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Changes from the Cold War (Eastern Europe (Economic (Aleksander…
Changes from the Cold War
Eastern Europe
Political
The soviet union ended due to worries of divisions in the Soviet Union and the arrest of Gorbachev.
War-like behaviors and ethnic cleansing lead to the weakening division of Yugoslavia.
Protests in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Romania led to the abandonment of Communism and a start to better governments.
Social
Russia faces challenges like rising alcoholism, criminal activities, and the decline of the traditional family system.
protests involving writers and other intellectuals took place in Czechoslovakia and ended with the collapse of communist government and the peaceful division of the country.
A series of protest led by Lech Walesa have ended in a better government habits to make the majority happier. More presidents have emphasized the need to combine modernization with tradition.
Economic
Aleksander Kwasniewski continued Polands move toward an increasingly prosperous and free-market economy and democracy.
The Czech Republic has one of the most stable and prosperous economies of the post-Communist Eastern European states. While Slovakia has managed to transition from a centrally planned economy to a market economy
Putin launched reforms to boost growth and budget revenues. Russia has experienced a budget surplus since then.
Economic growth and a rise in a middle class in Romania is just beginning to show after having harsh economic policies.
Africa
Social
An AIDS panedemic has been going around citizens of Africa and economic conditions are not well enough to treat this.
Religion has begun to split Africa and bring chaos into the mix of unhappiness.
Citizens are struggling to live and support for their families.
Political
Divisions of Muslims and Christians have erupted into violence.
government is losing a grip on the people and war is disrupting traditions in politics.
The Organization of African Unity created the African Economic community to help deal with political and economic issues.
Economic
government is desperately trying to improve economic issues as it's a slow and painful process.
Rapid population growth has slowed economic climb.
Africa is struggling with poverty and is very inactive in the international community
Western Europe
Social
In France, tensions grew between the Muslim community and the reminder of the French population.
Illegal immigrants have found haven in Germany because of its liberal immigration laws, however tensions between some Germans and immigration groups have developed.
From 1997 to 2010 interests in the Labour Party have shifted to the Conservative Party in Great Britain.
Economic
Collapse of the economy in East Germany led to high unemployment rates and extreme discontent in the reunited Germany.
France did not escape the financial woes of the euro crisis and the economy started failing and approval rates started to decline
By 2010, the euro had replaced 17 national currencies. A crisis soon emerged when debt in Greece and Ireland threatened bankruptcy for those countries and financial disaster for the euro.
Political
West and East Germany have reunited after West Germany had formed a more conservative government.
In Great Britain, the Labour Party clearly won and Tony Blair was elected prime minister. He soon lost popularity because of opposing opinions regarding the US war in Iraq. Newer elections in 2010 led to conservative David Cameron becoming prime minister.
The European Community turned into the European Union, which focuses on prosperity in Europe.
North America
Social
There has been issues with communications in France with the French-speaking province of Quebec
A backlash in the Women's movement took place where some women urged to return to traditional gender roles.
Popular culture in America and western nations has spread to other parts of the world. (Cultural Imperialism)
Economic
The United States faced record budget deficits after Reagan changed spending policies
Bush and congress passed tax cuts to boost economy, but also helped produce record deficits
NAFTA was created to help Canada, United States, and Mexico to make trade profitable and hopefully help economy.
Political
Canada passed NAFTA along with the United Sates and Mexico to make trade easier and more profitable.
Many Canadians thought NAFTA was too favorable to the United States, so prime minister Brian Mulroney lost popularity. There was conservative victory in 2006 when Stephen Harper became the new prime minister
President Barack Obama helped to resolve economic issues, passed national health care legislation, and the war in Afghanistan
South/Central America
Political
a noticeable political change has been the election of left-wing government.
Drug Wars have caused a political crisis involving political oppression.
Stuck with oppressive rule, civil war, poverty, and economic dependence on other countries. Latin America began to struggle with political issues
Social
People and citizens have been outraged then later killed because of the issues considering the drug wars.
Many citizens want a better government and becoming more content with government changes.
Citizens in Mexico have been trying to trade, give, and buy drugs with the United States.
Economic
programs have been created to try to help Latin America's economy and poverty.
Central America is poverty stricken and economically struggling while a drug war is going on.
poverty is a major issue and there is a large gap between the rich and the poor.
Middle East
Social
Iranians protested the government and demanded the need for human rights.
mostly young, independent people under the age of 25
Limits to women's rights and right to free assembly and press.
Economic
Mostly unemployed people have after having an oppressive government.
Economy is slowly recovering.
Various Wars have affected the economy negatively.
Political
Iraq fell into a civil war after having the United States attack because of previous terrorist attacks.
The Middle East was rocked by political by an uprising that led to a regime change in Tunisia and Egypt.
Remains under the control of Muslim clurics
East Asia
Social
Almost every household in South Korea has high-speed internet and cell phones
Many citizens in China began to protest because of discontent and the want for a better quality of life.
Citizens in Japan became worried and unhappy after economy blew and an earthquake killed millions
Economic
Japanese economy began to slip into a recession because of the collapse of the real estate market.
South Korea faces economic problems because of the Asian financial crisis following the collapse of Taiwan's banking industry.
Many workers are unhappy about working conditions and salaries. This has led to labor unrest and economic worries.
Political
South Korea experiences a growing democracy as military leaders are being replaced with more civilian leaders through elections.
Chinese government after Mao had achieved four modernizations, new policies in industry, agriculture, technology, and national defense
The nuclear war program in North Korea remains an issue for South Korea as political tensions rise.
South and Southeast Asia
Social
There was rising tensions between Hindus and Muslims. Dangers escalated when both India and Pakistan tested nuclear warheads.
Congress party made reforms such as public work projects and hot lunch programs for all primary school children to better the lives of the people.
State of life in South and Southeast Asia has been somewhat decent.
Political
Congress party returned to be most favorable and was based on a commitment to maintain economic growth and carry out reforms.
Many southeast asian societies have moved toward democracy.
New parties began to form and a state of political instability was developed.
Economic
South and Southeast Asia are the growing economic power.
Manmohan Singh carried out economic reforms and became prime minister soon after.
India's economy became one of the largest and fastest growing