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major evolutions & revolutions on a global scale
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major evolutions & revolutions on a global scale
from the XIIIth to the XXIst century
16th-17th centuries
1854
1295
rise of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and British maritime empires
return of Marco Polo to Venice
launch of fast sail ships by Donald McKay's in Boston
1600
1492
creation of the first multinational corporation
discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus
major evolutions & revolutions on a global scale
from the XIIIth to the XXIst century
19th century
1947
1950s
creation of the GATT
beginning of the reign of the multinational firms & free trade
transport revolution, industrialization, colonization
1948
1914
help of the Marshall plan for Europe
outbreak of World War 1
major evolutions & revolutions on a global scale
from the XIIIth to the XXIst century
1980s
1995
1956
improvement of telecommunications networks
development of the shipping container
replacement of the GATT by the WTO
1991
1970
Boeing 747 jumbo eases intercontinental air travel
collapse of the Soviet Union
major evolutions & revolutions on a global scale
from the XIIIth to the XXIst century
2007
2014
1999
beginning of the Great Recession
annexation of crimea
riots at the WTO
2012
2001
Russian Federation joins the WTO
China joins the WTO
major evolutions & revolutions on a global scale
from the XIIIth to the XXIst century
June 2019
2022
2016
beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war
Brexit
Hong Kong crisis
November 2019
2017
#MeToo movement
beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic