#1) Evaluate the extent to which the rise of communism during the 19th century can be considered a turning point in world history.
Answer: Communism became the dominant political philosophy of many countries across Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa and South America. In the late 19th century, communist philosophy began to develop in Russia. The fall of the Berlin Wall proved to be a major turning point in our world's history. The once mighty Soviet Union fell alongside the Wall and it wasn't long before they met their demise. It marked the end of communism in Germany, and was a symbol for the end of communism throughout Europe. Soon after the collapse of the German regime, communist governments began to fall in other nations such as Poland, Romania and Czechoslovakia. In 1991, after a failed coup by Soviet leaders against President Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union itself dissolved.
