AP World History AMSCO Guided Notes
9.7: Resistance to Globalization
AMSCO Guided Notes
AP World History Guided Notes
AMSCO 9.7 - Resistance to Globalization
Essential Questions
- What were the various responses to globalization from 1900 to the present?
I. The Roots of Globalization and Anti-Globalization
1. What organizations formed after World War II to promote global economic growth, and how did they facilitate the movement of goods across borders?
2. What role did the World Trade Organization play in international trade after 1995, and why did some people distrust it?
A. The "Battle of Seattle"
1. What happened at the 1999 WTO conference in Seattle and why is it considered significant to the anti-globalization movement?
2. What diverse groups participated in the Seattle protests and what issues did they represent?
II. Why Resist Globalization?
A. Working Conditions
1. What specific examples of poor working conditions in the global economy did critics use to oppose globalization?
2. How did the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh illustrate the dangers of globalized manufacturing?
B. Environmental Damage
1. How does globalization contribute to environmental problems, and what counterargument do globalization supporters offer?
C. Threats to National Sovereignty
1. What was Brexit and what reasons did British conservatives give for supporting it?
2. Why did critics worry that leaving the European Union would harm Britain economically?
III. Economic Resistance
1. How did globalization disadvantage small local businesses compared to large corporations and transnational companies?
2. Why did critics distrust the World Bank and IMF, and what evidence of their concerns emerged from protests in the late 20th and early 21st centuries?
A. What Measures Do Anti-Globalists Favor?
1. What are the four main policy goals of the anti-globalization movement and what does each one aim to achieve?
IV. Anti-Globalization and Social Media
1. How have anti-globalization activists used the internet and social media to spread their message?
2. What different approaches have governments taken to control or restrict social media platforms, and what were their stated reasons?
3. How has China's Weibo platform been used differently from Western social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook?
Key Terms
Muhammad Yunus
Theresa May
Manal al-Sharif
child labor
Rana Plaza factory
ecotourism
human rights
fair trade
sustainable development
debt relief
debt restructuring
Brexit
Uighur
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