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Chapter 1, , The Cold War Era, OVERVIEW, , The end of the Second World War led to the rise of two major, centres of power. The two pictures above symbolise the, victory of the US and the USSR in the Second World War., 1. American soldiers raising the US flag during the Battle of, Iwo Jima, Japan, on 23 February 1945, Credit: Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima,, Photograph by Joe Rosenthal/The Associated Press, 2. Soviet soldiers raising the USSR flag on the Reichstag, building in Berlin, Germany, in May 1945, Credit: Reichstag flag, Photograph by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
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Chapter 2, , The End of Bipolarity, OVERVIEW, , The Berlin Wall, symbolised the division, between the capitalist, and the communist, world. Built in 1961 to, separate East Berlin from West Berlin, this more than 150, kilometre long wall stood for 28 years and was finally broken, by the people on 9 November 1989. This marked the, unification of the two parts of Germany and the beginning, of the end of the communist bloc. The pictures here depict:, 1. People making a tiny hole in the wall, 2. A section of the wall opened to allow free movement, 3. The Berlin Wall as it stood before 1989, Credit: 1. and 2. Frederik Ramm,, www.remote.org/frederik/culture/berlin, 3. www.cs.utah.edu
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Chapter 3, , US Hegemony in World Politics, OVERVIEW, , The attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in, New York on 11 September 2001 has been seen as a, watershed event in contemporary history.
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Chapter 4, , Alternative Centres, of Power, OVERVIEW, , The two images here represent two phases of the history of, China. The red poster – “The Socialist Road is the Broadest of, All” – represents the ideology that guided China during its, early phase after the Revolution. The photograph below is, that of the city of Shanghai, the symbol of China’s new, economic power.
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Chapter 5, , Contemporary South Asia, OVERVIEW, , Source: Subhas Rai’s adaptation of ‘Liberty Leading the, People’, painted by Eugene Delacroix in 1830. Courtesy of, Himal Southasian, (January 2007) The Southasia Trust, Nepal
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Chapter 6, , International Organisations, , OVERVIEW, , This is the United Nations’ logo. The emblem has a world map, with olive branches around it, signifying world peace., Credit : www.un.org
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Chapter 7, , Security in the, Contemporary World, OVERVIEW, , The concern about human security was reflected in the 1994, UNDP’s Human Development Report, which contends, “the, concept of security has for too long been interpreted, narrowly… It has been more related to nation states than, people… Forgotten were the legitimate concerns of ordinary, people who sought security in their daily lives.” The images, above show various forms of security threats.
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Chapter 8, , Environment and, Natural Resources, OVERVIEW, , The 1992 Earth Summit has brought environmental issues to, the centre-stage of global politics. The pictures above show, rainforest and mangroves.
