1. AP World Globalization Deemer

2. Politics Global United Nations – Peace keeper after Cod War (‘47 to ‘91) – human rights Problem – SLOW to respond! How, When, Why to intervene? –Ethnic cleansing in former Yugoslavia –Rwanda

3. Political Economies Spread of Democracy –Allows peaceful resolution between a country’s social, cultural, and regional groups –Western Russia –Democracy becomes popular in Latin America –South Africa – Nelson Mandela –Middle East – Democracy the “enemy”

4. Arms and Control De-arming of weapons New weapons – nuclear arms Major concern is w/ terrorism 9-11 new perspective w/ weapons and terrorism

5. Economy Free-Market system boomed in the 90’s Population in 3 rd world countries increased China has an open door policy Upper and lower class become stretched Technology helps the economy with automatic withdraw

6. Trends and Visions Freidman believes global integration will produce communal integration “the world is flat mentality”

7. Trends and visions 21 st century – return of Jesus? Islam – three groups –Militant group – Good versus Evil (jihad)

8. Trends and Visions Feminist movement in the West – votes, equal access to jobs, education, and an end to gender discrimination and exploitation Non-Western – family life and mortality and question the priority of the “western” women

9. Trends… Universal rights and values Criminal punishment? Values from where? U.S. and Europe Constitutions? Different norms?

10. Global Culture After WWII, The U.S. becomes major exporter of movies but still challenged by India, Egypt, and Hong Kong 1960’s – Television spreads to non-western world –A national viewpoint –A non western point of view –censor CNN and MTV – adapted to local taste and American interest

11. Technology Internet transformed business and education Movies, Computers, Television technology can now be combined to utilize a particular transmission

12. The Spread of Pop Culture Phonographs to record players to CD’s Transmission of Music swing to rock – n – roll to punk to hard rock Advertisements and commercials bring the Pop Culture to life

13. Global Culture Russian-American Space station English as a global language College student flow around the world Western Universities are the model schools

14. Cultural Diversity Is western thought truly western? –Success of China and Japan Is industrialization the only way to succeed (prosper)? –Japan more social relations and hierarchical relations

15. How did technology develop the global economy?

16. How will terrorism impact our next decades?

17. How will technology impact our future?