Democracy was built when the wall was torn down. The Berlin Wall was built overnight and was twelve feet high and ninety-six miles long. The massive structure is what separated eastern and western Germany. The wall separated friends and family as well as being 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 harsh, miserable, communist-run part of the country. On June 12, Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, gave a bold speech at the Brandenburg Gate. His speech was so controversial that he had to speak behind two stories of bulletproof glass, in case East German snipers lingered. Reagan finally ended communism in East Germany with his influential speech that brought down the huge wall and allowed democracy to thrive. The destruction of the wall not only unified the two parts of Germany, but also symbolized the fall of communism and the end of the Cold War. of the occupation of Germany became competitive and aggressive. Although an eventual reunification of Germany had been foreseen, the new relationship between the Allied powers transformed Germany into West versus East, democracy versus communism'' (Rosenberg). At the end of World War II, the Soviet Union, once part of the Allied Powers, suddenly became the enemy of the United States, Great Britain and France. The Soviets conquered half of Germany and built the wall to separate the two sides. Soon there was an apparent difference between the two sides. West Germany was... in the center of the paper......llpeckers" - Graffiti on the Berlin Wall, Berlin is liberated!" History. Np, nd Web. May 10, 2014. This quote gave me an idea of ​​how the wall actually collapsed, it also showed how excited people were about the wall falling. Kennedy, John F. "Ich Bin Ein Berliner." West Berlin. Speech. The speech gave me an idea of ​​what America felt about the wall during Kennedy's presidency and how it had tried to encourage the German people. Rosenberg, Jennifer. "Berlin Wall - Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall." About.com History of the 20th century. Np, nd Web. May 10, 2014. This website gave me a lot of background information about the Berlin Wall. Eighth grade history extension lesson. Rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. Strathfield: St. Patrick's College, 2012. Pressbooks.com. Network. May 11, 2014. This book gave me details about the creation and destruction of the Berlin Wall.