4. A world of Divide Flashcards
Global divides during the cold war
- first, second and third world regions
Countries that aligned themselves with the capitalies democracies of the (mostly) west.
First world (capitalist democracies)
Countries that aligned themselves with the socialism (mostly) soviet union
Second world (- Socialist (mostly) autocracies)
Countries that did not aligned themseleves with either
Third world (Non-aligned (neutral) )
Who are the original third world countries?
- Austria
- Finland
- Ireland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
What year did the third world label come to mean underdeveloped nations because many were newly decoloniased and poor.
1970s
comprises of wealthy, industrialized, and democratic countries
Global North
Global North includes what countries?
- USA,
- Canada,
- Western Europe,
- Australia,
- New Zealand
- Developed parts of Asia
comprises generally of developing or the least developed countries
Global South
Countries belong to global south
- regions of Asia,
- Africa,
- Middle East
- Latin America
Major differences: Global North
- Less Population
- High Wealth
- High standard of living
- High Industrial
development
Major differences: Global South
- Large population
- Low Wealth
- Low standard of living
- Low industrial
development - Agriculture
are almost all located in the Northern Hemisphere, with the exception of Australia and New Zealand
Richer countries
are mostly located in tropical regions and in the Southern Hemisphere.
Poorer countries
is defined as an increase in the cross-border flow of capital, goods, and people within a specific geographical area
Regionalization
is defined as a political will to create a formal arrangement among states on a geographically restricted basis
Regionalism
Countries across the world are help each other for their own development
Globalization
Countries from a specific region help each other for their development
Regionalization
is a result of economic activities such as trade, financial transactions, investments, technologies, labor, and tourist flows that connect Asian countries together
Asian Regionalization
was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration
Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN)
Founding fathers of ASEAN
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Thailand
Aims and Purpose of asean
- To accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region
- To promote regional peace and stability
- To promote active collaboration and mutual
assistance - To provide assistance to each other in the form of
training and research facilities - To collaborate more effectively for the greater utilization
Challenges in Asean Intergration
- Absence of a non-political platform to
maintain peace and stability among
countries - Lack of liberalization of trade in the
region. - Lack of communication and cooperation
- Insufficient support (to promote economic
growth, social progress, and cultural
development in the region).
