GLOBALIZATION Flashcards
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100 years ago, Latin term GLOBUS (GLOBE)
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spherical representation of the earth
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19th century GLOBAL
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world scale
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1940s
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Globalise (v)
Globalism (n)
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Political connectedness of different countries
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GLOBALISM
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1959
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GLOBALISATION = process
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1980s
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GLOBALITY = output/condition
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4 sation that differs to GLOBALISATION
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Internationalisation
Universalisation
Westernisation
Liberalisation
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growth of transactions and interdependence between countries
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Internationalisation
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removing regionalists, indigenous people, cosmopolitan
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Internationalisation
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citizen of the world
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cosmopolitan
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more intense form of internationalisation
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GLOBALISATION
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denotes a process of removing officially imposed restrictions
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LIBERALISATION
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free market
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laissez-faire
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process of dispersing various products and experiences
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Universalisation
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sacrificing culture
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Universalisation
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Werstern modernity
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Westernisation
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spread of transparency connections between people
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GLOBALISATION
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Americanisation/colonisation
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Westernisation
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says “WESTOXICATION”
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Ali Ahmad
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5 connections
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physically
legally
linguistically
culturally
psychologically
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a historical process representing the result of human innovation and technological process
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ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION (IMF definition)
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It signaled the coming of full economic globalization.
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GALLEON TRADE
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It is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories.
Example: SILK ROAD
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INTERNATIONAL TRADING
SYSTEMS
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1571
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GALLEON TRADE
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The first time that the Americas were directly connected to Asian trading
routes.
GALLEON TRADE
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Galleon Trade was part of this system
AGE OF MERCANTILISM
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MANILA to ACAPULCO
GALLEON TRADE
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system of global trade with multiple restrictions:
AGE OF MERCANTILISM
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1867
GOLD STANDARD
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a more open trade system
GOLD STANDARD
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adopted at an international conference in PARIS
GOLD STANDARD
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fixed exchange rate system all based on the value of gold
GOLD STANDARD
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was still a very restrictive system
GOLD STANDARD
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The worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized
world, lasting from the stock market crash of 1929 to 1939.
GREAT DEPRESSION
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Wall Street went into panic and millions of investors were wiped
out
GREAT DEPRESSION
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It made returning to pure standard more difficult.
GREAT DEPRESSION
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Worst and longest recession experienced by the Western world.
GREAT DEPRESSION
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Some economists blame this to the gold standard.
GREAT DEPRESSION
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HOW DID US RECOVER FROM
THE GREAT DEPRESSION?
abandonment of the gold standard
free up money to spend on reviving the economy
Barry Eichengreen
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Currencies that are not backed by precious metals and whose value is determined by their cost
relative to other currencies
FIAT CURRENCY
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It is how the world economy operates today.
FIAT CURRENCY
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Was inaugurated in 1944 during the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference
THE BRETTON WOODS
SYSTEM
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To prevent the catastrophes brought mostly about by the Great Depression
THE BRETTON WOODS
SYSTEM
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English economist
- he largely influenced the Bretton Woods System
- he believes that economy crisis occur when money is not being spent and thereby not moving; it does not occur because a country does not have money
John Maynard Keynes
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Two financial institutions were created:
International Bank of Reconstruction (World Bank)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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- for funding postwar reconstruction projects
International Bank of Reconstruction (World Bank)
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the global lender of last resort to prevent individual countries from spiraling into credit crises
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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happened after Bretton Woods
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON
TARIFFS & TRADE (GATT)
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1947
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON
TARIFFS & TRADE (GATT)
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Its main purpose was to reduce tariffs and other hindrances to free trade.
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON
TARIFFS & TRADE (GATT)
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hindrance to free trade
smuggling
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1940s – 1970s
KEYNESIAN ECONOMY
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Government poured money into their economies, allowing people to purchase more goods and in the process, increase demand for these products.
KEYNESIAN ECONOMY
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Law of supply and demand – as demands of these goods increase, so is their price.
KEYNESIAN ECONOMY
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During the Yum Kuppur war, the US and other countries decided to resupply the Israeli Army with arms so OAPEC imposed an embargo causing the sharp rise of oil prices.
ORGANIZATION OF ARAB
PETROLEUM EXPORTING
COUNTRIES
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founded in 1955
Its main goal is to continue the tariff reduction under the GATT
WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATION (WTO)
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a strategy of the US Treasury Department, World Bank, IMF, and WTO to observe the
Washington Consensus –
Privatization of Government –
NEOLIBERALISM
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minimal government spending to reduce government debts
Washington Consensus
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controlled services like water, power, communication and transport
Privatization of Government
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2007-2008
The world experienced the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression.
THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL
CRISIS
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US removed banking and investments restrictions.
In attempt to promote the free market, government authorities failed to regulate bad investments occurring in the US housing markets.
THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL
CRISIS
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(TNCs)
transnational corporations
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refers to countries lowering their labor standards, including the protection of the
workers’ interest, to lure in foreign investors seeking high profit margins at the lowest cost possible.
RACE TO THE BOTTOM
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governments weaken environmental laws to attract investors, creating fatal
consequences on their ecological balance and depleting them of finite resources
RACE TO THE BOTTOM
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Russia is authoritarian TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
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Russia is the largest country TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
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Russia use bear TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
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is the core of the Russian le
National Interest
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What country serve as corridor
Poland
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Is Poland now a member of NATO?
YES
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Why is Napoleon and Hitler did not succeed in invading Russia?
(STRATEGIC DEPTH) unsustainability long supply lines
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line that supports army for foods, armor,bullet, & other military equipment
long supply lines
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Russia has been invaded 500 years ago in the West
5x
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Who tries to invade Russia?
Poles, Swedes, French, Germany 2x
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Why was NATO created?
defense against the danger pf Soviet aggression
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Counterpart of Russia
Warsaw Pact in 1955
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Military organization
NATO
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What does Putin blame for undermining Russian security?
MAJOR GEOPOLITICAL DISASTER OF THE COUNTRY
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Putin blamed the last President_________?
MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
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Russian agreed with other countries not to join NATO or European UNION because it is their strategy in protecting their territory. TRUE / FALSE
TRUE
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What do you call the ancestor of Russian?
KIEVAN RUS
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Russian first territory
KIEV UKRAINE
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First expand Russia and states "attack as defense"
IVAN THE TERRIBLE 1533
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Russian need to move to ______
MOSCOW
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IVAN THE TERRIBLE was followed by?
IVAN THE GREAT
EMPRESS CATHERINE THE GREAT
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What kind of place is MOSCOW?
THEY HAVE NO DEFENSE
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Is Moscow purely flatland, with no mountains, seas, and hills?
yes
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Who founded the Russian empire?
Peter the Great
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How many countries does USSR have?
15
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Rivsl of USSR
US
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Russia is 5x of INDIA. TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
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Russia is 70x of UK. TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
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Russia is 1.75x of PHIL. TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
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Russia has 11 time zones
TRUE
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Russia's problem is very short agricultural calendar
yes
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what do you call the side of Russia
URAL
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Are RUSSIAN asian or european?
neither, they are RUSSIANS
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Which "treasure chest?"
Siberia
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Is Russian an asian power?
NO
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Central Asian countries
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan
