A classic emblem of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall both physically and psychologically split Berlin-Germany. Built on August 13, 1961, this imposing construction divided East Berlin, under communist German Democratic Republic (GDR), from West Berlin under democratic Federal Republic of Germany (FRG).

Constructed the Berlin Wall.

East Germany, sometimes known as the German Democratic Republic, undertook building of Berlin walls. The choice on wall construction related to the growing emigration movement from East Germany to West Germany. Many Germans sought more freedom and more possibilities in the West early years after World War II, which resulted in a clear brain flow from the Soviet-owned East.
After losing priceless human resources, the East German leadership deliberately decided to erect the Berlin Wall under Soviet Union support. It sought to stop more emigration, keep its skilled workforce, project world community stability and control.

The physical task

Comprising walls, fences, watchtowers, and no man’s land, the Berlin Wall was a varied system of obstacles rather than a single continuous wall. Its physical layout changed and other enhancements were done throughout time to boost security and stop attempts at escape.
The wall comprised first barbed wire fences and improvised obstacles. Soon after, though, it was replaced with a more sturdy construction with anti-vehicle trenches, guard towers with searchlights, and concrete walls. For anyone trying to pass from East to West, the wall changed throughout time into a complex network with many strata providing further challenges.

Charlie the Checkpoint: the famous border crossing

Checkpoint Charlie was among the most often used stop-points crossing the Berlin Wall. From the American part in West Berlin to the Soviet sector in East Berlin and vice versa, this border crossing at Friedrichstraße was the principal portal for diplomats, military personnel, and foreign nationals.
Tucked under armed guards and tension, Checkpoint Charlie became into a potent icon of the ideological gap separating the East from the West. During various stand-offs, most famously the 1961 standoff between American and Soviet tanks, which almost turned into armed conflict, it attracted global interest.

The aftermath of the Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall affected not just Berlin people but also the world civilization generally. Representing the deeply rooted political and ideological division separating the globe during the Cold War, it was a physical depiction of the difference between communism and democracy.
Berlin’s residents perceived the wall as a terrible distance separating friends, family, and possibilities across the other side of the city. Families broke up and this relentless barrier shattered dreams. The wall improved East Berlin residents’ impression of restricted freedom, isolation, and persecution.

Berlin Wall’s Drop

Following almost thirty years of separation, the Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989. A set of political and social upheavals in East Germany and other Eastern European nations set off this historic event. East and West Germany was unified when peaceful demonstrations and the need for freedom at last opened the wall.
Apart from providing Berliners with entertainment and relaxation, this momentous occasion marked the end of the Cold War. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, Soviet-style communism in Eastern Europe came to an end and Germany’s road to be reunited was opened, therefore bringing the Cold War to last closure.

Finally.

German Democratic Republic (East Germany) erected the Berlin Wall after establishing control over East Berlin and reacting to the emigration tsunami. East Berlin was divided from West Berlin by this physical barrier of fences, walls, and other security systems. For almost thirty years, the Berlin Wall transformed Berliners’ way of life and caused great pain as a clear emblem of the difference between communism and democracy. Its last drop signalled a major historical turning point as well as the end of an era.