Here are the global changes - the global order seen today is essentially unchanged from that set up in 1944-46. 1. The United Nations, a stronger version of the failed League of Nations, more importantly a lasting version. read more
The Cold War and the breakdown of the world into the three "worlds": the First World under the US and other rich capitalist countries; the Second World under the USSR and communist states; and the Third World, or developing countries that did not necessarily or always take a side in the Cold War. read more
The Gedächtniskirche, or Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, in Berlin stands as an anti- war memorial to peace and reconciliation after World War II. (Thinkstock) Seventy years ago, Victory in Europe Day marked the beginning of the end of World War II. read more