This is a material historical event which marked the world’s ‘ roadmap’ transition from the Cold war and the symbol of Germany ‘re-unification’. This events occurred on the 9th of November in the year 1989 and the effect of this event is relevant up to date. To this end, in this article, we shall analyze the factors that led to the collapse of the Berlin Wall and a sequence of the main events that occurred immediately before the event.

The Background: Divided Germany

After World War II, Germany was divided into two separate countries: This situation was in relation to both the Federal Republic of Germany – also referred to as West Germany – and the German Democratic Republic – also referred to as East Germany. It was due to the political conflicts and disputes between the western allies and Soviet, causes of which were politics and occupation of Germany by the two.

East Germany, influenced by Soviet Union, experienced the growth of its huge industrial complex but it having problems with its economy, politics, and people’s liberty. While West Germany prospered economically and turned into a significant European powerhouse, and democratized.

Escalating Tensions

Situation between the East and West Germany escalated as the Cold War continue to gain momentum. Ideological differences and economic saboteur, and conflict between communism and capitalism are the agents that brought about the Berlin Wall.

The Berlin wall was put up in 1961 by East Germany to prevent its citizens from emigrating to the better off West. It became a fence with a barbed wire surrounding it, watch-towers, and with people carrying guns around. This wall stretched for more than 155 kilometer destroying families, friends and communities.

The Factors That Led to the Fall

1. Economic Pressures

Despite the fact that the East Germany’s economy was in very bad conditions by the beginning of the 1980s. They were no match to the well-developed free market economy trade partners particularly West Germany. People in East Germany had problems with deficit of necessary alimentary products, clothes, shoes etc And they had very poor opportunities for career promotion.

The general public in Eastern European counties began to notice income splitting between the eastern and the western block. [They observed West Germany pushing forward and growing economically and politically and they refused to be relegated in what they considered a second-class status. The citizens craved improved standards of the living, individual freedom and the chance that the western world could provide.

2. Political Reforms in the USSR

The Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the middle of the eighties launched a political liberalization in Russia, known as glasnost (=openness) and perestroika (=restructuring) . All these reforms were expected to enhance the states economy and political structure of Soviet union.

Perestroika resulted in the spread of changes both in intensity and scope, affecting the Soviet satellites: East Germany among them. The longing for political changes in addition to individual freedom kept increasing in East Germany particularly with a propensity for Soviet Union influence.

3. Mass Protests and Dissent

In the late 1980s, people of East Germany started protesting against the government. Students, political activists, elites, and the general population of the country went on the streets to protest against the political leadership and the consequent repression.

However, one of the largest protests happened in Leipzig, in East Germany in October of 1989. The demonstration had estimated politic participation of 70,000 people and is considered one of the key events of the turning points of the peaceful revolution. The protest was likewise, handled mildly by the authorities which spurred the protesters energize and further erode the power base of the government.

4. Internal Struggles within East Germany

The government of East Germany started experiencing internal problems. By the worsening economic situation and protests the ruling Socialist Unity Party (SED) began to lose its control. The party was split, and quite a number of people did not support the policies implemented by the government.

Such a person like Egon Krenz tried to bring change in the political aspect and also advocate for moderate solutions to the impacted issues. These division made it difficult for the government to contain any forms of protests thus helping fuel change.

The Spark That Ignited Change: The Mistaken Press Conference

It was when the communication failures took place that the Berlin Wall fell. On November 9, 1989 while giving the live press conference Günter Schabowski of the East German Politburo in inadvertence opened the border by saying that people would be allowed to travel as far as they wished.

This caused the sensation; thousands of East Germans gathered at the crossing point, asking to be let into the ‘West.’ The border guards, having no userIds and no other supplies, were in a bad position and had but one decision to make. They stayed calm and set in the video slowly and only ceased the moment the event intensified; they gave way for the crowds to proceed. This point was a very significant moment in history.

The Aftermath: Reunification and Hope

Any initial movement started following the fall of the Berlin Wall allowed the situation to blend seamlessly. Again, East and West Germans rejoiced for the freedom and rallied for the cause of reunification.

During the next year political talks between east and western German representatives started preparing the ground for unification of the two parts of German states. The GDR officially merged with the FDR on October, 3, 1990, and Germany became united again.

Measures- After the massacre the eastern bloc governments begin to liberalise and allow citizens to make changes thus the fall of Berlin Wall was symbolic of the victory of democracy, democracy of despotic rule and victory of citizen’s power. This was a symbol of liberty and an inspiration to all humanity going through politically inspired separation around the globe.

Conclusion

The Berlin Wall and more so its collapse was among the most significant events in history as broke the old world and paved way for a new one. 15 Economic factors, political changes, social protest, inner struggles, and lots of luck leading to this event.

It is even still a tactic that is complex that they still can put tenacity and the enduring characteristics of an undying request to be liberated, and that is what the leftovers of the Berlin Wall are in the present day. The following accounts that captured the essence of the tourism Year focused on the theme, the fall of the Berlin Wall was a turning point in both in Germany and the entire world.