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major evolutions & revolutions on a global scale

Morgane STRUB-HEITZ

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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