Globalization 900

The History of Globalization, globalization is the whole reason we are so diverse, creating a field of new things that makes our world better and more connected.

  • Human Right

    "Television provides a window to the world through daily newscasts and documentaries. The speed at which information about other parts of the world is presented helps create an up-to-the-minute shared experience of global events. For example, in 1991, millions of television viewers across the world watched the waging of the Persian Gulf War."(Pearson,957). because of the new technology we can see things from countries away.
  • Plastic gets perfected/ invented

    "In the 1950s, a process to develop plastics at low pressures and low temperatures was perfected. Within a few years, industries
    made toys, cooking utensils, containers, and a host of other products easily and cheaply out of plastics. The plastics industry boomed."(Pearson,194). plastic was a big deal when it was perfected. The more products that could use plastic the cheaper stores could sell the items.
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    The space race

    "The space race of the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s was intensely competitive.Both the United States and the Soviet Union competed to reach the moon and beyond. Both nations developed manned and unmanned space programs. Although the space race was competitive, it carried the seeds of global cooperation"(Pearson, 941). The space race was a competition but it also has important use to exploring space. the completion was almost like a motivation to keep trying to get a spacecraft to the moon.
  • explanation for "Human rights"

    The technology that was introduced provided thousands of people to know what is going on day to day. it helped the world understand what is happening in other parts of the country or in their own state.
  • the attack on the world

    the attack on the world
    "On September 11, 2001, the United States faced its most direct threat from terrorist attack when 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes."(Pearson, 953). not everything that happened was for the good or globalization, this attack caused major red flags that the government had to take care of. becasue of this attack we have been making our world saver with new laws and safety precautions that help our world today.