Resistance to Globalization After 1900

These flashcards cover key vocabulary related to resistance to globalization post-1900, including organizations, significant events, and terms related to the anti-globalization movement.

IMF

International Monetary Fund; founded in 1944 to lend money and promote financial stability in countries.

WTO

World Trade Organization; founded in 1995 to set over 90% of rules regarding international trade.

EU

European Union; founded in 1993 as an economic free-trade zone between most European countries.

The Battle of Seattle

A significant anti-globalization protest in 1999 at a WTO conference in Seattle involving 40,000+ protestors.

Anti-globalization movement

A movement aimed at challenging the negative impacts of globalization, beginning prominently in the late 1990s.

Ethically produced products

Goods sourced without violating human rights, such as child labor or unsafe working conditions.

Brexit

The 2016 vote in which the United Kingdom chose to leave the European Union.

Debt relief

Economic assistance to reduce the debt burden of countries, particularly those indebted to the IMF.

Weibo

A Chinese social media platform created as an alternative to Twitter and Facebook, subject to government censorship.

Uighur Muslim minority

An ethnic group in China that has faced tensions and conflicts with the Han majority.