... from East Berlin and West Berlin felt like the life on the opposite side of the wall was completely different. The Easterners who came from the communist side lived with scarce goods and supplies, as the Westerners who were a little more prosperous; when the two joined they were filled with an abundance of resources (Schmemann 64). Not only was the environment ... ...
Germany's condition after the Second World War was harrowing. The destruction was evident; entire families were separated or destroyed, food was scarce, towns and cities lay in ruins, the economy had plummeted and unemployment was at an all-time high. Other European countries faced the same emergency; in fact, the blow to ... ...
... of the Marshall Plan (Divine 670). Many western European countries including England, Italy, and France were slowly recovering from the devastation of the war (Divine 670). Years of depression, food scarce, and resentment called for the growing interest in communist voting and expansion, especially in France and Italy (Divine 670). The Marshall Plan was organized to reverse the possibility of all ... ...
... and decay and eventually lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. As time passed the Brezhnev leadership became increasingly conservative and leadership positions within the party became scarce. The very old and incompetent were not removed, and a party top heavy with hard-line conservative communists proliferated. This new era would be one of conservatism and complacency. Also with ... ...
