Greece is the birth place of western civilization. It has a long and eventful history. At one time a major science, philosophy, and art were a major part of Greece. It is now a country with political and economic problems. These problems occurred in Greek because of poor soil and few natural resources. During the 20th century, wars and frequent changes of the government had contributed the political instability of the country. In spite of …showed first 75 words of 946 total…

…showed last 75 words of 946 total…In the meantime, in 1946 the Communists had begun a major drive to seize power. A civil war began that did not end until 1949. During this period the Communists formed a provisional government in the mountains of the north, but they were ultimately defeated with United States aid. The end of the Communist rebellion was decided by Yugoslavia's closing its border with Greece and preventing Soviet-supported guerrilla groups from using Yugoslavia as a base and sanctuary.