The aftershocks of World War II were seen around the world, but were perhaps most widespread in the country believed to be the primary cause of World War II and should receive the major punishment. This country was Germany, and to immediately reduce its military strength, it was divided into two halves, East Germany and West Germany. “The Soviet Union was given control over East Germany, while the United States, Great Britain, and finally France were given control of West Germany.” ("Soviet Bloc of West Berlin") Right in the center of East Germany was the city of Berlin, which was controlled by the Soviet Union at the time. Another measure was taken to cripple the German army and was to further divide the nation by also dividing Berlin into two parts, East Berlin and West Berlin. Like Germany itself, East Berlin was under Soviet control and West Berlin was under Allied control. Finally, on August 13, 1961, a final nail was driven into Germany's spirit as construction of the infamous Berlin Wall began. Although the wall symbolized the division of Germany, it also clearly divided the Allied nations and the Soviet Union. Before the wall was built, around 1948, the Soviets set up a blockade in an attempt to cut off supplies that would drive out the Allied forces and allow the Soviets to gain control over West Berlin. The Allied Powers would not just sit back and let the Soviets do what they wanted, but the United States in particular played an important role in overcoming the blockade. The United States used large cargo planes to deliver much-needed supplies to Allied forces in an effort that would later be known as “The Berlin Airlift.” The Soviets could do nothing... middle of paper... service. If it were not for the wall, the flow of migration would have continued, which might have angered the Soviets to the point that in their eyes World War III was necessary. As President John F. Kennedy said during the initial stages of the wall, “A wall is much better than a war.” (Rusk, 1983)Works Cited"Berlin Wall". History.com. A&E and Web Television Networks. April 21, 2014.Gaab, Jeffery. "The Berlin Wall at fifty: crossing the borders in front of the wall since 1989." Academic research completed. EBSCO and Web. April 21, 2014. Rusk, Dean. "Kennedy and the Berlin Wall Crisis." The American Journal of International Law 77.3 (1983): 671-73. JSTOR. Network. April 21, 2014. "Soviet blockade West Berlin." History.com. A&E and Web television networks. April 21. 2014