What caused the United States and the United Nations to form a coalition in the early 1990s? Iraq attacked Kuwait. The Berlin Wall came down. Panama sent drugs to the US. Saddam Hussein came to power in Iraq.

In what ways were the independence movements in algeria and kenya similar?

Consider two major achievements made in china - shi huangdi’s expansion of the great wall and wudi’s opening up the silk road. how did each affect china’s relationship with the outside world?

In this unit, you read about transitions of power and the formation of newly independent nations in africa, asia, the americas, and the middle east. some of these transitions were peaceful, while others caused long-term instability. why do you think some countries were more successful than others with political transitions? what do you think were the biggest challenges facing newly independent countries? would it have been possible for leaders to prevent these problems before they happened? why or why not?