Globalisation timeline Flashcards
1
Q
the world bank was established in
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1944
2
Q
the first windrush migrants from Jamaica arrived to britain in
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1948
3
Q
britain joined the EEC (now EU) in
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1975
4
Q
the first windows computer was sold in
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1990
5
Q
the broadband internet became available for domestic use in
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1996
6
Q
tesco spread to asia in
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1998
7
Q
the millenium goals were set in
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2000
8
Q
facebook was launched in
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2004
9
Q
china becomes the glob’es second largest economy in
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2011
10
Q
the two phases of globalisation are:
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1- ‘Incipient globalisation’
2-‘Onset of full scale globalisation’
11
Q
wat is the incipient phase of glob. and what are the dates?
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- 1850-1950
- improved communications
- early TNCs (Siemens 1852)
- International organisations (League of Nations 1923)
- global events (Olympics 1896)
12
Q
what is the onset of full scale glob. and what are the dates?
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- 1950-2000
- communication revolution and the power of media
- development of trade blocks
- movement of people
