Globalization Manuel and Nicolò
What's? The globalization refers to the increasingly global relationship of culture, people and economical activity. It is generally used to refer to economic globalization.
How?
With the spread of multinationals and the creation of a great mobility of goods and people.
Where? In almost the whole world.
When? The origins The example of the earliest forms of globalization is the trade links between the Sumerian and Indus Valley civilisation. After this age there are numerous instances to trade between various countries.
Medieval age In the Islamic period the Jewish and the Muslim traders started going to various parts of the world to sell various items.
Then explorers like Columbus and Vasco da Gama sailed through the oceans in search of new countries and establish trade links or to make other countries their colonies.
The industrial revolution Due to the industrial revolution, there was a significant increase in the quantity and quality of the products. This led to higher exports, better trade and business relations.
Globalization in the modern era Globalization, in the modern sense of the term, came into existence after the Second World War, when the world leaders broke down the borders for fostering relations between nations.
Advantages to develop information technologies; to trade with other countries faster; to reduce global cost; to increase the social, economic and cultural integration. rights movement.
Disadvantages reduce our privacy; it creates disequality among countries; lower quality of goods; omologation; child labour.
British Empire The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century it was a global power. In 1920 it dominated about one fifth of the world's population and covered almost a quarter of the entire surface of the Earth.
How? The British imported raw materials from their colonies, made them into manufactured goods and then sold the goods in their colonies.
Where?
The British controlled North America, Asia, Australia and Africa.
When?
The British Empire was born after the American independence, in the late of sixtieth century.
Consequences Local people rarely participated in the political decisions of their countries. For this reason there were often rebellions in the colonies against the British.
Differences British Empire
Modern globalization
Political control
Economical control
XIX century XX century
XXI century
Asia, India, North America, Australia, Africa
The majority of the world countries.