NATO and the UN – Can they save the world?
Europe was in ruins. Refugees were everywhere. German cities were reduced to rubble and dust, and Germany itself was split into zones controlled by England, the US, France, Soviet Union. In the aftermath of World War 2, the Soviet Union had taken over all of Eastern Europe. As Winston Churchill commented:
“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an “iron curtain” has descended across the continent.” This represented a great success for the Soviet Union, much to the alarm of the Western powers. …Read More