12 Incredible Facts About The Cuban Missile Crisis

12 Incredible Facts About The Cuban Missile Crisis — page 1
During World War II 1939 1945 German Nazis took over many European countries When Germany lost the war the Nazis were pushed out of these countries Nazi controlled governments schools and businesses had to be rebuilt Europe was divided into eastern and western sections This division was called the iron curtain The United States Great Britain and Canada helped Western European countries rebuild The Soviet Union aided Eastern European countries The iron curtain didn’t just divide countries It divided how people lived Like the Soviets the new governments in Eastern European countries were communist In a communist government the government owns everything So in Eastern Europe governments owned all the businesses and farms They controlled schools and the news The people living there had no freedom of speech They could not own property Some people in Eastern Europe wanted the freedom of noncommunist countries After World War II much of Europe was left in ruins EUROPE IS DIVIDED AFTER WWII 1 4