1. Major Themes ofThe Next Hundred Million and The Second World Kirsten Peterson History 141

2. “Cities of Aspiration” Suburbs in search of a metropolis No downtown Best of Rural and Urban The Next Hundred Million

3. The Next Hundred Million Small Towns, Suburbs and the American Heartland Suburbs provide relief from crowded cities Technology  more people can work from home Could open up the Heartland “Lifestyle centers”

4. Today’s Empires “It used to be called imperialism but now it’s called globalism” United States China European Union The Second World

5. The Second WorldUnification of Latin America? Too many internal divisions Columbia Farther away from US geographically- less influence Mercosur for Argentina and Brazil Pacific facing Columbia, Peru and Chilefree trade agreements with US