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.

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– Regional trade associations. EU North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) – 1994 – US, Canada, and Mexico. Mercosur Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

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– 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 Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers.

Globalization and Democracy – Last decades of the 20 th 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 Darfur

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Iraq and Afghanistan – Overthrowing the Taliban in December Again a threat by 2008.

– US contended that Iraq possessed WMDs. Coalition invaded in No WMDs = justification was to free the Iraqi people 2006 constitution.

Nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran.

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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?

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Target: The Question of Values Faith and Politics – Religious beliefs inspired political actions during the second half of the 20 th 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?