unit 9 world

Communication Technologies

Communication Technologies

Radios, television, cellular technologies and the internet

Energy Technologies

Nuclear & Petroleum increased production

Changes in Types of Energy Technologies

Energy sources changed from coal to nuclear, solar, wind, and water

Green Revolution

Agricultural revolution that increased production through improved seeds, fertilizers, and irrigation; use of genetically modified organisms

Antibiotics

A useful agent in curing bacterial infections

In WWII, this saved the lives of soldiers from infected wounds; can lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Birth Control

A form of hormone able to prevent pregnancy and benefit in other ways. Fertility rates declined; women were able to decide when they wanted to have kids; reshaped gender roles because women could have control over their fertility

Vaccines

Able to eradicate widespread illnesses and diseases, Prevent over 3 million deaths every year

Pandemic

A disease that spreads across national borders

Malaria, Tuberculous, Cholera, Polio, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, COVID

Causes of environmental change

Population growth, Urbanization, Globalization, and Industrialization

Environmental Issues

Resource depletion, inequality and scarce resources, changes in the atmosphere, global warming, deforestation

Global Warming

An increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes), The Kyoto Protocol and The Paris Agreement are attempting to remedy

Globalization

The world becoming smaller and more connected, the interaction among people, governments, and companies around the world; increased integration of the global economy since the 1970s

Economic Liberalization

Allows countries to implement economic policies that aid manufacturing & development

free market economy

an economic system in which decisions on the three key economic questions are based on voluntary exchange in markets

Deng Xioaping (China)

Leader after Mao, entered global economy, allowed for limited business and property ownership to stimulate hard work and innovation

ASEAN

an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism

Asian Tigers

Hong Kong, SIngapore, South Korea, and Taiwan followed Japan's economic model

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement; encouraged the US and Canada to build factories in Mexico and use low-wage workers

World Trade Organization (WTO)

a permanent global institution to promote international trade and to settle international trade disputes

multinational corporation

corporations that are legally incorporated in one country, but make and sell goods/services in one or more other countries; they produced the greatest gains for developed and developing nations

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

In 1948 the UN issued this document for all nations in an attempt to end genocides and protect basic human rights

Apartheid in South Africa

Afrikaans for apartness, it was the segregation of blacks in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. It was created to keep the white minority in power and allow them to have almost total control over the black majority.

Consumer Culture

people focused more on what they bought and owned than on where they lived/what they did for a living/what they believed

Popular Culture

the culture of everyday people rather than the educated elite

Americanization

people across the world learned more about the US than Americans learned about the world

Examples of Globalized Culture

Bollywood, Anime, Reggae, K-Pop

United Nations

An international organization formed after WWII to promote international peace, security, and cooperation.

Social Continuities and Changes that have occurred from 1900 to the present

Continuities: Women were still oppressed in many countries and saw little to no improvements

Changes: population growth, women's rights, Civil Rights Act of 1965

Political Continuities and Changes that have occurred from 1900 to the present

Continuities: continued political discrimination

Changes: nonviolent resistance, protests demanding human rights, increased suffrage

Environmental Continuities and Changes that have occurred from 1900 to the present

Continuities: pollution continued, overuse of fossil fuels, climate change

Changes: People started trying to benefit the environment, renewable energies, move to nuclear

Cultural Continuities and Changes that have occurred from 1900 to the present

Continuities: people continued relying on Western influence

Changes: Consumer culture spread; foreign fashion, TV, and music spread

Economic Continuities and Changes that have occurred from 1900 to the present

Continuities: Developed countries continued to rely on goods and manufacturing from less developed countries

Changes: US superiority was being challenged, Rise of China, Economic institutions and regional trade agreements - EU, NAFTA