Post Cold War 1990s

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Red cross

por Sapkota Bravim

Singapore

por Samantha Rehtorik

Holes by Louis Sachar

por Charmiant Morales

Independence of USA

por Iñaki Mur

Post Cold War 1990s

International Trade

Economically united Europe becomes the largest trading market

China becomes most important export country

World trade organization and NATO attempt to help create free trade

China

Most important trading country in the world

China enters WTO

Haiti

US intervened in Haiti but did not accomplish the goals of eliminating poverty and helping democracy

Somalia

Safe Havens for Iraqi Kurds

US began a manhunt for somalian warllord

Yugoslavia

Slovenia and Croatia declared independence

The socialist republic ceased to exist

Iraq

Iraq's brash requests alarmed Arab states

Iraq and Iran could not come to peace terms

Israel

US tried to help with negotiations and failed both times which caused violence

Northern Ireland

Belfast Agreement of 1998

Stalemate between the IRA and the British security forces

Africa

Centralized government control over economic matters

AIDS infects 6 million

Ethiopia and Somalia abandoned by world powers

Russia

"shock therapy"

Boris Yeltsin elected

USSR dissolves 1991