Welcome to the "Globalization" study page!
I. Historical Context: Advances in transportation & technology in the late 20th & early 21st century have
made it so people can travel & communicate with the rest of the world quickly or almost instantly. The world
has become increasingly interconnected or interdependent. This process has come to be known as
globalization. It includes the economic, political, technological, social, & cultural connections between
individuals & groups of people around the world. Most scholars define the the current era of globalization as
beginning after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 or with the fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany in
1989. Both of these events have come to symbolize the end of the Cold War between the Western & Eastern
Blocs in the early 1990s.
Some view this process of becoming more reliant on other countries & responsible for the well-being of
the world as an oppurtunity for international cooperation. Others see globalization as leading to conflict. The
process of globalization (in addition to the processes of urbanization & industrialization) has also led some to
begin to pay attention to international security issues, like the strains on our environment, human rights
violations, & global economic inequality.
II. Introduction: View the "Globalization - Introduction" video below in order to listen to a summation of the concepts and ideas discussed relating to Globalization that will be covered on the NYS Global Regents Exam. An overview of this page will also be included in this video.
When studying globalization, remember the mnemonic FEES! It's easy to remember because FEES are payments of money & globalization has a lot to do with the economy.
It stands for the Foreign Policy , Economic, Environmental, & Social effects of globalization!
III. "Globalization I - The Upside: Crash Course World History #41" Video:
A. Topic - Globalization
B. Emphasis - Global Trade & Globalized Culture
C. Vocabulary - industrialization, output, raw materials, markets, globalization, natural resources, the Green Revolution
D. Accompanying Worksheet with Mrs. Takhtani's Pop-Up Questions & Topic Specific Regents Questions - "Globalization I - The Upside: Crash Course World History #41" Video Transcript
IV. "Globalization II - Good or Bad?: Crash Course World History #42" Video:
A. Topic - Globalization
B. Emphasis - Effects on Family, Health, Government, and the Environment
C. Vocabulary -
D. Accompanying Worksheet with Mrs. Takhtani's Pop-Up Questions & Topic Specific Regents Questions - "Globalization II - Good or Bad?: Crash Course World History #42" Video Transcript
V. "5 Human Impacts on the Environment: Crash Course Ecology #10" Video:
A. Topic - Human Effects on the Environment
B. Emphasis - Environmental Effects of an Increase in Population, Industrialization, & Globalization
C. Vocabulary -
D. Accompanying Worksheet with Mrs. Takhtani's Pop-Up Questions & Topic Specific Regents Questions - "5 Human Impacts on the Environment: Crash Course Ecology #10" Video Transcript
VI. " Foreign Policy: Crash Course Government and Politics #50 " Edited Video Lesson:
A. Before You Begin - Globalization is process in which people, groups, & countries across the world become economically, politically, technologically, socially, & culturally connected. In this video, Craig
Benzine starts out by saying that “security,” whether nationally or internationally, has become "more complex over time," as a result of globalization.
Do you think globalization causes more harm than good? Write your ideas since we’ll come back to this question at the end of this edited video!
B. Topic - National & International Security
C. Emphasis - International Cooperation
D. Vocabulary - national security, international security, the UN, the WTO, NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty, NAFTA, OPEC, NGOs, the EU, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, international organizations, foreign policy, international cooperation, global economy, social welfare, human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, environmental protection, the Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreements, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders, sovereignty, sustainability, economic development, "the state", foreign aggression, & citizens
E. Accompanying Worksheet with Mrs. Takhtani's Pop-Up Questions & Topic Specific Regents Questions - "Foreign Policy: Crash Course Government and Politics #50" Video Transcript
VII. "Social Studies Skills #3" Video Lesson: (COMING SOON)
A. Topic - Analysis of Graphs, Maps, & Charts
B. Emphasis - Globalization
C. Vocabulary - Analysis, interpret, evidence, axis, key, compass rose, variables
VIII. Conclusion: Finally view the summation of the concepts & ideas discussed relating to globalization that were covered on this study page below. Directions on how to access outside resources about globalization, vocabulary lists, & other study aids will also be provided here.
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