A Brief Review • What two alliance systems developed after WWII? • Why did they develop? • This time period is referred to as the _______, but a WWIII did not occur. • Finally, in 1989, when the President of the United States ___________ visited Germany, the Cold War came to an end.
The Story Continues During the Cold War, countries allied themselves with either U.S.S.R./Russia (Warsaw Pact) or the U.S. In 1989, the Cold War began to
melt.
Democracy spread throughout Europe. European countries developed their own union, the European Union. Let us explore the reasons for the development of the European Union.