Simply escaping in the country section was more than merely walking aroundthe wall, this due to the fact that the wall was deep in the middle of East Germany,and the fact that it was barely fifty kilometers from the Polish border. To escapeBerlin a refugee than needed to take the long journey somewhere. The nearestborder was Poland, at the time another communist country. Escaping in the city aperson entered West Berlin, In West Berlin they were in a free state, withembassys and possible family ties that could assist them in getting into WestGermany. They still did need someone to assist them financially, and socially bygiving them a place to stay. THE FALL OF THE WALLDuring the period of the divided city between East and West Berlin, WestBerlin enjoyed great economic growth, while East Berlin remained in a state of littlegrowth. West Berlin received aid from its democratic friends along with WestGermany, which was becoming an economic power. East Germany relied on itscommunist patriarch. The Soviet Union due to harsh feelings following the treatiesafter World War I, used there occupation following World War II to fuel the heartsof their people of past hardships that the German culture had given there nationality. By making them feel inferior.Once in Berlin, the west side was like many other thriving western cities. In fact, thriving a good deal more than most, due to heavy support and subsidyby the Federal government, to keep this outpost of the West in a healthycondition. It seems odd, now, that such a strange situation, West Berlin being walled-in, could be taken for so many years as normality. But so it was. To us then, that wall was permanent, and the chances of it ever comingdown laughably small.(4)This existence of two separate cities both with differing economic status, and thepolitical culture of Europe at the time are often seen as reasons for the fall of theBerlin wall. But the fall was due to bigger reasons. T...
