Agenda

Review

• How has technological change affected the global environment in the recent past?

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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?

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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?