Unit 9 17-35

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

The World Trade Organization was established bu the __________ - settles international trade disputes (1995)

European Union

Regional Trade Agreements

NAFTA (USMCA)

Canada, Mexico, US – free trade zone (1994) (new version known as USMCA as of 2020)

ASEAN

SE Asian nations - like NAFTA (1967)

MERCOSAUR

Latin America – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia – 1991

Ronald Reagan

Gov encouraging free market policies, The US beginning with ________

Margaret Thatcher

Britain under _______.

Deng Xiaoping

China under _______

Pinochet

Chile under _____. Free market established after US supported coup against leftist leader – supported by the military (1974 – 1990)

International Monetary Fund

1945 – Bretton Woods Conference (29 member nations) – 188 nations working together to improve the world economy

World Bank

Coordinates financial goals internationally

World Trade Organization

Established by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade – settles international trade disputes (1995)

Royal Dutch Shell

Shell gas (Netherlands, London, UK) 1907

Coca-Cola

(1892) multinational corporations

Sony

(1946) multinational coporations

Greenpeace

(1972) Movements throughout the world protested the inequality of environmental and economic consequences of global integration

Green Belt

(1977) in Kenya, Professor Wangari Manthai – encouraged women to work together to grow seedlings and plant trees; store rainwater

Earth Day

(1970) Founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in

White Australia Policy

The notion of human rights gained traction throughout the world -->The end of _______

UN Declaration of Rights

(1948) – specifies the responsibility of nations to prevent crimes against humanity

Xenophobia

New cultural identities; ____ and race riots

Hare Krishna

Worship of Radha-Krishna – form of altered Hinduism

Falun Gong

________ – founded by Li  Hangzhi – meditation and discipline

Liberation Theology

‘50s and ‘60s – interpretation of Jesus  in relation to unjust political, economic, and social realities – accusations of Marxist concepts – Vatican declared it a sin

Wangari Manthai

a professor who encouraged women to work together to grow seedlings and plant tress; store rainwater

Gaylord Nelson

A Senator who founded Earth Day

Negritude

French literary movement argued that precolonial Africa was superior to post colonial Africa

Radha-Krishna

Hare Krishna: worship of _____

Li Hangzhi

formed Falun Gong

Cricket , The Olympics, and World Cup Soccer

Popular and consumer culture became global --> Sports were more widely practiced and reflected national and social aspirations

Bollywood & Reggae

Popular and consumer culture became global --> Changes in communication and transportation technology enabled the widespread diffusion of music and film

eBay & Alibaba

Global consumerism --> Online commerce has been enabled by ____ and ______

Coco-Cola & Toyota

Global Consumerism --> Global Brands

Anti-IMF Activism

______ and anti-World; Bank Activism

Weibo

Advent of locally developed social media (**__** in China)

The League of Nations & The United Nations

New International Organizations

The International Tribunal Court

1945 – “Crimes Against Humanity” – established after Nuremberg

The International Monetary Fund

1945 – Bretton Woods Conference (29 member nations) – 188 nations working together to improve the world economy

World Bank

Coordinates financial goals internationally

World Trade Organization

Established by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade – settles international trade disputes (1995)

UNICEF

NGO - 1946

The Red Cross

NGO - 1881

Amnesty International

NGO - political human rights abuses - 1961

Doctors Without Borders

NGO - 1971

World Health Organization

NGO- 1948