2.3 Flashcards
What was the impact on South America from Spain’s colonialism?
They lost all their land and precious metals, thousands of the people being wiped out in the process
What happened in the Caribbean during the colonial era?
Sugar cane plantations replaced subsistence farms, using slaves from Africa to work the land
What was the impact on Africa due to the slave trade?
It became impoverished due to the many young people that were taken away
What is the definition of disconnected?
Meaning that some countries become less influential and less involved in economic decision making that directly effects them
What is one country that has become disconnected?
Guatemala
What is the definition of the modernisation theory?
The means by which the world would become more economically uniform using western investment aimed at reducing poverty
How many stages are their to rostows modernisation theory?
Five
What are the five stages of the modernisation theory?
Traditional society Preconditions for takeoff Take off Drive to maturity Age of high consumption
What is on the y axis of the modernisation theory?
Savings and investment in industry
What is the definition of connections?
How places and people are linked together and share information
