Introduction

The Berlin Wall was a concrete and political division between East and West Berlin that existend from 1960 to 1989. Built in the mid of the Cold War it was symbol of the bipolar world and the raging struggle for world domination of America and Soviet Union. In this article, readers get to understand the meaning which revolved round the Berlin Wall, and in particular, the way that affected the lives of citizens.

Bitterness and ideology are kinds of division, but division is primary and extends more deeply into human society.

Ironically, the Berlin Wall was not only a physical division but, also a manifestation of the major struggle of geo-political systems. It separated not only two cities, but two nations: two different worlds of East and West families, friends, and communities.

Communism stood for the East which was dominated by Soviet political systems. The western side of the world of the eve of the twenty-first century was dominated by democracies of the kind exemplified by the United States and therefore represented the capitalist and liberal democracy values.

By showing this wall, everyone understood that Cold War continued and there was a possibility a nuclear war could start at any moment.

Other forms of control are economic and political control.

If the Berlin Wall was a concrete structure, it was also instrumentum. The government of the DDR (East Germany) and the USSR built the wall to eliminate refugees embarrassing their nation from going to the West that was viewed as liberated and rich.

The wall also had watch towers, dogs and armed guards who would hold people at bay in case they tried to escape. It minimised the liberty of the East Germans in terms of physically moving around and it restricted them from the West and ideas, information, opportunities.

Humans Anguish and Emotional Effect

The wall simply was not bricks and mortar but also ware human sorrow and pain. Actual periods of family separation, lovers’ betrayal, and friendships went to ruin – this monstrous construction symbolized the price people paid for surviving in a divided city.

There are untold hundreds, if not thousands of tales of attempted escape, loss, and the fight to be alive when the wall was still standing. The wall was only and only the wall of shame, sign of oppression and freedom for many who were willing to give their lives for a better life.

The Fall and Reunification

On november the 9th in 1989 the physical divide of Germany was erased when the Berlin Wall came down. The people on the two sides joined to bring down the physical barrier the had been erected to oppress those on the East Berlin side.

The dismantling of the Berlin Wall symbolized the very core cause of the cold war and the starting of a new era of German history. For a brief time, people from East and West Berlin saw a chance to be together, to enjoy a better kind of life.

Legacy and Lessons Learned

The division indicated by the Berlin Wall liberated the human spirit and fuels the reason we should all join in unison. We learn something about liberty, democracy and a possibility of an improved existence.

Now a part of many walls are still conserved in memory of the different crises that people underwent during the Cold War period. They represent the struggles and victory of the people and their struggle against the suppressors.

Teaching Points for the New Generation

In the following analysis one can demonstrate how and what parts of the life can be divided by the Berlin Wall symbolism. Unity is a powerful action that serves to strengthen actual and symbolical walls separating people and to value their freedom.

Through familiarizing itself with the history and results of the construction of the Berlin Wall people can attempt to work towards a society in which such divisions no longer exist.

Conclusion

The Berlin wall was a dramatic sign of the splits of the superpowers carried out before the end of cold war. It was the war of ideas, the oppression that recurs in so many dictatorships and the misfortune that befalls those on the other side of the barricade.

The collapse of the Berlin wall showed them all that they can achieve more together and the dream of a better tomorrow. Nowadays it is an urge to cherish freedom, work for togetherness, and not remain passive in front of tyranny in every sphere of our life.