The end of the Cold War is generally marked by the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. This event symbolized the collapse of communist control in Eastern Europe, and it epitomized the ideological and political divide between the communist Eastern Bloc and the capitalist Western nations. Following the fall of the wall, there were significant developments, including the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. These events led to a new world order characterized by the spread of democracy, the expansion of NATO, and shifts in global power dynamics, reducing tensions between the East and West.