Power, Politics, and Conflict in World History, I.The End of the Cold War II.The Spread of Democracy III.The Great Powers and New Disputes IV.The United States as Sole Superpower
Power, Politics, and Conflict in World History,
The End of the Cold War Factors in Soviet Decline disintegration invasion of Afghanistan, 1979 The Explosion of the 1980s and 1990s Forced industrialization environmental problems infant mortality up Disease Chernobyl Disaster
The Age of Reform Mikhail Gorbachev reforms, 1985 nuclear reduction missiles limited withdraws from Afghanistan Glasnost : openness
The Age of Reform Mikhail Gorbachev perestroika foreign investment encouraged military spending down new constitution, 1988 re-elected, 1990
The End of the Cold War Dismantling the Soviet Empire Eastern Europe Soviet troops out Bulgaria free elections, 1989 Hungary, Poland new governments, 1988
The End of the Cold War Dismantling the Soviet Empire Eastern Europe Czechoslovakia new government, 1989 East Germany communist leaders out, 1989 Berlin Wall falls, 1991 Bulgaria, Romania communists keep some power
The End of the Cold War Dismantling the Soviet Empire Ethnic struggles Yugoslavia breaks apart
Post-Soviet Union Russia, Eastern Europe and central Asia
Renewed Turmoil in the 1990s Gorbachev coup, 1991 Soviet Union dissolved by late 1991 resigns Boris Yeltsin succeeds Gorbachev succeeded by Vladimir Putin
The Spread of Democracy Spain, Portugal, Greece democracies Latin America all but Cuba by 2000 Mexico non-PRI president South Korea, Taiwan democracy expanded
The Spread of Democracy Philippines new government South Africa apartheid ended Nigeria democratic government, 1999
The Spread of Democracy Indonesia end of authoritarian government Georgia, Ukraine democratic elections Uzbekistan democratization suppressed Saudi Arabia local elections
The Spread of Democracy Kuwait women vote Palestine local elections Egypt opposition repressed
Democracy and its Limits China, North Korea, parts of Middle East, central Asia Beijing demonstrations, 1989, suppressed
The Great Powers and New Disputes The Former Soviet Union Ethnic conflict Chechnya Armenia, Azerbaijan Czechoslovakia splits Yugoslavia Orthodox Serbs Catholic Croats Serbs
The Great Powers and New Disputes The Former Soviet Union Muslim Bosnians Slovenia, Croatia independent, 1991 Serbs attack Croats, Muslims NATO intervenes Bosnia-Herzegovina recognized
The Great Powers and New Disputes The Former Soviet Union Kosovo NATO involvement Serbia, Montenegro replace Yugoslovia
The Implosion of Yugoslavia
Endemic Conflicts Iraq and Iran conflict Saddam Hussein Iraq invades Kuwati, 1990 Persian Gulf War, 1991 Palestine and Israel India and Pakistan Kashmir
Ethnic and Other Conflicts: A New Surge Czechoslovakia peaceful division Czech Republic Slovakia Chechnya independence, 1990 Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia
Ethnic and Other Conflicts: A New Surge Rwanda Hutu-Tutsi rivalry genocide
The United States as Sole Superpower The United States and Other Power Centers European Union George W. Bush Anti-American Terrorism and Response September 11, 2001 "War on Terror" Afghanistan Iraq
Main U.S. Overseas Military Installations by 2007
Global Connections: New Global Standards, New Divisions End of cold war Fewer large division But regional conflicts expand U.S. as sole superpower Use of this power questioned Reactions to the U.S. role
Globalization and Resistance I.Globalization: Causes and Processes II.Resistance and Alternatives III.The Global Environment IV.Toward the Future
Globalization: Causes and Processes What Globalization Means Causes China opening, 1978 Soviet Union glasnost, 1985
The New Technology cellular phone computers Internet World Wide Web Tim Berners, 1990
Multinational Corporations in 2000
Economic Globalization Business Organization and Investment Multinational corporations
Migration Continuity Why do people move today?
Cultural Globalization Holidays Dress Music
Institutions of Globalization International Monetary Fund (IMF) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Resistance and Alternatives Protest and Economic Uncertainties World Trade Organization World Bank Nationalism and New Religious Currents Religious revival Russian Orthodoxy Fundamentalism
The Global Environment Environmental Issues as Global Concerns Greenhouse effect Disease AIDS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), 2003
Globalization and Global Balance Shift in Balance of Power
Toward the Future Projecting from Trends Big Changes The Problem of the Contemporary Period
Global Connections: Civilizations and Global Forces What will forces of homogenization yield End of individual civilizations? Reactions against globalization Deep cultural differences persist
The Movement of People Mortality down, fertility up Urban growth Mexico City, São Paolo, million Shantytowns favelas
Global Connections: Struggling Toward the Future in a Global Economy Search for economic, political, social solutions Only Mexico and Cuba try revolution Bolivia, Peru, Nicaragua try other means of radical change Globalization More uneven distribution of wealth Cultural homogenization Move to the left politically
Global Connections: Postcolonial Nations in the Cold War World Order New nations Understandable difficulties Many more or less artificial Difficult to find a place in the world economy Challenge of finding local solutions to problems