Question

4. What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall, and what did it come to symbolize?

Answer 1

Purpose:
The wall symbolized the lack of freedom under communism. It symbolized the Cold War and divide between the communist Soviet bloc and the western democratic, capitalist bloc.

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Answer 2

The Berlin Wall was a physical barrier built by the German Democratic Republic during the Cold War, which surrounded all of West Berlin, separating it from East Germany, including East Berlin.

This wall, in addition to dividing the city of Berlin in half, symbolized the division of the world into two blocks or parts: Federal Republic of Germany (RFA), which was constituted by the capitalist countries headed by the United States; and the German Democratic Republic (RDA), constituted by the socialist countries under yoke of the Soviet regime.