 Defining Moments in History?
justlearning: Dissolving of USSR - I think everything in our current world politics changed after the end of the cold war and more sharply after end of USSR. Until then any nation had to choose between 'his bitch or my bitch'. Two nations trying to win over each other stomping over other nations... (USSR-goes-to-Afghanistan,US-defends-Afghanistan, US-befriends-Irag-to depose-islamic revolution in Iran, USSR extends help to Iran, US defends, S.Korea, USSR considers its duty to defend N.Korea, US befriends Pakistan, USSR naturally is India's best friend...and so on) I think these two gigantic monolithic worshiping of idealisms messed up with our world in all ways and the effects which we overlook.The downfall of USSR also in a trickle effect that gave birth to the well networked terrorist organization, we all know of (i don't want to go into the history and move away from the question...look it up)Only because the USSR dissolved and the cold war ended, we had "world is flat" and "globalization", else we all would be mid stream of both governments hacking the other's network and the internet being US internet and the russian internet. Now we have both nations working together in the space station.That and surely the Berlin wall, End of Apartheid in South Africa(Nelson Mandella), Romanian Revolution of 1989(Ceausescu), end of Iranian monarchy(iranian revolution,Khomeni)...and windows 95! :)