Social 10-1 Flashcards
immigration act
Laws to protect new immigrants coming to Canada
What did Christopher Columbus do?
Started Globalization in October 12, 1492
Travelled to the America’s
What was the 7 Years war?
A war that lasted 7 years where Britain and France fight for land in the America’s
What did Johannes Gutenberg do?
Created the first printing press
What is “Economies of Scale”
“Bulk buying”
Buying more product so shipping is cheaper
Cheaper per unit
What are role models?
Someone to look up to
Universalization
To make/go on a global level
Indentured Labour
Consented non paid labour
Silk road
A trading route between nations like China, India, Europe.
Many ideas, new beliefs, products, and goods were shared in this route.
White Man’s Burden
A policy that a white man is responsible for a non white man and their affairs
Triangular trade
A type of trade system where
1 nation gathers the raw products
1 nation produces the products
1 nation sells the products
all 3 nations profit
What did Nelson Mandela do?
Created independence for South Africa from Britain
Bretton Woods Conference
A conference created after WWII
Created to decrease chance of conflict and war
GATT arose from this
World bank and IMF arose from GATT
What did Ghandi do?
Shared his peaceful way of solving problems and created independence for India
What is the Scramble for Africa?
A point in history when European nations would fight over land and other indigenous tribes in Africa. Often and Eurocentric mindset would be the main reason for travelling. Britain, France and Belgium are part of this.
Rwandan Genocide
European government took over Rwanda and claimed that the “Hutu” tribe were better and superior to the “Tutsi” tribe. The Tutsi leader died and much conflict like mass rape, and genocide occured.
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
Got rid of trade barriers and tariffs in North America
Helped free trade to occur in North America
USMCA
Donald Trump got rid of NAFTA and created USMCA
To increase the percentage of materials used to be from North America to be considered a product with no tariffs.
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
A policy that arose from the Bretton Woods Conference after WWII that was used to decrease tariffs and trade barriers on international trade. It was also used to open trade and make it easier between nations.
Industrial Revolution
Period in history where hand made products switched to large mechanized machines to create the products in a grand / enormous scale. (Large cause of global warming)
World Bank
An IGO which arose from GATT and was used to decrease tariffs and help developing nations by increasing infrastructure in the nation to help.
Internment
A place where people may go to be imprisoned usually due to military of political reasons
NGO
Non Governments Organization
(Ex. Make a Wish Foundation, green peace, save the children, World Wildlife Fund, etc)
EU
European Union
An agreement that was used in Europe to decrease tariffs and trade barriers between nations in Europe
Used the same currency to make business’, investing and trade to be cheaper, easier and less risky
Media Concentration
Gathering ownership of media
Controlling what the media is showing
One large company control a large amount of media in a nation
Able to alter the citizens understanding and way of thinking about current events and government
Stewardship
Having a responsibility for something
John Maynard Keynes
Believed that a planned economy was better then a market economy
Legacy
What a person leaves behind after they pass
Hayek
Believed that a market economy was better then a planned economy
Market economy
Little to no government intervening with the economy
Planned economy
High government involvement in the economy
Indian act
A act passed in 1867 that was used to control and know who and who isn’t an indigenous person. Did not allow indigenous to have a voice in government
Multiculturalism
A diversity in cultural backgrounds and types of people
Quiet Revolution
A period in history where French speaking people in Canada changed the official languages of Canada to English and French. Allowed for more French emerging schools and more French representation in the nation
Language Laws
Establishes the official languages of a Nation
GNH
Gross National Happiness
Measures culture representation, governing, and the environment of a nation.
Deindustrialization
Erasing or getting rid of industrialized equipment
Historical Globalization
1492 - Christopher Columbus find the America’s
1800-2000 - 2 World Wars
2000-Present
Flags of Convenience
Flags used on ships to allow moving around globally easier for nations to trade and move products around
Status Indian
A indigenous person falls under the Indian Act
Currently these are used for Indigenous people to gain benefits in Canada
Nationalism
Loyalty and devotion for your nation
Identity
Who and What makes a person. (Age, culture, religion, name, etc.)
Reperations
Nations making up for war or any other passed mistakes they have commited
Cultural Pluralism
People are allowed to promote their culture
Pluralism
Many together
For many things to live together and be together peacefully
Eurocentrism
Belief that the European mindset and belief if the best and superior to others
Context
Information based on surroundings
Ethnocentrism
Belief that ones culture is better and superior to others
Free trade
Open trade with no tariffs or trade barriers
Tariffs
Tax on products being traded and bought from a nation
Cultural mosaic
Many cultures living together
Grand Exchange
Mass amount of trade, and idea sharings between nations.
Mainly occured on the silk road
Depopulation
Decrease in as areas population
Digital divide
Difference in technology depending on where you live in the world
Lingistic rights
The rights to speak a language in a nation
Factors of production
Land, Labour, Capital , Entrepreneurship
Propaganda
Advertisements used to convey a message (often fake)
Cultural diversity
Difference in cultures in an area
Sanction
Methods used to pressure government to take action of do something. (Boycott)
Homogenization
Erasing of differences to become simular
Media Convergence
Media converting from non digital to digital
Ex. Newspaper to TV
Sustainable prosperity
Using the Earths resources to make our present better without jeopardizing our future.
Transnational Corperations
Large Companies based in many nations to grow and become larger
Apartheid
Discrimination in legislations and governments
Foreign Aid
Aid a help from more developed nations to other developing nations
Cultural Content Legislation
Laws to Protect cultures
Containerizing
Putting products in large containers to help trading and moving products easier
Trade liberalization
The act of getting rid of trade barriers and tariffs
Assimilation
To wipe and get rid of a non dominant culture
Capitalism
Market Economy
little to no government
free, open economy
Economic depression / Great depression
Occured after WWII where no one wanted to work
Decrease in workers
Low movement of money
Low economic movement
Market crash
Privatization
Seperating a company from government.
Making the company a IGO
Gacaca courts
Used in Rwanda and the courts of Rwanda
Pop culture
Popular culture
Hybridization
To mix together and create something new
Collective
A group (s) that a person belongs to
Acculturation
Cultures share
SHARE!!
Outsourcing
Gathering of materials and products from other nations
Imperialism
To build an empire, get rid of non dominant cultures
HDI
Human Developememt Index
Measures Education, standard of living and life expenctancy
Economic globalization
Transportation
Communication
Trade
Worldwide
Knowledge economy
Developing ideas to better the economy based on knowledge and education
Consensus
General agreement
Tied Aid
Foreign aid with strings attatched
The Nation helping benifits in a way
Lingistic revitalization
Revive a language
Communism
Get rid of class distinctions
Planned economy
Everyone equal
Mercantilism
Small nations are only allowed to trade and sell raw materials with Europe to make Europe the most rich and powerful
Ecological footprint
The amount of Natural Earth resources needed to sustain a person(s)
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Measure the strength of a nations economy
IMF
International Monetary Fund
Arose from Bretton Woods Court
To decrease chances of war and make trade easier
Quota
Government imposed restriction to limit the amount of trade being exported and imported
