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| Berlin Wall |
That night, Russia, one of the occupants, put up the Berlin Wall to separate East and West Germany, and they also split families, friends, and the population with the wall. East Germany was on the Russian's side, so it became communist; unlike West Germany, which was democratic. John F. Kennedy was highly against what happened, and gave a speech in which he said, "All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore as a free man, I take pride in the words ich bin ein Berliner". Soon, he talked with the Russian premier, Nikita Khrushchev, on Vienna Summit about the Berlin Wall. Khrushchev threatened to start a nuclear war if the allies wouldn't let East Germany be.
Finally, on the ninth of November, 1989, the Berlin Wall was taken down, though the formal treaty wasn't signed until October 3, 1990. According to the New York Times of November 11, 1999, "The Berlin Wall ultimately collapsed because of the corrupt foundation on which it rested". Many Germans weren't accustomed to capitalism and had their lives planned for a communist lifestyle, however the New York Times said" On both sides of the remains of the Berlin Wall, signs of economic boom are everywhere as a result of the merger of the East and West German economies.", on July 2, 1990. The destruction of the Berlin Wall also had effects on pop culture, many German were released celebrating the wall's destruction and some American bands such as Pink Floyd were inspired too.
The Berlin wall split many people from each other in order to cut off the Russians' communist half. John F. Kennedy did what he could to inspire the Germans and to share his opinions against communism and finally when the wall went down not only the Germans, but other allies rejoiced. Soon growth spread to the united sides of Germany as they became whole again.
