Create a new account

It's simple, and free.

The End of Communism

Optimism high at the end of Communism

Peace process begins in Northern Ireland in 1995

Balkan War in former Yugoslavia in 1995

United Kingdom hands sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1997

President Bill Clinton's sex scandal with Monica Lewinsky and his impeachment in 1998 takes the entire year

Second Congo War begins in 1998 and lasts until 2002

High economic growth among many first world nations

Oil and gas discovered in former Soviet bloc countries

Adoption of western-style free market and free trade between nations

Widespread adoption of personal computers and use of the Internet

Increase practice of private investments in equity markets

Cell phones increase explode in popularity and decrease in size

Email becomes mainstream communication tool

Year 2000 problem dominates Information Technology departments in businesses around the world for the last several years of the decade

Cloning of Dolly the sheep is achieved

DNA identification of individuals finds widespread application in criminal law

Genetically engineered crops are available commercially

Massive capital flight results in GDP being halved

The Turn of the Millennium - Early to Mid 2000's

International Criminal Court opens in 2003

10 countries join the European Union in 2004

A series of non-violent revolutions known as the color revolutions overthrow authoritarian regimes in Georgia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Lebanon between 2004-2005

...

Page 1 of 2 Next >

More on The End of Communism...

Loading...
APA     MLA     Chicago
The End of Communism. (1969, December 31). In LotsofEssays.com. Retrieved 18:04, March 28, 2024, from https://www.lotsofessays.com/viewpaper/1687982.html