The Empire of Rome dominated most of Europe and much of Africa and the Middle East. What is often overlooked though is the key role Rome's geography played in it's rise to power. There were two mountain ranges, the Alps and the Apennines protected Rome from invasion because it acted as a natural barrier to prevent armies from invading in those areas. This also forced enemies to push through narrow passages, allowing time for Rome to set up and defend. The fertile land in Rome also allowed for extensive amounts of agriculture. It is often cited that the soil in Rome is some of the most fertile soil in Europe. Finally Rome benefited from it position, allowing to become a center for trade. Rome was positioned in the center of the Mediterranean Sea, which made Rome a very desirable place for trade, even before Rome rose to power. All in all Rome's natural barriers, fertile land, and central location played a key role in its rise to power.
So, in West berlin, it was capitalist, so v v v rich. people from East germany, which was communist and less rich (actually v v poor) would sneak over to the west side to experience the riches. the soviet union caught wind of this, so they decided to build the wall, making sure no capitalist influences snuck into the eastern part of germany. this was bad, the west was living lavish, while the east was dirt poor. it got so bad, that the US had to airlift supplies into Berlin in order to sustain the Eastern part so they wouldnt starve.
"Koine" .... a local Greek dialect used informally in conversation.
FDR - he created the social security program, the New Deal, and many other social programs that we still have today
