Unit 9 - Globalization

possible long-term response to hunger

- crossbreeding, genetic engineering, pesticides

epidemic diseases that spread across national borders

antibiotics - agent used to cure bacterial infections

vaccines - used to prevent deadly diseases

HIV/AIDS - weakens the immune system (1981-2014)

ebola - caused by a virus from exposure to fluids of infected people/animals

loss of earth’s trees as a result of cutting them down for agricultural/industrial purposes

increasing size + number of cities, caused by mass migration to larger cities

gases like CO2 that build up in the atmosphere that let I heat from the sun but doesn’t allow it to escape

movement to protect wilderness areas from urban growth. planted trees

opening up of a country’s economy

economic system based on supply/demand with as little government control as possible

deng xiaoping - reversed the actions of the communist party

implemented policies to increase exports and decrease imports

- negative effects towards low-wage workers

hong kong, singapore, south korea, and taiwan - followed japanese economic model

manufacturing decreases in countries like the US, instead remaining in asia and latin america

created to contribute to growth of global economy

ex. world trade organization (WTO): governed 90% of international trade

legally incorporated into one country, but makes/sells goods and services to one o more other countries

ex. microsoft, google

by the UN - asserted basic rights and fundemental freedoms for all human beings

worldwide movement for feminism, best demonstrated by the women’s March on Washington which spread globally

primarily in french west africa , emphasized pride in ‘blackness’, rejection of french colonial authority and right to self-determination

1965 - outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin

1965 - banned discrimination in voting

south africa - enforced segregation of people based on race

leader of the african national congress (ANC), imprisoned for life for challenging apartheid

an undesireable state

truth and reconciliation commission - sought to restore and establish an atmosphere of trust in the new multiracial south africa

involved a system to reserve the castle system, providing opportunities for those towards the bottom of the caste system

the calling of rights for smaller ethnic groups in china

ex. tibetans, mongolians

1971 - organization made to advocate for the environment

rejection of tradition in favor of experimentation and uncertainty

in which people focused more on what they bought and owned

online shopping, turned shopping into a global affair

ex. amazon, alibaba

international monetary fund - worked to maximize profit

bangladeshi who won the nobel prize for peace

- rana plaza factory

critics of globalization destruction of small businesses

only UN body in which all members have representation

acts on issues the general assembly debates

1944 - fought poverty by providing loans to countries