The Allied faction, most notably the British, has gained the upper hand during the first world war due to their acquisition of various oil fields. The oil has powered their military vehicles most notably its naval fleet and the introduction of Mark V tanks that posed significant advantage at the course of the war.
The Berlin Wall: The Fall of the Wall. On November 9, 1989, as the Cold War began to thaw across Eastern Europe, the spokesman for East Berlin's Communist Party announced a change in his city's relations with the West.