The Cold War
The Cold War was a lengthy struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union that began in the aftermath of the surrender of Hitler’s Nazi regime. In 1941, Nazi aggression against the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, commonly known as the USSR, turned the Soviet Union into an ally of the Western democracies. But in the post-war world, increasingly divergent viewpoints created rifts between those who had once been allies. The United States of America and the USSR gradually built up their own zones of influence, dividing the world into two opposing sectors. The Cold War was therefore not exclusively a struggle between the United States and the USSR but a global conflict that affected many countries. In Western Europe, …show more content…
Some families were separated. Some lost family members. It was almost impossible to flee the oppressive East German regime. People were not allowed to have privacy. The government listened to phone conversations, read letters and had spys everywhere. The government regulated what food people got and what movies people watched. The citizens hated it and wanted a change. In the event of looking close at the Cold War and the situations surrounding the Berlin Wall you will discover that the government is not what saved the citizens. The citizens saved themselves. Several citizens had families stuck on the other side of the wall. This means they were willing to do anything to get to see their families again. Some people choose to oppose the regime in small ways and others in large ways. Such as tunneling across the border, holding meetings in churches, because they were the only place the government would not intervene, spreading anti-communist propaganda and participating in …show more content…
That night, ecstatic crowds swarmed the wall. Some crossed freely into West Berlin, while others brought hammers and picks and began to chip away at the wall itself. After the initial days of celebration following the opening of the Wall, the fate of the two Germanys hung in the balance. 1990 brought a spectacle East Germans had not seen in nearly 60 years. That being an open election- Helmut Kohl's conservative party pulled off an upset, indicating the strong desire of East Germans to unify the country as soon as possible. Germany had to reassert their ideals and what they wanted in their government. They are to root out all the influences that had been impressed upon them. They had fascism forced upon them in World War II and communism and practically a totalitarian government for around forty years. They had Russian influences and dreams of a federal republic. They had many ideologies and opinions thrown at them, this caused them to redetermine what they wanted. Germany was formally united in October, less than one year from when the wall fell. The Cold War was officially
The Cold War was a lengthy struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union that began in the aftermath of the surrender of Hitler’s Nazi regime. In 1941, Nazi aggression against the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, commonly known as the USSR, turned the Soviet Union into an ally of the Western democracies. But in the post-war world, increasingly divergent viewpoints created rifts between those who had once been allies. The United States of America and the USSR gradually built up their own zones of influence, dividing the world into two opposing sectors. The Cold War was therefore not exclusively a struggle between the United States and the USSR but a global conflict that affected many countries. In Western Europe, …show more content…
Some families were separated. Some lost family members. It was almost impossible to flee the oppressive East German regime. People were not allowed to have privacy. The government listened to phone conversations, read letters and had spys everywhere. The government regulated what food people got and what movies people watched. The citizens hated it and wanted a change. In the event of looking close at the Cold War and the situations surrounding the Berlin Wall you will discover that the government is not what saved the citizens. The citizens saved themselves. Several citizens had families stuck on the other side of the wall. This means they were willing to do anything to get to see their families again. Some people choose to oppose the regime in small ways and others in large ways. Such as tunneling across the border, holding meetings in churches, because they were the only place the government would not intervene, spreading anti-communist propaganda and participating in …show more content…
That night, ecstatic crowds swarmed the wall. Some crossed freely into West Berlin, while others brought hammers and picks and began to chip away at the wall itself. After the initial days of celebration following the opening of the Wall, the fate of the two Germanys hung in the balance. 1990 brought a spectacle East Germans had not seen in nearly 60 years. That being an open election- Helmut Kohl's conservative party pulled off an upset, indicating the strong desire of East Germans to unify the country as soon as possible. Germany had to reassert their ideals and what they wanted in their government. They are to root out all the influences that had been impressed upon them. They had fascism forced upon them in World War II and communism and practically a totalitarian government for around forty years. They had Russian influences and dreams of a federal republic. They had many ideologies and opinions thrown at them, this caused them to redetermine what they wanted. Germany was formally united in October, less than one year from when the wall fell. The Cold War was officially