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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
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