On November 9th 1989, the Berlin Wall collapsed to the ground, changing the idea of globalization forever. Before that day, the globe was "divided" into two halves. Those two halves were communism and the free world. As said by Thomas Friedman, the fall of the Berlin Wall "tipped the balance of power across the world toward those advocating democratic, consensual, free-market-oriented governance, and away from those advocating authoritarian rule with centrally planned economics.”
This was a major influential and symbolic moment that declared the victory of the Cold War for the United States. It allowed free trade across the world instead of separation. It was a true metaphor for the defeat of the Soviet Union. It promoted the idea of capitalism rather than socialism. This was truly the beginning of the age of globalization, and now we can find it in every corner and crevice of this world, and it all began with this powerful event.
Friday, 5 March 2010
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The fall of the Berlin Wall was a very significant event. Before the world was divided into two parts, U.S. and other democratic nations, vs. the Soviet Union, democracy vs. communism. The Berlin Wall was a symbol of the Cold War, which although did not have any fighting, was anti-globalization, and a way to separate the world instead of making the world connected together. When the wall came down the Cold War ended, and the world had a chance to be connected. Globalization could have a chance to be a reality.
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