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• The economic transition to the capitalist system
Initially brought: A fall in production A rise in inflation and unemployment A
Drop in the standard of living Greater social inequality. • The situation has
Improved since the beginning of the 21st, due to the export of oil and
Gas.• This has helped Russia to: ¡ recover part of its international influence ¡
Have closer relations with China, India, the EU and Iran.
5.2. POST- ORDER COMMUNIST COUNTRIES
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The states that seceded from the USSR are in different situations, according to:
¡ Geographic al factors ¡ Cultural factors ¡ Their history with Russia. Ukraine
And Belarus Political tensions between the Russophiles and the prowestern
Groups. Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan Ethnic tensions and disputes over the
Borders. Central Asia, such as Kazakhstan Under authoritarian
Regimes.
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Chechnya 1. • Tried to gain its independence from Russia in 1991 2. • The
Russian army suppressed the revolt after a violent confrontation 3. • Since
Then, pro-independence guerrillas have tried to undermine Russia control with
Terrorist attacks.
•Countries
In Central and Eastern Europe. East Germany, Poland, Hungary, Romania, the Czech
Republic and Slovakia Adopted democracy and a capitalism Economies not as
Strong as other Western countries Some of them have joined the EU and NATO
Tension with Russia, due to its loss of influence in the area.
• Geopolitical
Conflicts in Yugoslavia ORDER . 1. • Dissolution of the communist regime in 1980
2. • Ethnic and religious confrontations in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia,
Yugoslav wars. 3. • The Dayton Treaty (1995) divided the territory into five
Independent states and Bosnia-Herzegovina into two federations. 4. • There are
Still points of friction and in 2006 Montenegro proclaimed its independence from
The Serbia 5. • Kosovo took the same path (2008)
6.1.
CHINA: THE BIRTH OF A GREAT POWER
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After Mao Zedong, the Popular Republic of China was ruled by Deng Xiaoping
(1978-1997) ¡ He promoted economic reforms “market socialism”, which combined
Communism with some elements of capitalism. 1. • He dismantled the communes 2. •
He distributed the land among the peasants 3. • He allowed the peasant to sell
Their own products. 4. • He encouraged the export of cheap products to foreign
Countries 5. • He opened China to foreign trade and investments.
•
Xiaoping’s successors, Jiang Zeming and Hu Jintao, have followed the same
Policy. •The result has been the spectacular growth of the Chinese GDP (Gross
Domestic Product) and its exports. • Despite China is one of the greatest powers
In the world…• Social inequality has grown ¡ Its political system is
Undemocratic. • Geopolitically, its main conflicts concern: ¡ Taiwan, which
China considers part of its territory ¡ Tibet, conquered by China in 1951, had
Fought for independence led by Dalai Lama.
6.2.
THE NEW INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES
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South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan as the Asian tigers because they have achieved
Industrial development. • Since the 70s: They produced and exported electronic
Products with competitive prices due to their reduced production costs. •
1997-98: they have suffered from financial instability and competition from
Other countries in the region.
6.3.
THE EMERGENT ASIAN POWERS
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There are still serious internal and external conflicts due to ethnic and
Religious tensions in the province of Kashmir: India enjoyed sustained growth
From 1980, due to: The service industry,T,Car manufacturing, Pharmaceutical
Industries.
Leaders
Were Hindu and the majority of the population were Muslim. After WW2 and the
Liberation from the British they could choose to join Pakistan or India. The
Leaders chose India and the conflicts with Pakistan began. Other Asian
Countries, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam Are
Undergoing a process of modernization which has been helped by the economic
Profits of their exports