Ich bin ein Berliner (I am a Berliner)

This speech was given by John F. Kennedy, delivered 26 June 1963, West Berlin.

Background:
After World War 2, Russia and United States were both super powerful countries in the world. They were both wealthy and owned a lot of martial weapons. These two countries fight with each other because they wanted to be the leader of the whole world. Then, old war was ended but new one was beginning. Unfortunately, Berlin became the new battlefront.
Berlin Wall was built in 1961 and destroyed in 1990. It divided Berlin into two parts-- west Berlin and east Berlin and was a symbolic building of German separation and the cold. West Berlin built it in order to prevent the people from communicating. It seemed like a war between west Berlin and east Berlin, but it was the cold war between Russia and United States. Thus, many families were separated by the ridiculous war and couldn't see each other for about 28 years.

I think the main theme of John F. Kennedy's speech is that we need freedom and peace for Germany but not war or separation.

John F. Kennedy, a man who was the most famous president of United States.

Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect. The German should live in a peaceful country which is full of freedom but not be divided into two parts, lose freedom, no peace. While the wall is the most obvious and vivid demonstration of the failures of the Communist system.

Surely, the key event in this speech is that west Berlin built the Berlin Wall to separate Berlin.

John F. Kennedy wanted to tell audiences that what is true of this city of Germany: Real, lasting peace. All the west Berliners should fight against the enemy for freedom and peace. No matter how dangerous the road would be and how hard the process would be. He gave the audiences hope and the confidence to live, encouraged the Germany to find a free and peaceful world.


However, what's the American's real idea? eat Germany? control the world?
Who knows.. = =






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