Chapter 1 - Questions

Question 1

Point of View

Answer 1

An individual’s opinion about a matter, based on his or her personal experience.

Question 2

Perspectives

Answer 2

a people’s world view, one that has developed from its collective experience.

Question 3

pluralistic society

Answer 3

A Society that has a diversity of languages, beliefs, traditions, values, religions and other aspects of culture. A society that respects and values the individual and collective opinions and identities of all people

Question 4

What’s and advantage to pluralism in Canada?

Answer 4

• Canada’s commitment to pluralism and it’s diverse society encourages diplomatic relationships
  -because of pluralism it has practiced respecting others differences and trying to come to an agreement to form common goals
• better skills at mediation, building peace, resolving conflict

Question 5

Globalization

Answer 5

The idea that countries are no longer independent of each other and that issues facing one nation are likely to have an impact on the world

Question 6

What does interconnected mean?

Answer 6

the building of ties within and among the peoples of the world

Question 7

What does interdependent mean?

Answer 7

The growing of mutual dependence among peoples, social, economically and politically.

Question 8

Example of economic globalization

Answer 8

multinational/transnational companies like General Motors, IBM and Nike.
With the war in Ukraine, many transnational countries pulled out of Russia like McDonalds, Coca-Cola and IBM.

• trans/multinaional companies result in countries becoming more interdependent.
• it can also mean a loss of employment in developed nations that are no longer competitive.

Question 9

What is the Group of Seven or Group of Eight (G7/G8)

Answer 9

It is 7/8 of the world’s wealthiest democratic industrialized nation who come tougher to analyze technological development and international disbursement and promote industrial growth.
- they actively work to promote globalization of both resources and trade
- may have concerns this wealthy group sticks together to ensure what is best for themselves ignoring issues of human rights abuses or dictatorial policy in nations like China for fear of economic consequence.

Question 10

political Globalization

Answer 10

Deals with the governments of countries interacting with each other.

Question 11

Economic Globalization

Answer 11

Deals with all aspects of money and trade between people around the world.

Question 12

Social Globalization

Answer 12

Deals with individual people, or groups of people from around the world interacting with each other.

Question 13

What do the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Answer 13

They work to increase global trade and improve the economies of the world that are struggling to compete.

Question 14

What is a non-government organization (NGO)?

Answer 14

It’s an organization that works to expose human rights abouses around the world and puts public pressure on the government responsible for the abuse to make changes to its policies. An example is amnesty international.

Question 15

What does the United Nations do?

Answer 15

Its an organization with goals to improve the global social situation through programs to reduce poverty or disease and promote human rights.

Question 16

An example of social globalization

Answer 16

contemporary example is the efforts being made by some people in developed countries to demand that their governments take action to stop the violence currently occurring in parts of the world through protests and petitions

An example is protests occurring in Iran and around the world about the death of 22 year old Mahsa AMini who was arrested by the guidance patrol for wearing an improper hijab.

Question 17

Give an example of celebrities affecting social globalization.

Answer 17

Mark Ruffalo, the avenger actor founded the Water Defense organization to ban hydraulic racing in New York.

Question 18

An example of political globalizaiton

Answer 18

can be seen in organizations such as the United Nations, where many countries come together to discuss and find solutions to issues facing the world.
- difficulties rise when different nations have different priorities

Question 19

What does the organization, the European Union (EU) do?

Answer 19

It has mandates that require member governments to be democracies. follow certain political dogma, and maintain an adherence to human rights.

Question 20

What benefits are there to be a member of organizations like the United Nations, G8, La Francophonie an NATO (all ones that canada belongs to)?

Answer 20

There are economic benefits to the countries that join. It has has pushed countries that, in the past, have not met these criteria to change their political policies in an effort to be granted membership.

Question 21

Who ruled the tiny island country of East Timor?

Answer 21

the Portugese

Question 22

When was East Timor invaded by the indonesian army?

Answer 22

1975

Question 23

Students became very active in campaigning to convince the Indonesian military to leave. What happened in 1991 that caught the world’s attention?

Answer 23

The Santa Cruz massacre. 271 were killed, 381 were wounded, and 250 disappeared.

Question 24

What did the indonesian government finally agree to allow the United Nations to do in East Timor in 1999?

Answer 24

To runa referendum for the citizens to vote on independence. 80% of the citizens voted for independence.

Question 25

What date did East Timorese celebrate/have their freedom?

Answer 25

May 19, 2002