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Now from Then

Today the Berlin Wall is known as a downpoint in our world's history and in the Soviet rule of Easter Europe. As far as the actual wall itself? It was all destroyed besides a few artistic sections that were spared. It was a dark symbol to the German people so tearing it down added great comfort to the people whos lives were so torn apart and terminated by it. The Red Army saw it as a tangible representation of their power over the Eastern part of Europe and it showed their dominance over the people.

Today, the Berlin Wall is still remembered just as the people that built it. Just as the wall has been destroyed, so has communism for the most part in Eastern Europe. The Cold War showed us that Democracy still deserves the acclaim it gets. The Soviet Union struggled throughout the whole 20th century with it's government going though the Russian Revolution in 1917 then the cold war starting in 1946. It has showed our present world that separation is not the key when trying to gain a country and it's respect. The Berlin Wall only caused misery and anger against the Soviet Union which might be a reaon why it no longer exists. People learn from their history and mistakes which may be why we'll never see something like the Cold War or Berlin Wall again.

The Cold War

In 1946 after World War II Europe was filled with a war of political ideals between democratic countries in the West and the Communist countries in the East. Even though the Soviet Union was allies with Great Britain and the United States during the war, the Soviets had felt as if they had done most of the fighting during the war. As distrust grew between the two sides, the Soviet Union began to create communist government in all of it's countries in eastern Europe and even dividing Germany into two sides. Soon the whole eastern side was separated from the West knowing as what we call, "The Iron Curtain." Since Germany was split up right down the middle, Stalin(Soviet Leader) wanted to cut of the transport from East Berlin to the West in order to gain control of all of Berlin. He thought that since one side needed the other to survive, he could cut one side off to gain control. However, this idea did not work for West Berlin had goods flown in which proved to put Stalin's plan to shame.

In 1949, the Western European countries created what is known as the N.A.T.O. which was a treaty that if the Soviets attacked any of the Countries on the treaty, than the other countries would help to go against the Soviets.

Why the Berlin Wall?

I am studying the Berlin Wall because European History has always interested me and especially more recent subjects, recent meaning post World War II. I also wanted to learn about a subject I know nothing about such as this one considering the topics that surround it such as the Cold War and Bay of Pigs are so important in World history and American history.

Also, after visiting Germany though we never went to Berlin, I've been almost obsessed and amazed by their culture and history. It is covered in facts and history before and after WWII and it is a subject I am very interested in.