Context After the collapse of the USSR in the end of the Cold War, many new states became democratic and began a period of mass trade. Inventors of a previously communist area now worked along inventors of capitalistic societies. Therefore, the world became more connected and globalization began. Economy around the world prospered because of the cooperation of people around the world. Now that there is no longer a threat of nuclear destruction, the 1990s become a time of happiness.
Globalization When the USSR, the was a sudden increase of cooperation around the world, people can talk to others around the world with the creation of the World Wide Web. Economy grew and communication became easier. Therefore, consumers were able to sell their product anywhere around the world. The end of the Cold War brought hope to citizens around the world and everybody became overjoyed that the world would not be a byproduct of nuclear destruction and Europe was reunited. This newfound hope of consumers around the world helped the development of the world, making the world smaller and more connected. People used the Internet and started to use it in everyday life, such as online shopping. Video games and other electronics inspire many and they become developers of new technology.
Timeline 1990 - Internet invented 1990 - Hubble Telescope was launched 1991 - First answering machine 1992 - First Smartpill 1993 - First pentium processor 1993 - Beanie Babies introduced 1994 - Yahoo invented 1994 - Sony comes out with a revolutionary video game product, The Playstation 1995 - Javascript created(Computer coding language) 1996 - Maxromedia Flash 1.0 introduced 1996 - Ebay introduced 1997 - Nintendo comes out with the Nintendo 64 1998 - CGI and Computer Animation used for Animated movies and shows introduced 1998 - First MP3 Player 1999 - Microsoft officially takes over AOL 1999 - First computer mouse
Evaluate Consumers in the 1990s used the good news of decade to sell products and communicate with developers across the world to create new and better products. This was a very prosperous decade and economy grew by 4 percent, the best growth ever seen. Everyone became overjoyed with new technology and how its being incorporated in everyday life. It became easier to transport technology and easier to enjoy life. Video games became more prosperous and later became a lifestyle to millions. With all of the new inventions, new jobs and lifestyles were created.