Strategies of the U.S. and the Eastern German people protesting resulted in a Germany with more freedom and peace. The U.S. used careful methods of peace and negotiation which established capitalism to unite Germany. The Eastern people who protested gained traction as people began to believe “we could be free!”.
After World War II Germany was vulnerable and up for grabs. The Soviet Union jumped at the chance to claim the land with a communist flag. They approached and settled in the east, enforced their rules and spread out among Germany. The U.S. saw and defended the country. The U.S. appeared in the west and began to hold back the Soviet from sweeping the whole country. Germany became divided. The U.S. protected the west and the Soviet enforced on the east. Residents of the east flocked to the west in hopes of living in an economy where they could flourish and not be as controlled. The Soviet observed too many people leaving and built the Berlin Wall to keep them on the east. This was the Rise of the Berlin Wall. …show more content…
His speech in 1987 to the American people promoted a message of peace and freedom for all. It discussed how the communist people had a taste of capitalism. He then reiterated if the Soviet Union wanted to seek liberalization, they would tear down the Berlin Wall. After that speech, two years later, Reagan and the German Chancellor spoke over the phone. Reagan said communism would not last now they had the will to buy and sell. They now were fed up with the Soviet’s ways and wanted capitalism. The Easterners found themselves fighting for the west and for the fall of the
After World War II Germany was vulnerable and up for grabs. The Soviet Union jumped at the chance to claim the land with a communist flag. They approached and settled in the east, enforced their rules and spread out among Germany. The U.S. saw and defended the country. The U.S. appeared in the west and began to hold back the Soviet from sweeping the whole country. Germany became divided. The U.S. protected the west and the Soviet enforced on the east. Residents of the east flocked to the west in hopes of living in an economy where they could flourish and not be as controlled. The Soviet observed too many people leaving and built the Berlin Wall to keep them on the east. This was the Rise of the Berlin Wall. …show more content…
His speech in 1987 to the American people promoted a message of peace and freedom for all. It discussed how the communist people had a taste of capitalism. He then reiterated if the Soviet Union wanted to seek liberalization, they would tear down the Berlin Wall. After that speech, two years later, Reagan and the German Chancellor spoke over the phone. Reagan said communism would not last now they had the will to buy and sell. They now were fed up with the Soviet’s ways and wanted capitalism. The Easterners found themselves fighting for the west and for the fall of the