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Chapter 1
End Of
Bipolarity

, Flashback
• After World War II – World became bi-polar
• Soviet Revolution / Bolshevik Revolution:
- In Russia
- In 1917
- By Vladimir Lenin
- Against Monarchy and Capitalism
- To bring about an egalitarian society
- Vladimir Lenin: founded the Bolshevik
Communist Party and also the founder head
of USSR
• USSR: Union Soviet of Socialist Republics
founded in 1922
• USSR: group of 15 countries ( 7 Asian
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Eastern European Countries)
• USSR: also referred as Soviet Union
• Capital of Soviet Union: Moscow

, Flashback
• Battle of Berlin
- 1945
- Final major battle of World War II in Europe
- With the Soviet Red Army attacking and
ultimately capturing the city of Berlin
• Berlin Blockade
- 1948
- The Soviet Union blocked all roads and railways
going into West Berlin
- To help the people, Western countries started
the Berlin Airlift, sending food and supplies by
planes.
• Berlin Wall
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- Symbolized the division between the capitalist
and the communist world
- Built in 1961
- 150 kilometers long

- Stood for 28 years