How Did The Berlin Wall Impact The Modern World
To What Extent Has The Berlin Wall Impacted the Modern World?
Post World War II there were many tensions surrounding Europe and especially Germany. The major powers of the war the U.S.A, Britain, and the Soviet Union agreed to require Germany’s unconditional surrender and by May 8, 1945 Germany had officially surrendered. They all agreed to set up four zones of occupation in Germany and also in Berlin to be run by their three countries and France. Since the division of Berlin tensions rose between the superpowers that controlled it because West Berlin was a geographical loophole through which thousands of East Germans fled to the democratic West. In response, the Communist East German authorities built a wall that totally encircled West Berlin. It was thrown up overnight, on 13 August 1961. But the Berlin wall was more than just a wall it played a major part in the cold war and when it fell on November 9, 1989 the whole world was watching.
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Many young teenagers who were born in East Germany and brought up in a world knowing nothing different to what that learnt behind a wall were in favour of the equality they believed it provided. After the Wall was torn down and the reunification begun a majority of people wanted to rebuild Berlin yet East Berliners still wanted a part of East Berlin in their city because otherwise the only place they knew would disappear from them. Then became Ampelmännchen, which literally translates to little traffic light men. It was always apart of the East German culture, and later became a virtual mascot for the East German nostalgia movement. Today the sign of an Ampelmann on a mug or T-shirt is commonplace in Berlin and the business of selling these souvenirs reportedly earned the creator €2 million 2004. (DW staff,
Post World War II there were many tensions surrounding Europe and especially Germany. The major powers of the war the U.S.A, Britain, and the Soviet Union agreed to require Germany’s unconditional surrender and by May 8, 1945 Germany had officially surrendered. They all agreed to set up four zones of occupation in Germany and also in Berlin to be run by their three countries and France. Since the division of Berlin tensions rose between the superpowers that controlled it because West Berlin was a geographical loophole through which thousands of East Germans fled to the democratic West. In response, the Communist East German authorities built a wall that totally encircled West Berlin. It was thrown up overnight, on 13 August 1961. But the Berlin wall was more than just a wall it played a major part in the cold war and when it fell on November 9, 1989 the whole world was watching.
At first the separation …show more content…
Many young teenagers who were born in East Germany and brought up in a world knowing nothing different to what that learnt behind a wall were in favour of the equality they believed it provided. After the Wall was torn down and the reunification begun a majority of people wanted to rebuild Berlin yet East Berliners still wanted a part of East Berlin in their city because otherwise the only place they knew would disappear from them. Then became Ampelmännchen, which literally translates to little traffic light men. It was always apart of the East German culture, and later became a virtual mascot for the East German nostalgia movement. Today the sign of an Ampelmann on a mug or T-shirt is commonplace in Berlin and the business of selling these souvenirs reportedly earned the creator €2 million 2004. (DW staff,