Globalisation and uneven development

Question 1

how is the silk road an example of early globalisation

Answer 1

connected China and Europe and followed the great wall of china, trade connections over a number of centuries

Question 2

give a second example of early globalisation

Answer 2

the age of exploration

Question 3

what international organisation can be seen to impose global coloniality

Answer 3

IMF

Question 4

what assembly demanded freedom for colonies

Answer 4

1960 UN assembly

Question 5

how many countries gained independence as a result of the assembly

Answer 5

28

Question 6

who has taken on the role of former colonial powers

Answer 6

big companies

Question 7

how and why are countries still dependent on loans from the west

Answer 7

decision-,making functions are being taken away from orgs like the UN to institutions like WTO and IMF which are controlled by developed countries, tied to the west through debt

Question 8

give the centuries for the silk roads

Answer 8

1st century BC-5th century AD and 13th, 14th centuries AD

Question 9

give the time period for the spice roads

Answer 9

7th- 15th centuries

Question 10

give the time period for the age of exploration

Answer 10

15th-18th centuries

Question 11

give the time period for the first wave of globalisation

Answer 11

19th century-1914

Question 12

what occurred during the second and third waves of globalisation

Answer 12

spread to other countries eg US, factories and mass production, expansion of globalisation after the fall of the iron curtain, WTO encouraged countries to freely trade, new technologies improved trade links

Question 13

what is happening in globalisation 4.0

Answer 13

cyber world, digital economy, AI, led by China and the US, threat of climate change

Question 14

name the four types of global change

Answer 14

1. stretching
2. intensification
3. speeding up
4. deepening impact

Question 15

what is a market

Answer 15

means by which exchange of goods and services takes place due to sellers and buyers being in contact

Question 16

what are the consequences of global markets and production

Answer 16

cheaper imports, issues of fair trade and working conditions, brand responsibility

Question 17

give four aspects of globalisation

Answer 17

1. trade and intersections
2. capital and investment movements
3. migration and movement of people
4. dissemnination of knowledge

Question 18

where did people migrate illegally during the 70s

Answer 18

Australasia, US, oil rich countries

Question 19

give two examples of forced migration in history

Answer 19

trans-atlantic slave trade, forced migration after WWII as people fled from enemy territory

Question 20

what is the issue with the dissemination of knowledge to developing countries through relatives or foreign direct investment

Answer 20

knowledge from the developed world may need to be adapted to the developing world or vice versa, pushback

Question 21

name three perspectives on globalisation

Answer 21

hyperglobalist, sceptical, transformationalist

Question 22

explain the hyperglobalist view on globalisation

Answer 22

support for open markets, free trade and investment with the aim of incorporating more people into the prosperity of a growing economy, minimalist role of the state, political interdependence creates shared interests

Question 23

explain the sceptical view on globalisation

Answer 23

talk about globalisation is exaggerated

Question 24

explain the transformationalist view of globalisation

Answer 24

globalisation is unprecedented and associated with crises, profound transformative force and anticipates increases in wealth disparities

Question 25

name four reasons for the new race for Africa

Answer 25

investment, geopolitics, military, soft power

Question 26

which country started the race for africa and why

Answer 26

Israel, wanted votes in the UN

Question 27

which country has the current biggest influence in Africa? give statistics

Answer 27

China: funds 1 in 5 infrastructure projects and builds 1 in 3

Question 28

what country has military all over Africa and why

Answer 28

US- new place to take on China, seen as the continent of the future

Question 29

how is India involved in Africa

Answer 29

defence partnerships all over Africa, gives 50,000 scholarships to African students

Question 30

who pushed for global governance of the environment

Answer 30

Jacques Chirac and received support from 40 countries but not US or China

Question 31

why does the international community sometimes have to get involved in politics

Answer 31

humanitarian reasons like human rights violations

Question 32

what is the result of the globalisation of the economy

Answer 32

largest free market industry in history, shaped the post war world, international financial institutions and regional trade agreements

Question 33

what are the major drivers of economic globalisation

Answer 33

decrease in costs to transport and communication, reduced policy barriers to trade and investment

Question 34

what culture has become dominant through globalisation

Answer 34

American (or more generally, the west)

Question 35

negative side of cultural globalisation

Answer 35

decline of languages, homogenisation of culture, economic effects, unhealthy culture like fast food epidemic