In fairness, young people often don't have a huge awareness. I got involved politically very young, and the first major geopolitical event I really remember taking an interest in was the Taliban capture of Afghanistan in the late 1990s. I do remember the fall of the SU but something like the Gulf War 1 was ancient history, and Yugoslavia a sideshow (though one I remember my dad was very interested in)

It's hard to have a historical scope when 2 years can represent 10% or your entire experience.