What have been some of the most critical events since WWII?

Answer 1

1948- the UN establishes the state of Israel. also, American troops leave Korea and the north falls to communism.
1962- Russia and America meet head to head in the Cuban Missile Crisis; Russia backs down and leaves the west.
1979- The Shah of Iran is ousted, and the country falls into revolution. American citizens are taken hostage, causing a showdown that lasted more than a year. Iran continues being controlled by a bad regime.
1989-The Soviet Union collapses in eastern Europe. the Cold War is finally over, but America's relations with Russia get no better.
1992-Iraq is dangerously close to developing nuclear weapons. Israeli air force flies into Iraq at night and takes out their nuclear factory.
1994- The Mogadishu Mistake. American troops pull out of Somalia after an embarrassing battle; Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden calls the American military a "paper tiger".
2001: Al Qaeda is finally brave enough to attack America head on. they launch their attack on Sept 11
2006: Iran and North Korea are dangerously close to developing nuclear weapons.

Answer 2

The rise of Communism in Asia (which covers Korea, Vietnam, etc)
The end of colonialism
Consumer culture in the West (in the 50s: car culture, teen culture, etc)
The rise of the US as a superpower (before WW2 we subscribed to an isolationist policy)
The fall of communism in Europe
Islamic militancy in the Middle East (the bombing of marine baracks in Lebanon, the Iranian hostage crisis, the USS Cole, 9/11, 7/7, etc)

Answer 3

9/11 attacks are the biggest
collapse of communism 2nd

Answer 4

9/11/01 comes to mind.

Answer 5

korean confilct, vietnam, watergate, iran hostage situation, berlin wall coming down, desert storm, 9/11