The Collapse of Communism

The Berlin Wall was a big structure separating East and West Germany. Keeping all the communism in Germany. The wall strictly split them apart and killed anyone who tried to cross it. Germany was split for 28 years. Until 1989 the wall was broken down after being started in 1961. The wall was broken down by the people. It was supposed to simply be a road for private trips, and walkways for certain people. Soon hundreds came to the wall and tore it down.

In Russia, Mikhail Gorbachev, became leader in 1985. He did not beleive in communism, but in openness and restructuring. There was a collapsing economy and a nationalistic ferver that let the Soviet Union fade away.

New Nations in Africa

Before Africa gained it's independence, new leaders rose up to point Africa in the right direction. Kwame Nkrumah was the first to rise up. He had been a teacher in the after studying in the United States. During the 1940's he worked to free the Gold Coast from the British. He organized boycotts and strikes against the British government. In 1957 the Gold Coast became known as Ghana. Nkrumah became the prime minister and later the president of Ghana.