Berlin Wall’s fall marked the end of the Cold War for the American public. By Andrew Kohut 1 comment. People gather near a part of the Berlin Wall that has been broken down after the communist German Democratic Republic’s (GDR) decision to open borders between East and West Berlin, circa November 1989.(Photo by Carol Guzy/The Washington Post/Getty Images).he fall of the Wall only improved the American view of Gorbachev. His favorable rating in the U.S. jumped from 40% in 1987 to 77% in the days following the end of divided Berlin, based on surveys by Gallup/Times Mirror and Gallup, respectively.