Answer:
Accelerated the rate of globalization
Step-by-step explanation:
The breaking apart of the Soviet Union suddenly changed lot of things in the world. One of the two global superpowers was gone, which left only one dominant force on the planet, the USA and its allies. Lot of the nations that gained independence from the Soviet Union wanted to change their ways and to Westernize, which was fondly seen by the West. The process of globalization have already been taking place, but with the main force against it out of the way, this process accelerated significantly, so in a very short space of time the majority of the world got influenced by this process.