it caused many problems between East and West Germany. The causes for the Berlin Wall’s construction started near
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topped with a razor sharp barbed wire‚ the Berlin Wall divided a city‚ a country‚ and a world (“Berlin Wall”). Built at the height of the Cold War‚ the wall symbolized the different political ideologies of the world’s superpowers. The East German government erected a wall to prevent citizens from illegally crossing into the more prosperous democracy of West Germany. The Wall impacted every aspect of German citizens everyday lives‚ East or West. The Berlin Wall significantly contributed to Germany’s
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World War Il was one of the most tragic wars of all time‚ involving more than fifty countries and an estimate of 55 million lives lost. One of the war’s lasting outcomes was Germany’s separation by a wall put up by the Soviet Union This wall was named the Berlin Wall. The Wall had many effects on people‚ not just in Germany‚ but throughout the world. It symbolized the difference between western democracy and Communism. Germany surrendered to the Soviet Union and the Allies on May 7‚ 1945
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The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 to reinforce the split in the city of Berlin. At the time‚ Berlin City was split not only physically‚ but also economically and culturally. The Wall was built by East German workers and troops‚ and it symbolized the Democratic Republic of Germany’s political and cultural divide brought about by the domination of the world’s two superpowers on both sides of the wall. The United States of America and the Soviet Union had interests in Germany. The German split began
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"Construction and Collapse of Berlin Wall" Starting with the fall of 1949 there were basically two German countries on the territory of Germany‚ dividing the city of Berlin in two parts - FRG (Federal Republic of Germany) and GDR (German Democratic Republic)‚ also known as DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik). The first one was built after the principles of democracy‚ while its counterpart was built up after Socialist principles. For as long as 40 years this division caused tension. Right in the
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The Berlin Wall divided Germany by its western and eastern provinces. The total length of the Berlin Wall was 91 miles (155 kilometers). The fact that it was said “no-one intended to build a wall” but exactly the opposite had been done raises questions about what the exact causes were to have reached this outcome . In this essay I will be focusing on two main reasons for why the Berlin Wall was built; mass exodus and lack of Western intervention. A key argument in the building of the Berlin Wall was
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about both John Kennedy’s and Ronald Reagan’s speeches about the berlin wall. The second paragraph is my interpretation of Kennedy’s speech. The next paragraph is about Reagan’s speech. Then‚ I’ll explain why I think Kennedy’s speech was more convincing to actually tear down the wall. After naming a couple individuals that Berliner’s knew and liked‚ Kennedy uncovered a corroded Latin saying and updated it‚ in German‚ applying it to Berlin. Then‚ with the group on his side‚ Kennedy challenged any individual
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The Berlin Wall was a physical wall‚ which separated East and West Berlin during the Cold War‚ and ran for over 140km and was 3.6 metres high. The construction of the wall came to show the diverse ideologies between the different systems of government‚ and what the people thought about it. To summarise it up for you‚ it was a loss in human rights and freedom. But how was the Berlin Wall influential in the course of the Cold War? I will be touching on a couple of topics today to answer the hypothesis
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The Years of the Berlin Wall: From My Eyes August 13‚ 1961. A day of misery‚ ordeal and dashed hopes. I had woken to the sound of an obstreperous shriek and what seemed like a case of mass hysteria. Within minutes I became conscious of the fact I was alone in the bedraggled shack we liked to call home. I wandered around in my solitude. Promptly I advanced to the outside pavement where infinite numbers of people were gathered. To the left of me I noticed my mother. Seated on
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citizens swarmed the Berlin wall standing in the middle of their country. A huge celebration had been formed around the wall that had been a symbol of oppression for the German people for decades. People were hugging‚ kissing‚ singing cheering and crying. While some crossed over‚ traveling safely into West Germany for the first time since August 13th‚ 1961‚ many brought hammers and picks and began to destroy the symbol of barefaced Communist oppression. Before the Berlin wall was built the Soviets
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