Globalization

What is Globalization?

• Globalization is the fighting of wars throughout the world

• The increased flow of trade, people, technology and culture throughout the world

• The removal of borders throughout the world

• Faster travel around the world

Globalization allows _______

• People to move faster around the world

• Us to buy goods from china on the internet

• People, technology, ideas, and culture to move around the world more easily

• Movies and tv shows to be available all around the world

Which of the following is an example of Globalization?

• Iphone's are available in only in America even though the are made in asia

• The internet is available throughout the world

• We are fighting a war in the Middle East

• A movie made in America plays in over 100 countries and is produced in 30 different languages

What is the WTO?

• World Treaty Organization. Prevents wars in the world

• World Trade Organization. Promotes Free Trade throughout the world

• War Time Occupation. Countries will occupy other countries that are losing wars

• World typing organization. Controls the internet throughout the world

What organization oversees cooperation among all countries throughout the world and promotes Globalization?

• NATO

• United Nations

• League of Nations

• OPEC

What is a negative of Globalization?

• Globalization has led to the outsourcing of Jobs in developing nations where people work in terrible conditions and are paid very poorly

• Globalization has made people in the US too reliant on other nations goods and now we are not self sustaining

• Globalization has made the rich countries poorer and the poor countries richer

• Globalization has caused numerous trade disputes that have caused various wars between countries.

What are positives of globalization?

• There are none

• It has allowed poorer countries to bring in new immigrants to work and to make the country wealthier and more powerful

• It has caused all nations to become a part of a global community and to avoid war from ever happening again

• It has increased the spread of education and healthcare. It has also created more jobs and has raised the standard of living throughout the world

How have businesses changed because of Globalization?

• We now have companies that are not allowed to sell their goods to other countries.

• Every company now sells their goods around the world

• Native businesses have now gone away and most countries' economies are now controlled by American businesses

• Globalization has caused the formation of Multinational businesses and corporations that do business throughout the world

Pollution and Global warming have _____

• Increased because of world trade and the demand for natural resources

• Decreased because of world trade

• slowly gone away because countries are holding each other accountable

• only existed in developing countries because they are not handling their businesses correctly

What has made globalization grow so much?

• The rise of dictators in the 21st century created a demand for world alliances

• New technology has increased communication among countries and has made it faster and easier to transport information and materials throughout the world

• New companies demanded that their products were sold around the world to make the most amount of money so they have connected the world in an entirely new way

• Social media websites like twitter and facebook connected people together and allowed them to start interacting more