1. The 20 th Century and Beyond Ch 36: The Final Chapter

2. I. The end of the Cold War Reagan Doctrine- US assist in any anticommunist resistance Afghanistan Soviet Union’s military was stretched Various satellite nations soon split off

3. I. The End of the Cold War Mikhail Gorbachev Instituted many reforms Anti-Stalinism Glasnost (openness)- “freedom to criticize) Limitations on nuclear weapons Perestroika (economic restructuring)- decentralization of industry Government not all powerful Social reforms People eventually became unhappy with too much change Soviet Union stated to collapse between 1989-1990

4. II. Post Soviet Union Boris Yeltsin Took over in 1991 which became the end of the Soviet Union President of Russia Renounced Communism- brought in a free-market economy Used military force to overthrow the Soviet Parliament Vladimir Putin Replace Yeltsin in 1999 Freedom of Press? Democracy and Freedom?

5. III. The Middle East Area of conflict Persian Gulf War 1991 Saddam Hussein (Iraq) invades Kuwait United States gets involved (admittedly for oil reasons) War on Terrorism Result of 9/11 attacks Resulted in a War in Afghanistan and War in Iraq Major power comes from oil

6. IV. Globalization Globalization- The interconnectedness of the World Describes how the world has become smaller due to communication and transportation Describes how one issue in one part of the world has a significant impact in another Level of globalization increases dramatically everyday 1990- Tim Berns “creates the internet” 2001- 25% of world has internet 2010- between 30-40%

7. IV. Globalization Business Multinational corporations Outsourcing Various businesses have different departments or locations around the world Sometimes more powerful than the host company Force improvements in communication and transportation

8. IV. Globalization Migration “Guest Workers” Immigration increases with ease of transportation Brings about language barriers Multiculturalism Cultural Globalization AmericanizationMcDonalds Usually includes native variations Science and arts Working together around the world

9. IV. Globalization United Nations Originally started to keep peace Provides aid Works on health and human rights issues Issues with religions Spread of world cultures sometimes runs against fundamental religious groups Ex. Islam in the Middle East Results in conflict

10. V. Global Problems Spread of Disease Ease of travel makes the threat of pandemics a larger problem Swine Flu, SARS, AIDS etc. Upside: worldwide efforts towards eradicating these diseases Environmental issues Worldwide Concern Awareness of how local issues can be a worldwide issue Problem can be compounded as a result of rapid growth in developing countries Usually encouraged by industrial countries

11. VI. Wrap Up Globalization has its positives and negatives Everything in history has lead us to this point in time

12. The End The Space Marines have been defeated and the world is now a “safe and peaceful” place…

13. Or is it?