The Cold War with the democratic West that shaped global
politics for half a century. The communist/democratic divide also led to an
arms race which resulted in proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The
fall of the Soviet Union led to the disintegration of states and the
Balkanization of various states which resulted in conflict and even genocides.
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A cause was that Texas declared its independence from Mexico. It changed the U.S. by the U.S. gaining California, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Colorado and parts of Wyoming.
The two technological advances that Europeans borrowed from China were compass and gunpowder.
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</h3><h3>How was the compass and gunpowder created?</h3>
They were developed in China, being the compass during the Han Dynasty 2000 years ago. And gunpowder during the Tang Dynasty in the 9th century. The compass for the Chinese was a feng sui instrument with a mystical purpose.
Gunpowder, on the other hand, was an accidental discovery from China and was used in fireworks and parties.
Therefore, these Chinese discoveries were used by Europeans centuries later, the compass being an instrument that made possible the great navigations and the gunpowder used in weapons during wars.
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