Whether they are wars, economic crises, pandemics or major cultural movements, global events impact and influence nations, economies and cultures on a worldwide scale. Increasingly, technological advancements allow for the rapid dissemination of information and bonds to be formed between people and institutes around the world in seconds.
The emergence of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII, was undoubtedly one of the biggest global events of recent times. The conflict affected every corner of the planet and shaped political relationships for decades to come, as well as the establishment of international organisations like the UN.
As such, the event was a catalyst (and consequently the foundations) for global social, economic and environmental change.
Similarly, the influenza pandemic inspired many countries to consolidate and expand access to their national healthcare systems in the 1920s and 1930s. This global event not only improved health for millions of people worldwide, but also reshaped the way we look at our local places and the ways in which we define them as ‘home’.
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