However, Germany was again unified in 1989 (Arnold 377). This paper seeks to focus on West Germany during the Cold War. Western Democracy Although the Second World War ended in 1945 followed by the defeat of Germany, the allied forces controlled Germany from 1945 to 1949. This was meant to reduce the effects and influence of the Nazi party.

The fear was rather that of an accidental nuclear war. In the 1980s, west and east Ge. I was born in 1958. In the mid-1970s and after, the general consensus was that the cold war was over. Since the detente politics of around 1970, "cold war" was considered to be a …

During the Cold War, Germany became the center for the conflict between Communism and Democracy. Germany was the site where all the tensions between the two ideals was played out. Because of its location as the farthest western city to the east, Berlin was torn in half by the struggling parties.

The Cold War divided Germany between the Allies in the west and Soviets in the east. Germans had little voice in government until 1949 when two states emerged; the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) was a parliamentary democracy with a capitalist economic system and free churches and labour unions. The other new state was the smaller German Democratic …

British troops spent millions of hours during the Cold War honing their skills on the specialist training areas available to them in West Germany. These places all had their own reputations, and created their own stories, myths and legends: the stairs at …

West Berlin was characterized by its thriving artistic scene, and theaters such as the Schaubühne, which held experimental pieces, and new approaches to stage performances. Notable German authors such as Günter Grass, who wrote the Danzig Trilogy (which described the influence of Nazism and WWII on Danzig, Poland) called the area home. In fact, many people living in West …

Part of the East Germany during the Cold War. It is known as one of the satellite states of the Soviet Union. It was occupied by the Soviet Forces during the 2nd World War. May 24, 1949. FGR joins NATO West Germany joined NATO ten years after the defeat of World War Two.This action marked the final step of West Germany's integration into the ...

This question shows that you do not understand the reality of Berlin and Germany during the Cold War. West Berlin was surrounded by East Germany but not isolated from the rest of the world. There were several connections between West Berlin and West Germany (transport of people and cargo): ** by road ** by train ** by boat on water ** by airplane