Turning Points of the 21st Century

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• Which event most directly triggered the large-scale U.S.-led military intervention in Afghanistan in 2001?
• What was the most immediate global consequence of the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September 2008?
• Which development was a central outcome of the 2015 Paris Agreement?
• Which event transformed COVID-19 from a regional health emergency into a declared global pandemic?
• Match each turning point with the year in which it occurred.
• Match each event with the region most closely associated with its initial outbreak or main political setting.
• Match each turning point with its most direct historical significance.
• Match each event with the institution or process most directly connected to it.