Speaking of history and the monuments that were landmarks in the formation of the world, the Wall in Berlin will evoke the most intense interest. This man-built structure started back in 1961 and fell in 1989 served as focus of attraction: it was effective in so many ways it made people wonder. This blog post wants to pursue the topic and give the reader an analysis of whether or not the Berlin wall was efficient for the purpose of serving.
The Berlin Wall: The Reasons Why It Was Built
The Berlin Wall was built by the German Democratic Republic in order to try and stop people from leaving East Germany for West Germany. The GDR aims to retain its people in the socialist bloc while stopping migration of specialists to the western countries. It was a concrete sector, 155-kilometer long, horizontal barrier, which divided East Berlin from West Berlin.
The Efficiency of Berlin Sided Barrier
The effectiveness of the Berlin Wall can be assessed from different perspectives:
1. Prevention of Mass Emigration
The Wall thus achieved the aim of preventing people from crossing the border including through its construction in Berlin. Many elements were already integrated into the wall; they consisted of barbed wires, watch towers and mined fields; therefore, escape was perilous. Many people were either captured, or tried to escape through the wall and died in the process, in order to discourage others.
2. Symbolic Impact
While the obvious material function of the Berlin Wall was to restrain immigration, the significance of the Wall went much farther than that. The wall could be said to represent the failed post-war societal paradigm of the Cold war and the contingent between communism and democracy. It prolong the division in terms of the political and social concept between the Eastern and the Western world, and exposed the regimes’ tyrannical desires.
3. Humanitarian Consequences
Despite it served the intended purpose of a wall, Death Strip and the wall had humanitarian implications. People were documented to have suffered social loses such as separation of families and friends which posed great stress towards oneselves. They lacked freedom of movement and also the privileges that they saw West Germans had in their part of the country. The wall was the embodiment of injustice and, therefore, of great suffering.
The Fall of the Berlin Wall
Though the wall served its purpose initially, the concept of the Berlin Wall is best labeled as failed. The power of the people of both east and West Germany and also change in political scenary in Soviet Union forced the fall of the Wall on November, 9 1989. Within a year of lifting of the Berlin Wall, East and West Germany was reunified, which remains a great moment in world history.
The Lesson Learned
The Berlin Wall is a clear demonstration that using barriers and oppression can reduce a nation’s goals but are a sure bet that human spirits cannot be contained. While talking about the era of the cold war and reflecting on the current situation it is critical to emphasis on the outcome of Berlin Wall collapse as a symbol of human rights, freedom and freedom of movement as well as the freedom to pursuit happiness.
Conclusion
In conclusion, one may state that, although the Berlin Wall met the goal of stopping the majority of East Germany population from fleeing to the West, it can be stated that it was not very efficient in the long run. The wall represented partition, subjection, and ordeal, and only collapsed the human spirit cannot be cimmerian. By recognizing and using the example of this historical occurrence we are able to change our very outlook on freedom and importance of coming together.
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