Specifically, it represented the rivalry between the two ideologies since it separated Europe by the governments: west for capitalist and east for communist.
Because. It was put up by the Russian's to keep the people of East Germany from leaving and it had to border gate between the east and west. This became the solid symbol of the Cold War.
a symbol of the Cold War & Soviet oppression.
The Berlin Wall as a structure to prevent East Germans from escaping to the West was an indication of how life was in communist East Germany. People risked their lives to escape communism. This was all part of the Cold War.
The Berlin Wall was a symbol of the Cold War
The Berlin Wall
the berlin wall!
The Berlin Wall didn't exist until 1961.
East was communist and run by the Soviets. The West side was run by the Allies and remained free of Communism.
The Berlin wall separated east and west Berlin
Berlin. It was divided into West Berlin (capitalist) and East Berlin (communist) by the Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989, and East Berlin and West Berlin were formally reuinted in 1990.
Berlin. It surrounded West Berlin, so people couldn't get from communist East Germany into Capitalist West Berlin.
Berlin. It surrounded West Berlin, so people couldn't get from communist East Germany into Capitalist West Berlin.
Berlin. It surrounded West Berlin, so people couldn't get from communist East Germany into Capitalist West Berlin.