Local And Global Effects Of Berlin Wall Essay

The Local and Worldwide Effects of The Berlin Wall Ever since the beginning of humanity, people have tried to govern themselves in manners. Humans have already tried various economic systems, such as communism and capitalism, along with many different types of government, such as democracies and oligarchies. (history.com) Around the world, each country has their own preference in government and some strive to make it popular. The political rivalry between capitalist and communist nations during the 1900s, commonly referred to as the Cold War, resulted in the separation of German city, Berlin, with an immense, fortified wall. (Zuchora-Walske, 29) The building of the Berlin Wall led to changes in local economy and culture as well as global foreign relations. Communism became an internationally popular idea in the early 1900s. At the time, global politics were focused on the competition of Communist Soviet Union and capitalist United States. (Zuchora-Walske, 29) After World War II, Germany had been divided into territories, and in 1948, Berlin had been divided into East ad West regions. West Berlin was controlled by the United States, France, and Great Britain. It was under a capitalist government and had its own police, currency, and public …show more content…
The government in away “pampered” the city so it wouldn’t seem so bad compared to the West. (Zuchora-Walske, 59) A resident of the GDR from 1985 to 1987, Paula Kirby, describes her experience as “literally breathtakingly beautiful, or at least, the city centre was.” (thevieweast.wordpress.com) East Berlin had quite a stable economy. It was an area of manufacturing and made almost 7% of East Germany’s production. Electronics, turbines, machines, boilers, antifriction bearings, tires, abrasives, printing equipment, and clothing was also exported to other European communist-controlled countries. (Zuchora-Walske,