Think About It

One of the fascinating things about history is it gives us a chance to analyze change. Take for instance, the changes in our allies throughout the years. During the latter part of the 18th Century, the United States of America were enemies of Great Britton, now they may be our closest allies. During the 1940s, we were at war with Japan, Germany and Italy; now we defend each other. During most of the 1950s U. S. citizens hopped on airplane to travel to Havana to spend money, but in the 1960s Cuba almost became the catalyst of a world war between the Americans and the Soviet Union. In the 1970s our young people were being sent to Viet Nam to wage war, now they spend tens of thousands of dollars to vacation there. Maybe one of the quickest turn arounds was in Iran in the 1970 when we went from being allies to adversaries seemingly overnight. Situations change – and sometimes the change can come rapidly and violently. While history teaches us that some things change – especially in