Warm Up – May 8 1. What is globalization? Answer the following questions on a post-it: 1. What is globalization? 2. What innovations in technology have led to increased globalization? 3. What are the benefits of globalization? 4. What does the anti-globalization movement argue about globalization’s effects?

Pros and Cons of Globalization Article Take notes while reading focusing on the following topics: Definition of globalization Different areas where Globalization can be summed up as a long-term change towards greater international cooperation in Factors that have made Globalization possible Twentieth Century innovations that have made globalization easier Twenty-First Century innovations that have made modern globalization a reality Benefits of globalization Negatives of globalization

Period 6: 1900- Present (Accelerating Global change and Re-alignment) Globalization

Globalization of the Economy Entire world = increasingly seen as one single market Globalization = an approach to the world economy that favors: Reduction of tariffs Free global movement of capital A mobile and temporary workforce Privatization of state-run enterprises Stopping government efforts to regulate the economy Cuts in taxes and government spending

Globalization of the Economy New Technologies Innovations in shipping Huge oil tankers Air express services Fiber-optic cables Internet

“Anti - Globalization” Movement Agree that economic globalization has: Lowered labor standards Devastated the environment Prevented poor countries from protecting themselves against financial speculators Ignored local cultures Disregarded human rights Enhanced global inequality Favored only the interests of large corporations and rich countries – created a rich Global North and a poor Global South Antiglobalization Activists

Religious Fundamentalism on a Global Scale Fundamentalism = one type of religious response to the modernizing and globalizing world Strict religious devotion that is defensive, assertive, and exclusive Tactics used by fundamentalists to communicate their message: Educational and propaganda efforts Political mobilization of their followers Social welfare programs Sometimes violence  terrorism

Fundamentalism on a Global Scale Al-Qaeda = created by Osama bin Laden Great enemies of al-Qaeda: Irreligious Western-style modernity U.S. imperialism An American-led economic globalization Result: September 11, 2001 – terrorism attacks on Pentagon in Washington DC and Twin Towers in NYC

Globalization and Environmentalism Most critical environmental transformation = global warming Caused by two major factors: Increased burning of fossil fuels = emit heat-trapping greenhouse gases Loss of trees = would otherwise remove carbon dioxide from the air Concerns with global warming: Melting glaciers and polar ice caps Rising sea levels Thawing permafrost Extreme hurricanes Further species extinction

TOD – May 8 Answer the following questions on the same post it as the warm up: 1. What is fundamentalism? 2. What tactics are used by fundamentalists to communicate their message? 3. How do some Muslims view Western culture? 4. What is the most famous example of a violent Muslim fundamentalist? What reasons do they have for being anti-American? 5. What was the result of this opposition to America?