The Fall Of The Berlin Wall

On the night of August 13 th , 1961, police officers strung barbed wire across the border of

Both the Bolsheviks and the Nazis shared a fundamental commitment to create a creating a higher human type. However, the ideals and approaches of both regimes towards this mission differed substantially. While the Nazis sought to create a master race above all in European hierarchy, the Bolsheviks sought a system of liberation of their entire race and complete equality. Within both ideologies, the role of women was a hotbed of debate and instigated a period of change. In Germany, women confined to roles that were ‘natural’ or intended by nature, while in Russia, although women ‘received’ previously inaccessible rights and freedoms, it became more of a burden rather than a boon, The creation of “new men and women,” became more about the removal of undesirable classes or nationalities and the integration of the rest of the population with particular characteristics. Women were expected to accept state-propagated guidelines for conduct and appearance, and conform to certain gender roles that were defined by the state. In Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union ideology, the rebirth of the nation, its prosperity and survival depended directly on women’s conformity to the propagated feminine ideal and thus, their participation was severely influenced by the regime’s economic, social and political policies. In this essay, I

This history reflects a society , where involves the legal system to exert punishments against anyone that disclosing capacity that could affect on the Government, a judicial system that is within the parameters of equality projected in this story, which deprives the citizen the right to defend itself against accusations of a controller and authoritarian Government.

Numerous instances of oppression throughout history call into question its impact on society in the past and present. Governments like those of Joseph Stalin’s Communist regime or Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime illustrate the ways in which it was justified. First-hand accounts of the people victimized from oppression give form to its methodologies. Even today, it leaves its stain on the fabric of the modern world. Through sources such as “The Need for Progress” by Joseph Stalin and Elie Wiesel’s famous memoir Night, readers can gain a better understanding of the driving principles and effects of oppression. Past governments have used the threat of racial and religious minorities to justify their persecution. One method of oppression involved the

The Berlin Wall is a historical symbol of the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall is a symbol of the end of the Cold War. And also, the Berlin Wall played a great role in the life of millions of people and defined the fate of German people, which put them apart by the Wall for a long period of time. Sixteen years after the end of World War II, the communist government of East Germany began building a wall on (August 13, 1961), that would divide the city of Berlin into East Berlin and West Berlin. The purpose was to keep fascists from entering East Germany, but mostly to keep West German citizens, primarily people of valuable professions such as doctors, teachers and engineers, from Changing side to the West. People of Berlin Called the wall Schandmaur, which actually means " The wall of shame". Over the years of the wall being constructed it took at least 3x times to rebuild it, but each time bigger than the last one.

Throughout the countless eons of human civilization, the desire for ultimate power and control over resources, people, and/or general geographical areas is very prevalent. This authoritarian mindset resonates with the high class of past peoples and that of the three countries in 1984 by George Orwell. The Party preserves itself by the ultimate interventional espionage of one’s own people and criminalized animalistic instincts. The Party also isolates the people from those of the other two countries as to prevent dissidence amongst the poles. Naturally, this suppression of deep-rooted characteristics proves to spawn a variety of incidents for the Party and the people.

The demands, “adopted at the storm meetings held at the universities” (Doc 1) call for freedom in harsh and extreme tones. Instead of compromise with communists, the students request for the “withdrawal of all Soviet troops from Hungary” (Doc 1) and to have “no interference in Hungary’s internal affairs” (Doc 1). As an alternative to Soviet rule, the students desire for Hungary to be in control of its internal affairs. The people of Hungary wish for “equal rights for individual farms and cooperative members” (Doc 1). Hungarians envision a life without communist rule intervening with the responsibilities of the country and demonstrate the idea by “[cutting] out the hated hammer and sickle that the Communists had placed at [the] center [of the Hungarian flag]” and proclaiming that they have created a new flag of freedom. ( Doc

The great weakness of despotism has been, is, and always will be, its disregard of the rights of man. Despotism can always be routed if free men exploit that weakness. If our example can illumine again the great advantages of a free society, then Soviet communism will lose its deceptive appeal … This quest for liberty must be simultaneously

After World War II the Soviet Union led by Stalin maintained a strong presence and influence in Central and Eastern Europe, specifically, Poland through the communist Polish United Workers’ Party (PZPR). In this paper I aim to address the reason why communism and Marxist ideologies were unsuccessfully received in post war Poland. I will be arguing *that Marxism was made into a tool of oppression by the Soviet Union, and therefore became illegitimate in itself. I intend on arguing this theory by investigating the goal of the Soviet Union. In addition to this I will identifying instances where the Soviets and communist puppet parties in Poland had strayed from traditional Marxist ideologies. Finally I will recognize the opposition groups and parties that had formed against the Soviet oppression and instillment of inequality.

Heda Margolis Kovaly’s memoir, Under a Cruel Star, briefly touches on her experience at Auschwitz during the Holocaust and then focuses more extensively on her life after her escape when living in Czechoslovakia. Heda’s story covers how life under two different totalitarian regimes was. One of these regimes was the reign of the communist Czechoslovakia during the Cold War. The government’s primary method used to regulate, maintain and control society was making people’s involvement in politics imperative to not only thrive but survive under the Soviet Union.

The next major occurrence in Poland’s history is the Warshaw Ghetto Uprising where Russia set up a communist- dominated type of government for Poland. And in February of 1945 during the Yalta Conference it was decided to leave Poland under Soviet control. By the time the war ended over six million poles were dead. In 1956 business strikes break out against the soviet rule in an attempt to gain freedom. And for the next few decades Poland experiences many strikes and riots as the economy crumbles. By 1983 the cost of living rose over 100% during that year. (Timeline of Polish History) There were discussions made between solidarity, the communists, and the Catholic Church groups. Aleksander Kwasnieski a former communist is elected president in 1997 and in October of 2005 Lech Kaczynski, a law and justice candidate wins the next presidential election, whom up to recently the most current president. (Poland Timeline)

With the Containment of communism mostly all failed but the Berlin Wall was successful. At the end of WWII Germany was divided into four different zones. The Soviet Union, France, Great Britain, and the United States all shared Germany including the capital Berlin. The Soviets controlled East Berlin while France, Great Britain, and the United States all controlled West Berlin. At first all was well. Everyone lived peacefully until 1961 when the Berlin Wall was built. Sometimes referred to as the ‘Iron Curtain’ the Berlin Wall was made to keep the communist side of Germany away from capitalism so that the Soviet Union could stay incontrol. But in doing this West Berlin began to suffer. President Truman came up with the Marshall Plan doing

Europe’s distinguishable – but perhaps not always positive – history has been shaped most monumentally by two events. In 1945, the end of WWII, breakup of the fascist German state, and subsequent plunge into the Cold War makes the year undoubtedly immensely significant. However, I would argue that the other provided date, 1989, holds even greater clout in terms of change upon the European continent, as well as the world. The falls of Communism and the Berlin Wall as well as the thawing of Eastern Europe marked the year 1989. However, it is important to state that I am in no way diminishing the importance of 1945, simply comparing and contrasting with 1989 to show vital differences. I understand a “turning point” as drastic change that

the demise of communism has continued since the nineteenth century The same could be said of the concept of the failure of Communism, in terms of dictatorship, perfection, dissent, the turn to capitalism and betrayal or ‘Fall’ narratives. But when pressed, a critic will fall back on the simple point that communism in many places came to an end. The toppling of the Berlin Wall is the symbol and the rolling back of communism in Eastern Europe and even in parts of Asia (such as Mongolia) is the reality – or so it is argued. The reply is equally simple: let us leave aside the continuing socialist countries in Asia, let alone the South American versions of socialism, and ask: why is longevity, or indeed eternity, a criterion for success? The fact

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