Unit 2 Review Flashcards
Define: Cultural Contact
The interaction of diverse cultures and perspectives which may result in changes in values, beliefs, and traditions
Which aspect of globalization MOST OFTEN is affected by cultural contact?
Social Globalization
Pros and Cons to cultural Contact
Pros:
-New ideas
-New inventions
-Sharing of knowledge
-Trade
Cons:
-Assimilation
-Colonization
Define: Colonialism
the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically
Ex: Canada, USA, African countries
Which aspect of globalization MOST OFTEN is a driving force for people to want to colonize?
Economic- MONEY AND RESOURCES
What kind of effect can colonialism have on MODERN DAY society?
Loss of language, loss of culture, assimilation, exploitation of resources, more diverse group of people
Define: International Trade
The interchange of raw materials and manufactured goods among distant groups of people
Ex: China trading with Canada
Which aspect(s) of globalization is connected to international trade?
Economic (resources and money)
Political (alliances with other countries)
Define: Mercantilism
From the 16th to the 19th centuries, a system of government-sponsored international business ventures designed to make European monarchs rich
Provide an example of mercantilism
Britain taking raw materials from Canada (furs) and sending them back to the Mother Country (Britain) to be turned into luxury goods (coats/hats) and sold for MONEY
Which aspect of globalization most closely aligns with mercantilism?
Economic
Name more than one country that Mercantilism was used within
Canada, USA, China, India, Mexico, All of the countries in Africa
Define: Capitalism
An economic system for increasing individual wealth, requiring a relatively free market, open competition, the profit motive, and at least some private ownership of the means of production
What are the pros and cons to capitalism?
Pros:
Increases economic growth
Hard working people will succeed
More jobs
More money being donated to research and charities
MONEY
Cons:
Exploitation of workers
Rich become rich while the poor become poorer
Equal opportunities do not exist for all people
Selfishness (no donation to charities or research)
Which historical event led to the take over of Capitalism?
The Industrial Revolution
Define: The Industrial Revolution
Industrialization (shifting from craft shops to large industries) began in Britain in the 18th century. It used mercantilism, and the exploitation of goods from other countries to expand.
How is the Industrial Revolution related to globalization AND capitalism?
The Industrial Revolution allowed countries like Britain to produce a large amount of goods quickly with the exploitation of workers, which in turn, allowed Britain to trade these goods internationally (globalization) and make tons of money doing so (Capitalism)
Define: Imperialism
Imperialism is the process in which a rich and powerful country gains control over other countries. Imperialism escalated in the 17th and 18th countries, as Europe was very competitive for power and prestige
Which aspect of globalization was the BIGGEST motivation for imperialism?
Economic: countries wanted to increase their wealth by exploiting their colonies
How did imperialism impact people differently?
The Imperialist countries were able to gain a lot of wealth (positive), the colonies were exploited for their resources and often felt the effects of assimilation (negative)
Provide 2 examples of how imperialism has affected modern-day society
1) Residential Schools
2)Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
3)Unfair working conditions in the Congo
4)Racism towards black people in the USA
5)High suicide and incarceration rates of people of colour
Define: Paternalistic
treating or governing a people in a fatherly way, especially by providing for them without giving them rights and responsibilities
Explain the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade
A type of mercantilism in which people were taken from their homes in Africa (mostly) and sold as slaves to people living in the European colonies
Explain the Oka Crisis
A land dispute in the 90s where the government of Canada wanted to build a golf course on Indigenous land. The indigenous peoples protested for their land, which in turn, ended-up creating hostility between the government and the Indigenous. The Indigenous people (Mohawk) ended the protest peacefully, and the golf course was never built.
