The Berlin Wall

The information was sourced from www.bbc.co.uk/history

 After world war two Germany and Berlin was divided into sections, USA, British, Russian all governed by there own rules and ways of life (communism and capitalism).Many people defected to the western sectors for the freedoms the west was known for, As a result The Berlin wall was born or also known as the Iron Curtain. It was constructed by the German Democratic republic ( Eastern Germany) in 1961 to stop the eastern population defecting to the west, If they where to be caught they would shot on sight, they where ruled by a iron fist.

There wasn't one exact reason the cold war started, it was years of mistrust and paranoia of  both sides but this wall was certainly symbol of the divide of eastern and western ways of life

This wall has to have a place on my project. It ties into this hidden theme project perfectly and I see It as the main symbol of what the cold war was about a divide in opinions, which led to the mistrust then resulted to the espionage and secrecy.