Swore that America was as far as receiving communism, the Russians had other ideas, the stage was set for a show-down that would be represented in the areas of Berlin. In 1947, the Western powers had merged their occupation zones, denazification ended, freed prisoners of war, was launched program and central German government relaxed restrictions on German economic savings.

These reforms, which enraged Stalin saw it as weak and granting an opportunity for the Nazis to rise again. The issue of currency reform was in many ways the straw that broke the camel's back. The Allies had decided to introduce a new currency in late trade and encourage black economic recovery – it worked – production increased by fifty percent in six months. The Russians responded with the introduction of a new currency in their area, thus accentuating the division. Subsequently blocked Berlin on 24 June 1945. The Allies organized a massive air lift to get supplies to their areas of siege in Berlin.

Realize that Stalin had agreed to reopen links road and rail in May 1949. However, the Cold War was spread far from the European scene. Japan had annexed Korea in 1910, after the Second World War Americans and Russians agree that they should occupy Korea. The demarcation line between the communist North under Kim Il Sung the South under the right-wing President Syngman Rhee was thirty-eight parallel. Both leaders want to see the country together under their respective systems.

Russell Shortt is a travel consultant with Exploring Ireland, the leading specialists in customised, private escorted tours, escorted coach tours and independent self drive tours of Ireland. Article source Russell Shortt, http://www.exploringireland.net

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