GS KA 1 Flashcards
(43 cards)
What happened in 1492?
Columbus set sail from Spain and discovered the “New World” (the Americas)
How do they describe the “change” in size during the 1st Globalisation?
It changed from large to medium
How do they describe the “change” in size during the 2nd Globalisation?
It changed from medium to small
How do they describe the “change” in size during the 3rd Globalisation?
It changed from small to tiny
From when until when was the 1st Globalisation?
From the discovery of the Americas in 1492
to 1800
Why was the discovery of the Americas so significant?
Because is practically opened the “Old World” to the “New World” and introduced trade between them
From when until when was the 2nd Globalisation?
From 1800 to 2000
From when until when was the 3rd Globalisation?
From the 2000s until today
What sort of powers where there during the 1st Globalisation? (1492-1800)
Natural powers:
-horse power
What were the most significant inventions during the 2nd Globalisation? (1800-2000)
Hardware:
-computer
Industrial revolution - Power from machines:
Steampower (for locomotives, ships, machines)
What events happened during the 2nd Globalisation that had lasting effects?
WW1, WW2
Global market
Global economies
Industrial Revolution
www was invented (world wide web)
What was the most significant invention during the 3rd Globalisation?
Software
Internet
Definition of Globalisation:
-Process of internationalisation
-Process by which the world is becoming more unified, on an economic, technological, and cultural level
6 important historical events in order:
Silk Road
British Empire
Industrial Revolution
World War 2
Rise of global players
Internet
What was the Industrial Revolution?
Huge advances in science and technology, including transport
What is the Internet?
A global system of interconnected computer networks
What was the British Empire?
A quarter of the world’s population under control of one country
What was the Silk Road?
An overland trading route from China and India to the west 2000 years ago
What was World War 2?
Biggest international conflict in the history of mankind (1939 to 1945)
What was the rise of global players?
Companies starting to manufacture goods in countries with low labour costs and taxes
What was transported along the Silk Road?
silk, wool, gold, silver
How big was once the population of the British Empire?
450 million people
The most significant means of transport invented during the Industrial Revolution:
Steamships and trains
Which country did western European countries import goods from after WW2?
The United States
