CONTEMPORARY WORLD PART1 Flashcards

(48 cards)

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What do you call the PRESENT WORLD

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CONTEMPORARY WORLD

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2
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1800-1945

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Modern World

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3
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1945 to present

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CONTEMPORARY world

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4
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When is the FIRST INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?

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1800

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5
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Year of the END OF WORLD WAR 2

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1945

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Process of individuals, corporations, and nations around the world becoming more INTERCONNECTED AND DEPENDENT on one another

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Globalization

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7
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Ancient trade route linking China with the West

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Silk road

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Silk road brought high-end roads goods from _______ to ________

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China to Roam

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What is the FIRST INTERNATIONAL TRADE and FIRST CASE OF GLOBALIZATION

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Silk Road

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10
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Connected the East and West for over two thousand years, supplying civilizations with spices

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Spice Routes

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Who were the middle men during the spice routes

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Islamic Traders

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12
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During spice route, what were the main commodities traded internationally?

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Cloves, nutmeg, mace

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13
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When is the Age of discovery?

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15th century

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14
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Discovery of the Americas by European explorers, who also connected East and West

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Age of Discovery

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During the Age of discovery the European discovered the

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Americas

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16
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During the age of discovery, what is the most important exploration?

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Magellan’s Circumnavigation

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17
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What is the COUNTRY OF SPICE ISLAND

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INDONESIA

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18
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Known as the spice island

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Moluccas

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19
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Known as the age of exploitation and Imperialism

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Age of discovery

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20
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Allowed access to the spice islands and eliminated Arab and Italian middlemen

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Age of discovery

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1st industrial revolution ( the modern period)

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First Wave of Globalization

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Inventions like the ________ and the ________ propelled the first wave of globalization

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Steam engine and industrial weaving machine

23
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SECA means

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1.Steam engine
2.Electricity
3.Computer
4.Artificial Intelligence

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Theories of Globalization

Strong emphasis on how economic interconnectedness, open trade, and free markets all contribute to the promotion of globalization

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Theories of Globalization Globalization = efficiency, production, and prosperity Aids in the spread of democratic values
Liberalism
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Theories of Globalization Countries pursue their interests on global scale and their desire for increased economic and military clout drives globalization
Political realism
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Theories of Globalization CAPITALIST ELITES are those that drive globalization. Workers are EXPLOITED and economic disparities increase. Global economy favors the wealthy at the expense of the underprivileged
Marxism
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Theories of Globalization Shared cultural practices, values, and beliefs are what cause globalization. Globalization facilitates the spread of NEW IDEAS (idea of karma from Hinduism - China)
Constructivism
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Theories of Globalization Globalization cause culture to become more homogeneous and local traditions to disintegrate
Postmodernism
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Theories of Globalization Globalization both empower and disempower women. The benefits of globalization are not applied equally between men and women
Feminism
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Theories of Globalization Globalization is a process of SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE that has the potential to lead to MULTIPLE IDENTITIES and COMMUNITIES
TRANSFORMATIONALISM
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Theories of Globalization No one theory can adequately explain globalization
Eclecticism
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Shared by all peoples of the world and is founded on Western values
Global
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Nation's full set of customs, attitudes, and behaviors
Local
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Adaptation of foreign and global goods into the regional contexts in which they are utilized and promoted
Glocal
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Process of Evolvement Because cultures are fundamentally distinct from one another, confrontations between them can be DISASTROUS
CULTURAL DIFFERENTIALISM
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Theory that says interactions between various civilizations will result in violent conflicts
Huntington's Clash of Civilizations theory
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Process of Evolvement Local and international cultures are combined through the creative process of globalization
Cultural Hybridization
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Process of Evolvement Homogeneity brought about by globalization. Example: preference of hollywood over local movies
Cultural Convergence
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Powerful countries forming alliances for military security and economic competition
Global Interstate System
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Divides the world into core, periphery, and semi-periphery
Global Interstate System
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They are the CREATORS/DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ex. UNITED STATES
CORE
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They are the SUPPLIERS/DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Ex. PHILIPPINES
Periphery
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They are CREATORS at the same time SUPPLIERS Ex. CHINA
SEMI-PERIPHERY
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Principles of Interstate System Glorifies one's nation above all others
Nationalism
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Principles of Interstate System Desire for increased cooperation
Internationalism
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Principles of Interstate System Cooperation can help address global challenges and conflict
Liberal Internationalism
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Principles of Interstate System Fair and equal society through social justice
Socialist internationalism