In accordance with the Marshal Plan, Germany was split into 4 sections, each under control by a different country. The 4 section leaders were Britain, the USA, France and the Soviet Union. Britain, France and The United States formed NATO, also know as "the West". NATO forces wanted the divided Germany to still remain somewhat unified, at least in economical sense. The USA also believed that Germany should help pay for damages all around Europe. However, the Soviet Union impeded progress. As early as 1948, the Soviets blockaded trains and roads from west Germany (NATO) from east Germany (Warsaw pact). The East wanted communism to reign while the West was against it. The goal was to create a separate German state without violence. At first they just blocked off East Berlin with barber wire, but after no retaliation occurred they replaced the barber wire with a concrete wall. The Berlin Wall was the symbol of the Cold War. Constructed in 1961, the wall was built around GDR, or the German Democratic Republic, which was mainly located in Eastern Germany. Inside were non-communists and American troops. The Berlin Wall remained standing as a symbol of tension between East and West Germany until 1990 when the wall was torn down. The destruction of the wall symbolized the breaking down of a barrier between two rivals and unified a nation.
The Berlin Wall symbolized the Cold War. Countries were torn in two between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union. Winston Churchill described it as the "Iron Curtain" that divided the countries. The Berlin Wall remained standing until it was finally torn down in 1990. The destruction of the wall symbolized the end of the Cold War and the end of tensions between East and West Germany. The once rival country was finally unified. This piece of propaganda shows Berlin surrounded by a bear which symbolized the Berlin Wall. The bear is wearing a communist hat and has noticeably large claws. Whoever made this is clearly against the construction of the Berlin Wall. This image was found at: https://www.arnewood.net/studentzone/subjects/history/history/coldwarpages/robertblockade.html
For more information on the Berlin Blockade, visit: Berlin Blockade This link leads to an article by PBS on the Berlin Blockade. PBS is a well reputed source with a great deal of information on this conflict. A brief history of the Berlin Wall This video gives a glimpse of life surrounding the construction of the Berlin Wall and the hardships that the citizens had to endure. It is a credible link because of the amount of information it provided that matched up with my research.
Jessup, Philip C. "THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND THE USE OF THE UNITED NATIONS." Foreign Affairs 50.1 (1971): 163-173. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 31 Mar. 2011.
In accordance with the Marshal Plan, Germany was split into 4 sections, each under control by a different country. The 4 section leaders were Britain, the USA, France and the Soviet Union. Britain, France and The United States formed NATO, also know as "the West". NATO forces wanted the divided Germany to still remain somewhat unified, at least in economical sense. The USA also believed that Germany should help pay for damages all around Europe. However, the Soviet Union impeded progress. As early as 1948, the Soviets blockaded trains and roads from west Germany (NATO) from east Germany (Warsaw pact). The East wanted communism to reign while the West was against it. The goal was to create a separate German state without violence. At first they just blocked off East Berlin with barber wire, but after no retaliation occurred they replaced the barber wire with a concrete wall. The Berlin Wall was the symbol of the Cold War. Constructed in 1961, the wall was built around GDR, or the German Democratic Republic, which was mainly located in Eastern Germany. Inside were non-communists and American troops. The Berlin Wall remained standing as a symbol of tension between East and West Germany until 1990 when the wall was torn down. The destruction of the wall symbolized the breaking down of a barrier between two rivals and unified a nation.
The Berlin Wall symbolized the Cold War. Countries were torn in two between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union. Winston Churchill described it as the "Iron Curtain" that divided the countries. The Berlin Wall remained standing until it was finally torn down in 1990. The destruction of the wall symbolized the end of the Cold War and the end of tensions between East and West Germany. The once rival country was finally unified.
For more information on the Berlin Blockade, visit:
Berlin Blockade This link leads to an article by PBS on the Berlin Blockade. PBS is a well reputed source with a great deal of information on this conflict.
A brief history of the Berlin Wall This video gives a glimpse of life surrounding the construction of the Berlin Wall and the hardships that the citizens had to endure. It is a credible link because of the amount of information it provided that matched up with my research.
Jessup, Philip C. "THE BERLIN BLOCKADE AND THE USE OF THE UNITED NATIONS." Foreign Affairs 50.1 (1971): 163-173. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 31 Mar. 2011.