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The End of the Cold War n President Ronald Reagan (in office 1981– 1989) deeply opposed USSR q n n The “evil empire” Promoted massive military spending, beyond Soviet economy to keep up Forced Soviet Mikhail S. Gorbachev (1931– ) to implement reforms q Ultimately brought down the USSR Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 2

Revolutions in Eastern and Central Europe n n Polish trade union Solidarity movement opposed Communist Party rule, forced multiparty elections, 1989 Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania followed Czechoslovakia’s “velvet revolution” East Germany opened the Berlin Wall q East and West Germany reunited (1990) Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 3

The Collapse of the Soviet Union and European Communist Regimes, 1991 Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 4

Soviet Setbacks in Afghanistan n n Pressures on Soviet system exacerbated by 1979 invasion of Afghanistan Nine-year battle against Afghan mujahideen (Islamic warriors) q n n CIA supplied them with ground-to-air Stinger missiles 1986, USSR forced to pull out UN-negotiated cease-fire led to full withdrawal in 1989 Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 5

Collapse of the Soviet Union n Reforms under Gorbachev q q n n n Perestroika: “restructuring” Glasnost: “openness” Nationalist sentiments, long suppressed, came to the surface Secession of several non-Russian republics, August 1991 Attempted hardliner takeover in Moscow failed; Soviet Union collapsed by end of the year Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 6

Economic Globalization n n Reduction of barriers between national borders to facilitate flow of goods, capital, services, labor General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT, 1947), 23 member nations q n World Trade Organization (WTO) took over, 1995 Global corporations expanded, treating globe as single market q Decentralized as necessary to take maximum advantage of regional markets, labor pools, taxation policies Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 7

Economic Growth in Asia n n n Japan benefitted from Marshall Plan, treaty limitations on defense spending Massive postwar economic expansion, slowed in 1990 s “Four little tigers” Interrelated economies fragile; financial crisis in 1997 China integrated elements of market economy; benefitted from huge cheap labor pool Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 8

Trading Blocs n European Union, formed 1957 q n Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) q q n Maastricht Treaty of 1993: moving toward political integration Established in 1960; dominated by Arab and Muslim countries Used economic might to place embargo on U. S. oil, 1973– 1975 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 9

European Union Membership, 2014 Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No

Consumption and Cultural Interaction n “Americanization” or “Mc. Donaldization” q n n n American culture exported Yet cultural borrowings from non-American societies Internal transformations: Latino culture in America English language becoming predominant q Influence of British colonialism, America, the Internet Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 11

Population (in Millions) for Major Areas of the World, 1900– 2013 Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 12

Population Pressures and Climate Change n Population q q n Club of Rome Human mortality rate declining steadily; several regions working on birth control measures Global warming q q Greenhouse gases Kyoto accords, 1997 Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 13

Economic Inequities and Labor Servitude n Regional poverty a persistent problem q q n Unequal distribution of resources Impact of colonialism Slavery abolished in Saudi Arabia and Angola in 1960 s; forced labor remains in place in developing world q q 250 million children (ages 5– 14) work, especially in south and southeast Asia Global trafficking of human slaves Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 14

Global Diseases n n Disease has always played important role in development of human communities 1978, UN called for end to all infectious diseases by 2000; unrealistic goal Ancient diseases tuberculosis and malaria on rise New diseases: HIV/AIDS q Threat throughout the world, but has struck the developing world the hardest—sub-Saharan Africa Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 15

Global Estimates of HIV/AIDS Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No

Global Terrorism n Terrorism: deliberate, systematic use of violence against civilians q n Cheaper, more effective than conventional war September 11, 2001: four planes hijacked by terrorists q q World Trade Center buildings (NYC), Pentagon, field in Pennsylvania Masterminded by Islamic militant Osama bin Laden (1957– 2011), leader of al-Qaeda (“the base”) Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 17

War in Afghanistan and Iraq n President George W. Bush (1946–) invaded Afghanistan to destroy al-Qaeda training bases q n n Overthrew Taliban government Invasion of Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein, perceived as ally of Osama bin Laden President Barack Obama (1961–) shifted war on terror back to Afghanistan and bin Laden q Osama bin Laden killed, May 2011 Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 18

The United Nations n n n Superseded the League of Nations (1920– 1946) Charter: to maintain international peace and security Weak body in military areas, influential in larger public health projects q n Eradication of smallpox Supporters of universal human rights Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 19

Feminist Challenges n n Displaced from jobs by returning soldiers after World War II, women in industrialized nations agitated for equal opportunities Demand control over bodies: access to birth control and abortion, achieved in 1960 s and 1970 s Arab and Muslim lands: continued gaps in literacy Increasing number of women national leaders Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 20

Migration n n Rural areas depopulating to urban regions Creation of slums Immigration for economic reasons Refugees fleeing war, poverty Tourism increasingly common in twenty-first century Copyright © 2015 Mc. Graw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of Mc. Graw-Hill Education. 21