Week 2 Part 3: Antiglobalization (lecture)

Question 1

Where was the WTO’s meeting in 1999 to celebrate globalization held?

Answer 1

Seattle

Question 2

How was globalization affecting smaller countries?

Answer 2

Globalization pushed bigger cultures like American or European culture on smaller countries. This swamped the smaller local cultures and swept away cultural aspects like language.

Question 3

How were major companies using their influence on the government for their benefit?

Answer 3

They made the government lower corporate taxes, as well as lower environmental, social (helping people), and labor standards

Question 4

What became a rising trend after WW1 in response to globalization?

Answer 4

More countries started looking towards nationalism to protect their own economies, especially after the great depression. They started to apply tariffs and become suspicious of international trade. During this period many colonial connections broke down.

Question 5

What was the main point protestors argued against globalization?

Answer 5

That globalization undermine national sovereignty

Question 6

According to anti-globalization supporters, who were undermining their national sovereignty?

Answer 6

Multinational businesses and Corporations

Question 7

What were the arguments made by the protesters against multinational businesses and corporations?

Answer 7

MNCs were undermining national sovereignty influencing government to lower corporate taxes as well as environmental, social, and labor standards

Question 8

After ____ the rise of the nation and the hardships of depression led to the blame of big companies and arguments for tariff-protected, national.

Answer 8

WW1

Question 9

Which organization’s meeting was held in 1999, in Seattle which attracted widespread protest

Answer 9

WTO

Question 10

In which year the modern anti-globalization movement gained public attention in Seattle

Answer 10

1999