Democracy was built with the fall of the wall. The Berlin Wall was built overnight and was twelve feet high and ninety-six miles long. The massive structure is what separated East Germany and West Germany. The wall separated friends and family and also provided a barrier between freedom and oppression. West Germany was a democracy and was essentially a free world, while on the other side of the wall, East Germany was a strict, miserable, communist part of the country. On June 12, Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, delivered a bold speech at the Brandenburg Gate. His speech was so controversial that he had to speak behind two panels of bulletproof glass, just in case East German snipers lingered. Reagan finally ended communism in East Germany with his influential speech that brought about the destruction of the massive wall and allowed democracy to flourish. The destruction of the wall not only unified the two sides of Germany, but also symbolized the fall of communism and the end of the Cold War. "As relations between the Soviet Union and the three other Allied powers rapidly disintegrated, the cooperative atmosphere of occupying Germany became competitive and aggressive. Although an eventual reunification of Germany had envisioned, the new relationship between the Allied powers transformed Germany into a conflict between West and East, democracy versus communism” (Rosenberg). , once part of the Allied Powers, had suddenly become the enemy of the United States, Britain and France. The Soviets took control of half of Germany and built the wall to separate. both sides. Soon an apparent difference emerged between the two camps West Germany was... middle of paper ......llpeckers" - Graffiti on the Berlin Wall, Berlin se. free!" Historical Pin. Np, and Web. May 10, 2014. This quote gave me an idea of ​​how the wall fell, it also showed how excited people were that the wall finally falls. Kennedy, John F. “Ich Bin Ein Berliner.” West Berlin. Speech. This speech gave me an idea of ​​what America thought about the wall during Kennedy's presidency and how he tried to encourage the German people. Rosenberg, Jennifer. “Berlin Wall – The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall.” About.com 20th century history. Np, and Web. May 10, 2014. This website gave me a lot of general information about the Berlin Wall. 8th grade history extension course. Rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. Strathfield: St. Patrick's College, 2012. Pressbooks.com. Internet. May 11, 2014. This book gave me details about the creation and destruction of the Berlin Wall.