1973 Yom Kippur War 1991 First Persian Gulf War – – 1975 to 1979 Cambodian Genocide 1991 USSR formally disbands – – 1979 Iranian Revolution 1994 NAFTA formed – – 1979 Deng Xiaoping implements Market 1994 Rwandan Genocide – “Socialist – Economy” 1994 First open race elections in South Africa – 1987 First Palestinian Intifada 1999 European Union formed – – 1989 Tiananmen Square protests 2001 9/11 Attacks – – 1990 Last African colony (Namibia) gains 2003 US invasion of Iraq – – independence
1973 – Yom Kippur War 1975 to 1979 – Cambodian Genocide 1979 – Iranian Revolution 1979 – Deng Xiaoping implements “Socialist Market Economy” 1987 – First Palestinian Intifada 1989 – Tiananmen Square protests 1990 – Last African colony (Namibia) gains independence 1991 – First Persian Gulf War 1991 – USSR formally disbands 1994 – NAFTA formed 1994 – Rwandan Genocide 1994 – First open race elections in South Africa 1999 – European Union formed 2001 – 9/11 Attacks 2003 – US invasion of Iraq
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