The Energy of the 1990s
Key Themes of the 1990s
- →Fall of the Soviet Union
- →The World Wide Web goes public
- →Dot-com boom
- →Globalisation and free trade
- →Cultural peak of hip-hop
Major Events of the 1990s
1997
Hong Kong Handover
Homecoming and responsibility — 6's themes of family and homeland play out on the world stage
1991
USSR Dissolved
The dissolution of a union — home, belonging, and national identity redefined
1994
South Africa's First Free Election
A new beginning — the first step of a nation reborn
1997
1997 Asian Financial Crisis
Thailand's baht collapses after abandoning its dollar peg, triggering a financial crisis that swept across Southeast Asia.
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