The Berlin Wall reminds us that any barriers, we put up to interfere with freedom we can also break down. The Berlin Wall had a negative effect on the world. In August 13, 1961, the construction of the Berlin Wall began and continued for the next decade. The beginning of one of the worlds dividing lines. Before the Berlin wall Germany was divided into two parts. America, Britain, and France created a democratic government in the West and the Soviet Union created the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in the East. East Germans were banned from leaving the country, but in Berlin you could just take the bus to the western half. According to TED-Ed's video, this became a big problem of East German leadership. "East Germany secret police listened
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One of the many ways the Berlin Wall had a negative effect was because Germans were separated from their families. East Germany created applications for their citizens to see their families, but it discouraged many families to visit their families because it was very stressing and it was a lot of money. Many of the East Germans lost their jobs. Without their jobs they had no money, and without money there was no food. That is how they could not pay the fees to visit their families. Finally an announcement came out saying that their were going to create travel permits. This announcement made east Germans furious. The positive effect on the fall of the Berlin wall had was that it showed many people that no matter how big the barriers that interfere freedom we can break …show more content…
"By the end, the liberalization of other eastern bloc regimes caused mass demonstrations for free travel and demands or democracy," was stated in the video of TED-Ed. On the evening of November 9, 1989 East Germany tried to defuse tension by making travel permits easier to obtain. The announcement brought many of east Berliners to the border. They demanded the guard to open the gate. People from both sides came together. They danced and together they began demolishing the wall with any tools they could find or had. It was very clear that the years of division were at an end. After four decades Germany officially reunified in October
One of the many ways the Berlin Wall had a negative effect was because Germans were separated from their families. East Germany created applications for their citizens to see their families, but it discouraged many families to visit their families because it was very stressing and it was a lot of money. Many of the East Germans lost their jobs. Without their jobs they had no money, and without money there was no food. That is how they could not pay the fees to visit their families. Finally an announcement came out saying that their were going to create travel permits. This announcement made east Germans furious. The positive effect on the fall of the Berlin wall had was that it showed many people that no matter how big the barriers that interfere freedom we can break …show more content…
"By the end, the liberalization of other eastern bloc regimes caused mass demonstrations for free travel and demands or democracy," was stated in the video of TED-Ed. On the evening of November 9, 1989 East Germany tried to defuse tension by making travel permits easier to obtain. The announcement brought many of east Berliners to the border. They demanded the guard to open the gate. People from both sides came together. They danced and together they began demolishing the wall with any tools they could find or had. It was very clear that the years of division were at an end. After four decades Germany officially reunified in October