World History 07 Globalization Worksheet

World History 07_Globalization Worksheet

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1)Find 5 items in your backpack and list them and where they are made.

2)List 3 reasons why these items might be made where they are made.

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3)What is a multinational company?

4)List two multinational companies.

5)List two reasons why a company would become multinational.

There are businesses which are operated not-for-profit, and offer assistance to people internationally in need of basics (food, water, shelter, safety). These non-profit businesses are not created by any specific government, and are called NGOs or (Non-Governmental Organizations). These agencies usually rely on donations and fund raising to keep their organization running smoothly. Examples include the Red Cross/Crescent, Amnesty International, and United Way.

When countries come together to create an organization to offer assistance to those in basic need, these are called International Governmental Organizations (IGOs). Some examples of these are the U.N., the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Trade Organization (WTO).

6)Explain two differences between an NGO and an IGO.

Globalization Article

Finding places like Starbucks, Subway, and McDonalds in most parts of the world evokes two completely different opinions in different people. One viewpoint is that places like these bring people around the world together as they allow people who, at first glance, not might have much in common to hare similar experiences. A favorite commercial in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s was one called “I’d like to Teach the World to Sing.” This commercial featured people from around the world standing on a hillside holding hands and drinking Coca-Cola. The commercial was trying to say that having people in all parts of the world drinking the same drink can somehow help bring about world peace.

People who favor globalization also believe that if there was no demand for goods like Big Macs and Frappachinos, they would not have the opportunity to open their stores in other countries. In other words, it is because there are people like you who live in other countries who want the things they sell, that they are able to do business there. People who think that globalization is a good idea believe that companies will only make money in areas and countries where people demand, or want, their products. It’s because people in Austria or New Zealand want to drink a Brownie Frappachino that Starbucks is able to do business far from their very first store in Seattle.

People who don’t think globalization is a bad idea might also think that many of these companies are not really exporting American tastes and products around the world. That’s because they say that many of their products are adapted, or slightly changed, to fit the tastes of people who live in other countries. For example, travel to Japan and put money in a Coke machine and the Coke you drink will taste much different from what you drink here in the United States. The amount of sugar in the beverage is adjusted in each country that it is made in to better suit the taste buds of people who live there. McDonald’s varies its menus in the countries where it has restaurants as well. In Australia, you can get a deli sandwich, in Turkey you can get a McTurko—a beef and lamb patty on pita bread, and the deserts offered vary by region as well. And Disneyland Paris is different from Disneyland in California. Many of the rides are narrated in languages other than English and the dress code for employees is much less strict (Here in the US Disney employees face restrictions on piercing and length of men’s hair—in Paris, these rules don’t exist).

On the other hand, people who don’t like globalization believe that having the same fast food restaurants and stores in many cities across the globe takes away the learning about different cultures that travel to different countries brings. Paris-France’s capital city where many people spend hour sitting at cute sidewalk cafés sipping coffee and espresso—just opened its first Starbucks recently. This really made some of the people who live in Paris angry. People come to France to experience the culture and drink French versions of coffees, not the same thing they can get in any mall in the U.S., they claim. Similarly, when a McDonald’s popped up on the island of Corfu in Greece, local residents did not want to see the Golden Arches in one of their most beautiful town squares. “Why should we have a McDonald’s here” many people cried. “We have beautiful beaches, great restaurants, and remarkable architecture of our own. We don’t need to import McDonalds!” Many people who oppose globalization believe that each area of the world should keep what is unique to it—to make sure that their culture will live on and not be taken over by American culture.

In addition, those who believe that Starbucks should not be found on every corner of the world also believe that companies like Starbucks and McDonalds are taking away business from local companies. Because each Starbucks and McDonalds sends a portion of the profit they make back to the company headquarters in the U.S., many people believe that it is Americans, not local citizens, who are making money off of these stores.

Read the Globalization article and answer questions 7 through 11

7)Using the information that you just read, list two examples of globalization.

8)Using the information that you just read, list two reasons why people agree with globalization:

9)Using the information that you just read, list two reasons why people might not agree with globalization:

10)Look up cultural diffusion in your glossary in your textbook and write its definition here:

11)Read the section titled “World Culture Blends Many Influences” on pages 1095 and 1096 of your book. Using this information, list five examples of cultural diffusion.

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12)What is a tariff?

13)What is free trade?

14)What is NAFTA?

15)Was NAFTA supposed to make the prices of certain goods cheaper or more expensive?