WWII

After the Second World War, Germany was seen to be a potential threat if they rose back to power. In order to stop this from happening, the Allied forces split Germany into four different sectors. Each country had it’s own sector that contained districts. The division into these sectors caused the country to become divided (“Allied Occupation of Germany, 1945-52”). The Americans, the British and the French were in charge of the West side while the Soviet Union controlled the East. The country’s capital, Berlin, was also divided into four sectors. Eventually, the boarder of between East and West Berlin was solidified by the formation of the Berlin Wall. In November of 1989 the Wall came down and Germany was reunified (“The Cold War in Berlin”). America, as one of the Allied forces, had a significant role in keeping the peace in a divided Germany.

In 1945, it was clear that the Allied powers would be victorious in Germany and they began retreating as Berlin was being surrounded. All of the Allies were prepared to negotiate an unconditional surrender when Adolf Hitler had committed suicide and left the power to Karl Doenitz. The first signing of the unconditional surrender took place on May 7th in France. At a ceremony in Berlin, German officials signed the second unconditional surrender. At 11:01 p.m. on May 8th, all German military operations stopped. On May 8, 1945, also known as, V-E Day, there were celebrations occurring all over the Allied countries (FindingDulcinea Staff).

After World War II was over, many countries were afraid that Germany would rise back to power so the Allies, which included France, Great Britain, the Untied States and the Soviet Union, so they came up with a plan. They decided to occupy Germany, which mean...

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... Wall were opened and citizens of East Germany started to flood into the West gaining their freedom once again (Schulze 331).

The Allies of World War II decided to separate Germany into four sectors to rid it of any kind of power. These sectors created a division in Europe that was destructive to the country. The Western Allies, which included the Americans, the French and the British occupied the West and the Soviet Union occupied the East (“Allied Occupation of Germany, 1945-52”). All of the division that was occurring across Germany caused Berlin to also become divided into four sectors. The separation became very real when the Berlin Wall was created. About thirty years later the Wall was torn down and Germany was once again a whole country (“The Cold War in Berlin”). Even so Germany was a divided nation, America played a dominant role in keeping the peace.