Globalization and Identity
This term refers to the way people and cultures are influenced by the worldwide movement of goods, ideas, and values, shaping personal and national identities.
What is globalization?
This organization, established in 1995, is responsible for regulating international trade and ensuring trade agreements are followed by its member countries.
What is the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
This term refers to the movement of goods, people, and ideas across borders that began with the early voyages of European explorers, leading to increased global interactions.
What is historical globalization?
This organization, founded in 1945, promotes international cooperation and peacekeeping, and includes a membership of nearly every country.
What is the United Nations?
"The discovery of the New World was the beginning of a long process that reshaped global trade and cultural exchanges." This quote highlights the impact of which historical event?
What is the Age of Exploration?
This practice refers to the blending of cultures and traditions through global interactions, often resulting in new forms of cultural expression.
What is cultural hybridization?
This global agreement, signed by Canada, the United States, and Mexico in 1994, created a trilateral trade bloc to reduce tariffs and encourage trade.
What is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
The forced movement of millions of Africans to the Americas for labor during the 16th to 19th centuries is referred to as this.
What is the transatlantic slave trade?
This movement advocates for the fair treatment of workers and the environment by promoting ethical business practices and sustainable development.
What is fair trade?
"When nations collaborate and respect each other's sovereignty, global peace becomes more attainable." This quote supports which international idea or system?
What is global citizenship?
This term describes the growing interconnectedness of people around the world, where identity can be shaped by both local and global influences.
What is glocalization?
This type of economic organization is established to assist countries in financial difficulty, offering loans and guidance in exchange for economic reforms.
What is the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
The Silk Road was a vital trade route that connected China with this region of the world, facilitating the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultural practices.
What is Europe?
COVID- 19 is an example of.
"Trade can be a means of prosperity, but it can also exploit vulnerable populations, especially in developing nations." This quote critiques which aspect of globalization?
What is economic inequality in globalization?
The spread of English as a global language due to the influence of American media, business, and politics is an example of this aspect of globalization.
What is cultural imperialism?
The collapse of this global economic system during the Great Depression of the 1930s highlighted the risks of unregulated international trade and economic practices.
What is the gold standard?
This 1750s British policy of controlling trade with its colonies in the Americas and Asia is an example of economic control during the early period of globalization.
What is mercantilism?
This term refers to the unfair difference in income between the wealthiest individuals or countries and the rest of the population, often seen as a key challenge in global development.
What is the wage gap?
Who are Europe and the Western hemisphere?
This is the process by which local cultures are absorbed or influenced by dominant global cultures, often seen as a result of Western influence.
What is cultural assimilation?
This term refers to a practice in which companies move their production operations to countries with lower labor costs to reduce expenses.
What is outsourcing?
Residential schools was the government and churches way of doing what to the Indigenous population.
What is assimilating?
Workers in this type of collective organization have the legal right to negotiate for better wages, working conditions, and benefits, contributing to a fairer global economy.
What are labor unions?
"Through the exchange of knowledge, ideas, and technology, cultures around the world have been influenced by one another for centuries." This quote discusses the broader effects of which historical process?
What is cultural diffusion?