Events that lead to Globalization

By bob5

  • First website created

    First website created
    Explained the world wide web.

  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall
    The wall was brought down, East and West Germany were brought together.

  • Wal-Mart becomes the world's largest retailer

    Wal-Mart becomes the world's largest retailer
    Wal-Mart becomes the world's largest retailer

  • Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Dissolution of the Soviet Union
    The Soviet Union fell apart.

  • First SMS text sent

    First SMS text sent
    First text was sent.

  • Y2K

    Y2K
    People freak out that all internet services would crash in 2000

  • 9/11

    9/11
    Arabians drove planes into the wworld trade centers

  • China joins the WTO

    China joins the WTO
    Chiina joined the World Trade Organization

  • Facebook created

    Facebook created
    Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook.

  • YouTube created.

    YouTube created.
    Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim created YouTube.

  • Netscape goes public

    Netscape goes public
    Netscape creates first web browser.

  • Twitter created.

    Twitter created.
    Evan Williams created Twitter.

  • Operation Iraqi Freedom

    Operation Iraqi Freedom
    A war that involved two phases

  • The Arab Spring

    The Arab Spring
    A series of wars and revolutions in arabian nations

  • First Fiber Optic Cable created

    First Fiber Optic Cable created
    First Fiber Optic Cable created

  • India ends economic Isolationism