agenda. review how has technological change affected the global environment in the recent past?
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Agenda
Review
• How has technological change affected the global environment in the recent past?
Unit 6: Accelerating Global Change and Realignments (1900-present)
ESSENTIAL LEARNING: NEW CHALLENGES IN A NEW MILLENNIUM
Objectives
• Evaluate the benefits and dangers of growing political, economic, and cultural integration.
Essential Questions
• What are the benefits and dangers of growing political, economic, and cultural integration?
Target: Globalization and Economic Crisis
• Globalization – economic, political, and cultural integration and interaction of all parts of the world brought about by increasing trade, travel, and technology.
• An Interconnected Economy– Slowed significantly after 9/11.
Map 34-1, p. 906
– Regional trade associations.• EU• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
– 1994 – US, Canada, and Mexico.
• Mercosur • Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
Map 34-2, p. 907
– World Trade Organization (WTO)• 1995 – reduce barriers, enforce international
agreements.
– International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank
• Global Financial Crisis– 2008 crisis had roots in an Asia.• European and American investment boom in East Asia
burst in 1997• Investment in the US.• Debt.
– Boom in housing prices collapsed in 2008.• Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers.
• Globalization and Democracy– Last decades of the 20th century – expansion of
democratic institutions and personal freedom.• New nations after the fall of the Soviet Union.• Asian democracies proved more stable.
• Africa– Violence in Zimbabwe, Congo, Liberia.– Sudan – Omar-al-Bashir charged with genocide
and crimes against humanity in 2009.• Darfur
p. 913
• Iraq and Afghanistan– Overthrowing the Taliban in December 2001.• Again a threat by 2008.
– US contended that Iraq possessed WMDs.• Coalition invaded in 2003.• No WMDs = justification was to free the Iraqi people• 2006 constitution.
• Nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran.
p. 911
• Islamic political parties– Hezbollah in Lebanon.– Hamas in Palestine.
Essential Questions
• What are the benefits and dangers of growing political, economic, and cultural integration?
Agenda
Review
• What are the benefits and dangers of growing political, economic, and cultural integration?
Unit 6: Accelerating Global Change and Realignments (1900-present)
ESSENTIAL LEARNING: NEW CHALLENGES IN A NEW MILLENNIUM
Objectives
• Evaluate the role that religious beliefs and secular ideologies play in the contemporary world.
Essential Questions
• What role do religious beliefs and secular ideologies play in the contemporary world?
Map 34-3, p. 916
Target: The Question of Values
• Faith and Politics– Religious beliefs inspired political actions during
the second half of the 20th century.– Focus on Islam.
• Terrorism.– Palestinians confronting Israel, Basques in Spain,
Chechens in Russia, Catholic and Protestant extremists in Northern Ireland.
– Muslims attacks on US and Europe.• Osama bin Laden.• Violent religion or one of peace?
• Universal Rights and Values– UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)– Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)• Amnesty International (1961), Doctors Without Borders
(1971)
• Women’s Rights– Became accepted worldwide.– Many protested Islam’s strict clothing
requirements.
Essential Questions
• What role do religious beliefs and secular ideologies play in the contemporary world?
Agenda
Review
• What role do religious beliefs and secular ideologies play in the contemporary world?
Unit 6: Accelerating Global Change and Realignments (1900-present)
ESSENTIAL LEARNING: NEW CHALLENGES IN A NEW MILLENNIUM
Objectives
• Describe how technology has contributed to the process of global interaction.
Essential Questions
• How has technology contributed to the process of global interaction?
Target: Global Culture
• The Media and the Message– Cultural imperialism – domination of one culture
over another by policy or by economic or technological superiority.• Western capitalism.
– Radios, television.– CNN v. Al-Jazeera– The Internet.
• The Spread of Pop Culture– Global pop culture – popular international cultural
practices and institutions• Initially heavily American.
– Then telenovelas, Indian movies, martial arts.
• Emerging Global Elite Culture– Global elite culture.– English as the first global language.– Science and technology.– Universities.
• Enduring Cultural Diversity– Some criticize the “Americanization” of the world,
but cultural globalization is more complex.– Diversity is decreasing.
Essential Questions
• How has technology contributed to the process of global interaction?