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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
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First Website Ever
CERN is the first website ever made. -
Dissolution of the Soviet Union
With the fall of the Soviet Union, trade barriers were fallen as well. -
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 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
Enhanced communications and connectivity all around the world. -
The Year 2000 Problem
Many people believed that when we hit year 2000 that computers would not be able to handle '00. -
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
With China's entry into the WTO, 1.3 billion people joined global trade. -
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
The U.S.becomes involved in reconstructing Iraq's government into a democracy. -
"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 allows people to upload videos. -
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
Was a revolutionary wave of protests and wars occuring in the Arab world.