The Berlin Wall Speech Analysis

It is a fact universally acknowledged that an age is defined as a distinct part of history, and what sets an age apart is its generation. Three things influence a generation: an important event, an important person, and an important part of the culture. From the ‘80s there are three lasting definitions: Reagan’s “Berlin Wall!” speech, Ms. Howe (a progeny of the age), and the popular music of the decade. The “Berlin Wall” speech is the most notable event of the decade, and its impact on global politics has lasted into the modern age. Ms. Howe grew up in the ‘80s and has thus been influenced by that age. What she does with her students is then, by extension, attributed to the ‘80s. Lastly, the popular music of the time boomed with the new possibilities of music videos. It was then a ripe time for many new artists to gain fame for their video usage. By the careful examination of each one of the histories and impacts of these foci, it is possible to achieve a clear insight on their implications on the future. The speech made by President Reagan at the Brandenburg gate has been acclaimed as the container of the “four words that moved the world”: ‘Tear
Dieter stated the original impact of the speech on the people in terms of the Wall clearly, “’ He changed our consciousness’” (Robinson, Four Words). However, that day, Reagan also opened up a new idea. “Is it possible to change an immutable border based on global want?” Reagan’s speech garnered the enduring support of the Western bloc, and Europe was encouraging of the destruction of the wall after that point. It delegitimized the USSR. After that time, the USSR had to deal with internal turmoil as nations began to break off and declare independence (Zubok 635). This caused a surge of nationalism: if the Germans can break from a global power like the USSR, then our nation can too. To the day of this writing, the nationalist surge still reverberates in the eastern