9.1 Unit 9

Family planning was successful.

There was an absence of war and conflict.

New medicines and technology were discovered and applied.

Famine and other natural disasters increased.

The worldwide distribution of wealth is unequal.

Social mobility between social classes is increasing.

The communist movement is growing.

Economic self-sufficiency in less developed countries is increasing.

the fall of communist governments in Eastern Europe

the formation of oil cartels, such as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

an increase in global interdependence resulting from modern technology and expanded trade agreements

a general decline in the standard of living for people in developing countries

Developing nations have easier access to the Internet than developed nations do.

A high standard of living in a nation is linked to high Internet usage.

Internet usage limits international cooperation.

Eastern Hemisphere nations use Internet connections more than Western Hemisphere nations do.