Europe



Directly following the second world war, Germany, the main leader of the axis powers was split up into four parts by all of the allied powers. This was the method of occupation and reconstruction of Germany after the war.



When the Cold War began Germany was split up almost the same as Korea was separated. The East was controlled by the Soviets, while the Americans controlled the West. The capitol of Germany, Berlin, was even split up into East and West. The East under the communist rule was held back politically and economically throughout the Cold War. The Berlin Wall that separated Berlin was finally torn down in 1989.