East Germany

political ideologies and egos, another conflict arose. This conflict is called the Cold War. Many countries were terrified since nuclear war and World War III was a possibility if the war didn’t stop. It affected many regions of the world, particularly East and West Berlin and Cuba. The Soviet Union helped Cuba and established in the world as more than one of America’s allies. In actuality, Cuba was treated more like a colony than anything else, and the US was blind to its needs. America ignored…

Berlin Wall was built. The barbed wire and concrete separated Berlin into two different zones; East and West Berlin. This wall stood as an iconic symbol of the Cold War. This wall created pain, sorrow, and suffering for all Germans. Over a long 28 years of the standing Berlin Wall, the concrete that divided Europe stood through the rigorous tensions of political and physical war. After WWII, Germany was split up into 4 different zones ruled by different countries. The western half was split…

1 Cory Babineau U.S. American History- E 10/19/14 The Berlin’s Wall’s impact on Germany On August 13, 1961, the city of Berlin and the country of Germany would be changed forever. On this date in August, the Berlin Wall was built. The Berlin Wall symbolized the division of Germany and the world between the communist and the capitalist alliances. The rise of the Berlin Wall was a powerful symbol of the Cold War, and the wall split a city, friends, and a world apart forever. The rise of the…

The reason for the building of the Berlin Wall and the impact on Germany, Berlin and other places, the problems created by the Soviet Union for the people and the restrictions of several human rights and freedom will prove that the era of the Berlin Wall was indeed problematic for the people in different areas. The problems created by the Soviet Union will prove that the era of the Berlin Wall was indeed problematic for people from many different areas. Due to the problems created by the Soviet…

A fortified border which spans 155 kilometers separates east and west, communism and democracy, and repression from freedom (Walled In: Germany’s Inner Border). This barrier is known to many as The Berlin Wall. It became a significant symbol that represented all of those things depending on which side of the wall you were on. The events leading up to the building and destruction of the wall were very important to not only the Germans, but also to the whole world. The wall itself was a very…

his intension to spread good will and build American allies, Germany was his first stop. It was just a couple decades ago that the nation of Germany was trying to conquer the world in WWII with Adolf Hitler leading this mission. After Germany surrendered, Berlin was split into two nation, there was West and East Berlin. John F. Kennedy delivered his speech in West Germany, West Germany are allies with the United States at this. However, East Berlin was Communist territory, and for JFK to give…

The author gives account of the role that the nation 's played in the wall 's construction and continuance. He also discusses the role of the Soviet Union and the United States. The author takes on a controversial outlook as to say that because Germany would not have been easily put back together and thrive, the West did not do…

East Germany maintained the Bismarckian model of universal and comprehensive healthcare coverage by organizing a single, state-managed health insurance network. Initially, the East German healthcare service achieved some success, most notably in the areas of maternal care and ambulatory care centers and polyclinics – multispecialty groups of salaried physicians working in conjunction with public health workers, social workers, and other personnel. Nearly eighty-nine percent of the East German…

After the end of World War Two, the newly formed countries of East and West Germany were struggling to create new national identities in the aftermath of the destruction caused by the National Socialist German Workers party and the war. A parallel of the country as a whole, the capital city of Berlin was also split into an East and a West portion controlled by the Soviet Union and the Allies respectively. The close proximity of the East and the West in the same city—a political, economic, and…

to outside sources, Funder used her own experiences to further enhance her book. Funder recollects her own adventures traveling through Germany. Anna Funder minimizes bias because she presents multiple viewpoints about…