The Berlin Wall was a significant structure that:
1. Cut off West Berliners from their German kindred: The Berlin Wall physically separated East Berlin (controlled by the Communist government) from West Berlin (part of democratic West Germany). Families and friends were divided, and people from East Berlin were restricted from crossing into West Berlin.
2. Helped stabilize the Communist government: By preventing East Berliners from fleeing to the West, the Berlin Wall helped the Communist government in East Germany maintain control over its population. It served as a symbol of the Cold War division between East and West.
Overall, the Berlin Wall's primary functions were to divide Berlin along political lines and to prevent movement between the two sides, contributing to the stabilization of the Communist government in East Germany.
