Title: 1990s - Wikipedia
Headings: 1990s
1990s
Contents
Politics and wars
Wars
International wars
Civil Wars and guerrilla wars
Coups
Terrorist attacks
Decolonization and independence
Prominent political events
Africa
North America
Asia
Europe
South America
World leaders
Assassinations and attempts
Disasters
Natural disasters
Non-natural disasters
Economics
North America
Asia
Europe
South America
Technology and science
Technology
Electronics and communications
Software
Rail Transportation
Automobiles
Science
Environment
Society
Third-wave feminism
Additional significant worldwide events
Europe
North America
Asia
Popular culture
Film
Award winners
Highest-grossing
Music
Television
Fashion
Video games
Internet
Architecture
Sports
Literature
People
Actors & Entertainers
Athletes
Musicians
See also
Timeline
Notes
References
Further reading

Content: Movements such as grunge, the rave scene and hip hop spread around the world to young people during that decade, aided by then-new technology such as cable television and the World Wide Web . A combination of factors, including the continued mass mobilization of capital markets through neo-liberalism, the thawing and end of the decades-long Cold War, the beginning of the widespread proliferation of new media such as the Internet from the middle of the decade onwards, increasing skepticism towards government, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union led to a realignment and reconsolidation of economic and political power across the world and within countries. The dot-com bubble of 1997–2000 brought wealth to some entrepreneurs before its crash between 2000 and 2001. The 1990s saw extreme advances in technology, with the World Wide Web, the first gene therapy trial, and the first designer babies all emerging in 1990 and being improved and built upon throughout the decade. New ethnic conflicts emerged in Africa, the Balkans, and the Caucasus, the former two which led to the Rwandan and Bosnian genocides, respectively. Signs of any resolution of tensions between Israel and the Arab world remained elusive despite the progress of the Oslo Accords, though The Troubles in Northern Ireland came to a standstill in 1998 with the Good Friday Agreement after 30 years of violence. Contents
1 Politics and wars
1.1 Wars
1.1.1 International wars
1.1.2 Civil Wars and guerrilla wars
1.2 Coups
1.3 Terrorist attacks
1.4 Decolonization and independence
1.5 Prominent political events
1.5.1 Africa
1.5.2 North America
1.5.3 Asia
1.5.4 Europe
1.5.5 South America
1.6 World leaders
2 Assassinations and attempts
3 Disasters
3.1 Natural disasters
3.2 Non-natural disasters
4 Economics
5 Technology and science
5.1 Technology
5.1.1 Electronics and communications
5.1.2 Software
5.1.3 Rail Transportation
5.1.4 Automobiles
5.2 Science
6 Environment
7 Society
7.1 Third-wave feminism
8 Additional significant worldwide events
9 Popular culture
9.1 Film
9.1.1 Award winners
9.1.2 Highest-grossing
9.2 Music
9.3 Television
9.4 Fashion
9.5 Video games
9.6 Internet
9.7 Architecture
9.8 Sports
9.9 Literature
10 People
10.1 Actors & Entertainers
10.2 Athletes
10.3 Musicians
11 See also
11.1 Timeline
12 Notes
13 References
14 Further reading
Politics and wars
Wars
Main article: List of wars 1990–2002
The most prominent armed conflicts of the decade include: International wars
The Congo wars break out in the 1990s: The First Congo War takes place in Zaire from October 1996 to May 1997, resulting in Zairian dictator Mobutu Sese Seko being overthrown from power, ending 32 years of his rule.