In almost endless ways, we are still dealing with the aftershocks now.
Here are just some of the ways in which the collapse of the USSR affected the world. I am sure others can think of other ways:
A new wave of democracy as old Communist regimes collapsed in Eastern Europe, in particular, and as the US abandoned its support for authoritarian right-wing regimes in Latin America, especially, as the country no longer felt the need to put stopping the USSR ahead of democracy and human rights. A new focus on democracy and human rights as an outcome of foreign policy, rather than an attempt at containing the Soviets, no matter the cost The end of wars in places like Angola, where the two sides were essentially proxies for the two superpowers The US becoming the sole superpower and the creation of a unipolar world (though we are now, arguably, seeing the rise of additional poles) Independence for ex-Soviet republics such as the Baltic states, Ukraine and the Central Asian Republics such as Kazakhstan The collapse of the Russian economy, mass-poverty, the rise of gangster capitalism, leading to cynicism of democracy and capitalism, and the eventual rise of Vladimir Putin
Originally, Athens was ruled only by tyrants. Later, Solon changed autocracy laws: Athens' council would be elected by merit, not birthright. Eventually, Cleisthenes introduced the concept of a council of all the free male citizens: democracy was born!
If you encounter this situation wherein you have some serious
problem with the some aspect of the company’s job offer, you should try to talk
with the company’s personnel representative and see if you can resolve or
clarify the issues. If you cannot resolve the issue, then you should reject the
offer.
Silver was discovered in New Spain and the mining and smelting was done with forced labor. This led to the legends that priests in New Mexico secretly used Native American labor in secret gold mines.
