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A New EuropeA Reunited GermanyEast and West Germany unified in 1990ChallengesWest Germans had to pay higher taxes to help rebuild the eastEast Germans had to face a transition to a market economySocial problemsNeo-Nazis attacked foreign workersMost Germans condemned such actionsChanges in NATOWith the collapse of communism many countries in Eastern and Central Europe joined NATODuring Cold War NATO helped UN peacekeeping and humanitarian missionsNATO tracked down terrorist groupsGrowth of the European UnionEuropean UnionBlock of European nations that work together to promote a free flow of capital, labor, services and goodsMakes life a lot easier In 2002 the Euro became the common currency for most of Western EuropeEU passports replaced regular onesNot everyone is a fanEastern Europe worse off economically makes the economy unstableEuropean Debt Crisis2009 because of global financial crisis some nations of the EU came close to bankruptcyBorrowed heavily to pay for social and other programsEU had to provide bailouts and required severe cuts in spendingConflict in Northern IrelandIreland won independence in 1922Britain kept control of Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland made up of mostly ProtestantsCatholics were facing discrimination and demanded civil rights. They wanted a unified IrelandViolence in the 1960s both sides turned to terrorismIrish Republican Army (IRA) targeted ProtestantsFights went on for over 30 yearsIn 1998 Great Britain stepped in and helped negotiate peaceGood Friday AgreementSet up a power sharing government in 07Shifts in Global PowerRussia RebuildsAfter the fall of the Soviet Union Russia moved towards a market economyEconomic reforms hurt many RussiansUnemployment and prices soaredWiped out the savings of millionsIn 2000 Vladimir PutinBecame president and he helped rebuild the economyRussia was rich in natural resourcesOilGas2011 Russia joined the World Trade ORganizationNew Challenged for the USUS has world’s largest economy and strongest militaryEconomy boomed in the 90sEarly 00s lead to slower growth, military spending and tax cuts led to a growing budget08 there was a financial crisisSparked a global recessionMillions of americans lost their jobsWorst economic crisis since the Great DepressionFormer Soviet RepublicsTrouble in ChechnyaEthnic divisions caused problems94 Chechen separatists tried to break away from Russian rule2 wars over 10 yearsBoth sides committed atrocitiesMuslim Chechen rebels found support among radical MuslimsRussia finally crushed the revolt with great brutalityThe wars fueled terrorists attacks in RussiaIn early 200s Chechen rebels attacked a Moscow theater and killed school childrenAzerbaijan,Armenia and GeorgiaAzerbaijan vs ArmeniaAzeris are the majority population in Azerbaijan except for a region where the Armenians outnumber the AzerisArmenians in that region declared independenceArmenia backed them up and took control of the territory800,000 Azeris were forced from their homesGeorgia2 provinces tried to break awayRussia backed the separatistsBrief war broke out between Georgia and RussiaInternational pressure ended the conflict quicklyTroubles in UkraineRecently experienced economic hard times, political unrest and civil warElected governments are on the fence between closer relations with EUrope or strengthening ties with RUssiaUkraine dependent upon Russia for its entergy supplies2014 RUssia annexed CrimeaHas a large Russian populationWar in YugoslaviaBackgroundYugoslaviaCreated after WWIPart of Austro Hungarian empireMultiethnic made up of several ethnic groups3 main groupsCroats Roman CatholicSerbsOrthodox ChristiansBosniaksMuslimDivided into 6 republicsEach republic was home to other ethnic groupsRepublics Break AwayFall of communism fed nationalist unrest throughout YugoslaviaProvinces started to break off and cause conflictCivil War in BosniaWar between those that wanted independence and those that didn’t want to break awaySlobodan MilosevicExtreme nationalist presidentFunneled weapons and money to Serbs in BosniaSerbs conducted a vicious campaign of ethnic cleansingEssentially a min genocideUS and NATO had to step inWith their support negotiators helps the rival groups agree to the Dayton Accords.War in KosovoMostly made up of MuslimsMilosevic focused his ethnic cleansing in the areaNATIO stepped in to help08 Kosovo declared independenceSerbs protestedA historic part of SerbiaA New Role for AsiaStrength in the Pacific RimPacific RimNations bordering the PAcific Ocean from Asia to North and South AmericaStrong trade routes for world tradeAsian TigersConsists ofTaiwanHong KongSingaporeSouth KoreaWhat they have in common Large economic successAll modernized and industrialized by the 80sInfluenced by some degree by ChinaConfucian traditionsLoyaltyHard workConsensusEducationAt first focused on light industriesLike textilesAs economy grew they shifted to higher priced exportsElectronicsGrowth due in part toLow wagesLong hoursWorker sacrificesJapan StrugglesUp until the 1990s Japan had dominated the Pacific RimStarted to hit an economic downturn in the late 90sSuffered even more in the 09 recessionThey’ve managed to build themselves up through their main industriesTechAutomotive ................
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