The History of Globalization

  • The Fall of the Berlin Wall

    The Fall of the Berlin Wall
    The Berlin Wall seperated East Germany from West Germany; Eastern Hemisphere from Western Hemisphere. When it was torn down it unified Germany, and in the same way, the world.
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    India Decides to Include itself in the Global Economy

  • First Website Ever

    CERN is the first website ever made.
  • Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Dissolution of the Soviet Union
    With the fall of the Soviet Union, trade barriers were fallen as well.
  • First SMS Text Message is Sent

    First SMS Text Message is Sent
    With the invention of the text message, people became able to send a message to anyone from anywhere all over the globe.
  • Netscape Goes Public

    Netscape Goes Public
    Netscape was the first public web browser. This opened up many new oppurtunities to learn and collaborate.
  • Completion of the First Around the World Fiber Optic Cable

    Completion of the First Around the World Fiber Optic Cable
    Enhanced communications and connectivity all around the world.
  • The Year 2000 Problem

    The Year 2000 Problem
    Many people believed that when we hit year 2000 that computers would not be able to handle '00.
  • 9/11

    9/11
    The terrorist attack on the United States is esentially what dragged the U.S. into the war on terror.
  • China Joins the WTO

    China Joins the WTO
    With China's entry into the WTO, 1.3 billion people joined global trade.
  • Walmart Becomes the World's Largest Retailer

    Walmart Becomes the World's Largest Retailer
    With Walmart as the world's largest retailer, the chain now has a certain amount of power over the global supply chain.
  • Operation Iraqi Freedom

    Operation Iraqi Freedom
    The U.S.becomes involved in reconstructing Iraq's government into a democracy.
  • "Thefacebook" is Launched

    "Thefacebook" is Launched
    Mark Zuckerberg essentially created the most succesful social networking site to date. Facebook allows the ability to collaborate and communicate globally.
  • Youtube is Created

    Youtube is Created
    Youtube allows people to upload videos.
  • Twitter is created

    Twitter is created
    Twitter is used excessively to quickly shoot out whatever is on your mind for the whole world to see.
  • The Arab Spring

    The Arab Spring
    Was a revolutionary wave of protests and wars occuring in the Arab world.