Unit 9 Lesson 5

Question 1

What factors encouraged western globalization

Answer 1

Consumerism, services, technology, free market

Question 2

Environmentalism

Answer 2

1979: Green Party
1986: Chernobyl power plant

World became globally aware that a bad environment has global consequences
Led to governments coming together and imposing environmental regulations

Question 3

Calculating machines

Answer 3

Helped businesses and government organize and collect data

Created entirely new commercial industry

Question 4

First computer

Answer 4

ENIAC: electronic numerical integrator and computer
First built during war to calculate ballistic missiles for the US Army

Mouse and keyboard made it easier + bitmap

Question 5

What factors increased Americanization?

Good or bad?

Answer 5

MARSHALL PLAN: strengthen European economies and gave loans = American influence

NATO leadership, tourism, pop culture, exchange students, military

Europeans unhappy bc replaced their culture and homogenized the world

Question 6

Steps towards European unification

Answer 6

1951 European coal and steel community

1957: European economic community “common market”

Question 7

Treaty of Maastricht

Answer 7

1991: created the EURO and a strong central bank
1999: EURO implemented
Requirements: economic stability, same values on social support

Question 8

Concerns on new membership

Answer 8

New nations from former soviet blocs were poor, large, and would require a lot of money ex. Turkey

Turkey was also Muslim, but EU considered themselves Christian

1. Political elites ignored voters
2. Young discontent w/ economy; voted against EU to show it
3. Smaller member states felt ignored
4. Euro exchange rate was unfair
5. People didn’t want to cede sovereignty to certain nations

Question 9

Problems in EU

Answer 9

After 2008 recession, counties in bad economic state

Some countries didn’t want EU to get stronger

Question 10

Euro zone crisis 2009

Answer 10

Greece puts everyone in jeopardy

Germany makes loans but forces policy of austerity

Question 11

Green Party?

Answer 11

Pacifism, antinuclear, social justice, quality of life, environmentalist

Started with young rebellious students into antinuclear protests into antique movement

Question 12

IMF and World bank

Answer 12

Ppl criticized capitalism, demands, and forced globalization but today

Less relevant, more flexible, countries embrace free market, good growth in developing world