1. The student will analyze globalization in the contemporary world.
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The student will analyze globalization in the contemporary world.

2. GLOBALIZATION:
Process by which national economies, politics, cultures, and societies become integrated with other nations around the world
Creates interdependence: countries relying on each other for goods, resources, knowledge, & labor
Led to the creation of international organizations & treaties to connect people

3. CULTURAL & INTELLECTUAL CHANGES:
Changes have occurred throughout the world that deal with 3 different areas:
1. Satellites
2. Television
3. Computers

4. SATELLITES:
By 2000, artificial satellites had changed global communication
Used for 3 reasons:
1. communications (television, telephone)
2. observation (provides data, weather forecasts, military planners)
3. navigation (give precise locations to ship captains)

5. TELEVISION:
Allowed people all over the world to tune in and connect with other people
Brought news that was happening at that moment into peoples’ living rooms and allowed them to view things first hand
Provided opportunities for people to see political leaders for the first time
Showed poverty, starvation, & death
Provided entertainment

6. COMPUTERS: Introduced the “Information Age”
Completely changed the world
Introduced the “Information Age”
Run businesses & power plants, help with research, allow for global communications
1970’s: creation of the Internet
By 2010, 1/3 of world’s population had access to the Internet
Helped shape life in developing nations by connecting them to a world of new ideas & info

7. GLOBAL & POLITICAL CONNECTIONS:
Global & political connections allows for countries to come together to solve international problems that face the world
Includes 3 important organizations:
1. United Nations
2. OPEC
3. World Trade Organization

8. UNITED NATIONS: International peacekeeping organization
1945 (created): 50 countries
2009: 192 countries
Deals with:
Economic & social development
Human rights
Humanitarian aid
International law

9. ORGANIZATION OF PETROLEUM (OPEC):
Oil provides global importance
Largest oil suppliers: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq
Goal: to end the power of western oil companies & determine oil production prices
Middle Eastern OPEC members used oil as a weapon, which resulted in a recession

10. WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO):
Created in 1995
Goals: set up global rules to ensure that trade followed slowly and freely
Opposes tariffs (taxes) that protect a country’s home against international competition

11. GLOBAL TRADE ORGANIZATIONS & TREATIES:
Can connect people & nations around the world
Goals: supporting development, settling economic issues, and promoting free trade
European Union (EU): helps boost trade
Provides greater variety of goods and services