The main consequence of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was the accelerated collapse of communist regimes across Eastern Europe and the eventual reunification of Germany. The Wall, which had served as a powerful symbol of division between East and West, came down on November 9, 1989. This event marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War and the ideological divide that dominated global politics for decades. It also paved the way for the expansion of democracy and capitalism in former Soviet bloc countries.