The cold war between The United States and the Soviet Union impacted many other countries around the World. The effects the Cold War had on these regions often cause paril, miserable conditions, and loss of freedoms. Places like Berlin were ripped apart by this war, Cuba was completely cut off, and many new dictating governments took place. On August 13th 1961, the people of Berlin awoke to a 12 foot wall separating Communists from Democrats. The French, British, and US sectors in the west were separated from the Soviet sector in the East. Families were torn apart by this wall. It stood tall for twenty-eight long years and became a tangible symbol for communism. Not only were people kept from their jobs on opposing sides, family members were