In 3–5 sentences, compare the political and territorial changes that occurred at the end of the Second World War and in the last decade of the twentieth century.
Both the end of the Second World War and the last decade of the twentieth century saw significant political and territorial changes. At the end of World War II, major territorial adjustments occurred as Germany was divided into East and West Germany, and many Eastern European countries came under Soviet influence. In the last decade of the twentieth century, the breakup of the Soviet Union led to the formation of new independent states, such as Ukraine, Belarus, and the Baltic states. Additionally, the end of the Cold War brought about the reunification of Germany and the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe.
