From 1970 to 1990‚ Eastern European nations realized they needed a change in their governments as well as economies. Politically‚ reformers and dissidents wanted to end party-state dictatorships and move towards a pluralist democracy. Economically‚ centrally planned economies were unsuccessful due to increased bureaucracy‚ excessive centralization‚ and debt obligation. Velvet revolutions in Eastern Europe changed countries towards market-oriented economies and pluralist democracies. Countries
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1st Industrial Revolution 2. 1800 – 1850 CE: Early Political Revolutions 2. 1850 – 1914 CE: 2nd Industrial Revolution‚ New Actors & Imperialism E. Contemporary Period 1. 1914 – 1945 CE: The Long World War 2. 1945 – 1990 CE: The Cold War‚ Decolonization 3. 1990 CE to Present: Globalization and Responses II. Chronologies with Civilizations All civilizations have sub-periods within their own histories. For instance‚ Roman Civilization begins with an Etruscan kingdom from 753 to
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| Case Study: Electrolux | | | In competitive business environment of today and the complex function-needs for goods‚ product variety is becoming more important. Electrolux AB operates as the largest appliance manufacturer in the world with customers in more than 150 countries. The company manufactures a variety of household appliances including refrigerators‚ washing machines‚ dishwashers‚ ovens‚ vacuum cleaners. Electrolux’s brand arsenal includes its namesake‚ along with Eureka
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through 1960 had a great Impact on the regions of Latin America and East Asia. During this time‚ they faced many political and economic challenges however‚ these challenges and the way Latin America and East Asia reacted to them had similarities and at the same time were very different. Economically‚ both of these regions relied heavily on imports from industrialized countries and were both politically instable although more so Latin America than East Asia. Communism during this time was spreading rapidly
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spread of major religions that created culturalareas for analysis‚ and an expansion of long-distance trade toinclude European and African kingdoms. However‚ no sustained contactoccurred between the eastern and western hemisphere. During the timeperiod between 1450 and 1750 C.E.‚ the two hemispheres were linkedand for the first time in world history‚ long-distance trade becametruly worldwide. QUESTIONS OF PERIODIZATION This era includes only 300 years‚ but some profound andlong-lasting changes occurred
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understand the impact of communism on Central and Eastern Europe whilst examining the concept of post-communism within the region. Before expanding on the impression left by communism in this it is important to know which countries constitute this region. The region collectively termed as Central and Eastern Europe includes countries the following countries‚ People’s Republic of Poland‚ German Democratic Republic‚ Czechoslovak Socialist Republic‚ People ’s Republic of Hungary‚ Union of Soviet Socialist
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Eventhough Eastern and Western Europe have monogamously different social aspects; both share political and economic factors. Eastern and Western Europe have alterations when environmental factors are compared. In Eastern Europe factories produce acid rain from the voluminous number of factories‚ while in Western Europe radiation from the Chernobyl disaster has devastated divisions. Economic factors for each region are very different if consideration is taking into the fact that Eastern Europe was in
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Case 10.1 : Electrolux Cleans Up Summary Electrolux produces household items that produce household products to help simplify household chores. In 2002‚ Hans Straberg became Electrolux Chief Executive. He joined the company when the company faced spiraling costs and were losing their customer base. As Chief Executive‚ he had to make difficult choices regarding how to make the organization successful. He decided to increase communication‚ rely on group teams‚ and reduce costs by shutting
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Latin America: The Creation of New People Latin America: The Creation of New People Bradford Burns‚ the author of Latin America: An Interpretive History has put a lot of thought in my mind‚ of who and what where the first people of Latin America. Because of them‚ many of us are here today. But who are they? The new world‚ which came to be known as Latin America; numerous types of people migrated to this part of the world. A group of people known as the indigenous migrated from Asia and
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A Broken Latin America Latin America is a curious case in the political world; with ever changing governments‚ one of the highest regional poverty rates and a corrupt federal system that is tied into the narcotics industry. Why is this region so politically unstable‚ and is it getting better or worse? This question can easily be answered when the political history of Latin America is examined. Latin America is a region birthed through war and revolution‚ as well as hundreds of years of colonization
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