Discuss 3 major ways that the emergence of communism impacted the world during the 1900s

The Cold War with the democratic West that shaped global politics for half a century. The communist/democratic divide also led to an arms race which resulted in proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The fall of the Soviet Union led to the disintegration of states and the Balkanization of various states which resulted in conflict and even genocides.

the mongolian invasion of china and central asia resulted in a disruption of the silk road as the chinese garrisons lost support from the chinese kingdoms which fell under the mongols. however, as the mongols established a formal dynasty in china, the successors of genghis khan restored the garrisons along the silk road allowing the safe travel caravans again.

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