West Germany

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…

the wall was place democratic West Germany shortly after the Soviet-supported Communist state of East Germany . the division was a big problem for the for Easter side the separation of the freedom of choice. also the separation of the rich and the poor . their were separation of families divide between families. the thing about the wall is to change people to came and over to the other side to have that big separation in the soviet union and democracy of the west. the placement of the wall…

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…

It was an unusually cold day for Berlin in June. The year was 2014. The girl walked north from Potsdamer Platz towards Shonëberger Straße, passing a small piece of The Wall that was left standing, ironically juxtaposed against the high-rising Kolhoff Tower immediately behind it. The wall was crumbling and popping with political graffiti. Behind it, the tower was made almost entirely of glass, looking futuristic as it loomed atop the city skyline. This kind of contrast was not unusual in Berlin.…

Fall of the Berlin Wall The United States’ and Soviet Union’s victory over Germany at the Elbe River, gave an image of peace to the rest of the world, as two nations combined to defeat a power that did everything it could to rise up and control the rest of the world. Unfortunately, human nature has shown, previous to World War II, that the world can’t live in peace because only one can be the best and most powerful. When Germany surrendered in the spring of 1945, the peace-making alliances that…

1961, Germany was divided into two halves by a steady system, the Berlin Wall. The wall is not only the physical division between West Berlin and East Berlin from 1961 to 1989, but also the symbolic boundary between Democracy and Communism during the Cold War. Within a short period of time after World War II, West Germany’s life condition and economy grew rapidly with the help of Capitalism. The positive turnover of West Berlin society created a huge contrast between the two halves of Germany.…

(“Ronald Reagan: ‘Tear Down this Wall!’”) The ideas of communism may seem suitable on paper, but when enforced on an entire country, is devastating. One of these most profound examples of communism is the Berlin Wall. Communism changed the country of Germany; East Germans directly experienced the confinement of a communistic government. By the building of the Berlin Wall, there was an increase in violence and cultural unrest. Around the world, people protested the Berlin Wall. Finally, the…

The Fall of the Berlin Wall: What it Meant for Germany When the West and East Germany reunited 28 years ago, the country was in sense of increased optimism. Connolly in her 2015 news article for the Guardian notes that the then reigning Chancellor Helmut Kohl promised his subjects “flourishing landscapes.” But then how has a reunified Germany faired on 28 years after the collapse of the Berlin wall? The Berlin wall was first constructed overnight on August 12, 1962, following a decision by…

Germany found herself in a state of despair in 1945 due to the economical, political and physical damage the war had caused ‘Wohin wir blicken. Ruinen, Schutt und Asche […] Die Wirtschaft ist desorganisiert und völlig gelähmt.’ In the aftermath of the war, the Soviet Union, the Western powers and those within each Allied regime had different views on the way in which Germany’s future should be shaped. This was particularly evident at the Potsdam conference, with the introduction of the…

Berlin Wall was built in 1961 by German Democratic Republic’s (GDR) government to stop people form the eastern bloc to escape to the west through West Berlin. Its downfall in November of 1989 was huge news to the world as with its importance it affected the whole world. It was not just uniting a single country again but it also opened the border between the East and West of Europe and the world. It was an end to the Cold War tensions between the two ideologies of the USSR with communism and the…