It makes me wonder about which groups in the world have influence and which ones do not, in Russia anywhere from 12-20 million Orthodox Christians were killed by the Soviet regime. The world is largely unaware of this, yet everyone knows about the holocaust. Why is this? Is it because Jews have a disproportionate representation, even though they are only 1.4% of the nations population? The truth is shocking.. Yes they do. http://i.stack.imgur.com/PPhcg.jpg
A turning point usually introduces new people, ideas, and technology which results in different forms of government change in idea and even rebellions. So it can be thought of as a revolution because new things are showing up and change is happening.
The aftermath of World War II was the beginning of an era defined by the decline of the old great powers and the rise of two superpowers: the Soviet Union and the United States of America.