1. Connecting the World in the 20th and Early 21st century
Stearns Chapter
Connecting the World in the 20th and Early 21st century

2. East Asia Post WWII China – Communist Korea – Divided
Taiwan – Isolated
Hong Kong – “independent”
Singapore
K, HK, and S become economically advanced

3. Japanese Surge
Japan follows a model based upon democracy and traditional values
South Korea and other areas of East Asia see similar levels of success

4. Democracy in the last ½ of the 20th Century
Most of Latin America (not Cuba)
Some Former Soviet Republics
Some Middle East

5. Anti – Democracy in the last ½ of the 20th Century
North Korea
China (student demonstrations)
Iraq/Iran

6. FSU (Former Soviet Union) Issues
Ethnic Conflict
Chechnya (Muslims) vs Russians (Christian)
Yugoslavia
Orthodox Serbs
Catholic Croats
Muslim Bosnians
Serbs (non orthodox)
Domino of independence
Slovenia, Croatia, BH, etc…
Kosobo March 2008

7. Ongoing Disputes Conflict in Iraq (Invasions of 1991, 2001)
Palestine and Israel
India and Pakistan (Kashmir)
Sudan – Civil War and the Lost Boys
Rwanda – Hutu-Tutsi Civil War
Darfur (Sudan) – Genocide/Militia rule

8. Anti-Terrorism and September 11
Militarized the world
US takes on much of the responsibility
“War on Terror”
How does it cause issues in the present and future for the US?

9. GLOBALIZATION The Role of Technology Multinational Corporations
Internet, cell phones, media connectivity
Multinational Corporations
The New “NATIONS” of the world
What is their role?
EU, IMF, NAFTA
WTO, World Bank (Both protested)
Birth of Fundamentalism

10. Globalization (cont’d)
Disease spread and management
Why is AIDS/HIV such a big issue in the world?
SARS, Avian Flu, Swine Flu