ch 36 Flashcards

162832070	globalization	increasing interconnectedness of all parts of the world, particularly in communication and commerce but also in politics and culture—openness to exchanges around the world--	0
162832071	cell phone	invention that served as a means of globalization; most important	1
162832072	volkswagen "bug"	introduced in 1990s by Germans; example of a multinational corporation- German car but made in Mexico	2
162832073	percentage of American households in which English was not primary language	by 2000 at least 25 %	3
162832074	McDonald's	American company that served as most influential on international cultural scene	4
162832075	Halloween's impact on Northern Mexico	trick-or-treating	5
162832076	issues against economic globalization	-threat to environment -damage to labor conditions in industrial nations -rampant consumerism -not working to benefit ppl as a whole	6
162832077	NAFTA	aka North American Free Trade Agreement; includes Mexico, Canada, US; created essentially free trade zone in hopes of encouraging economic growth in all 3 nations	7
162832078	trends that run against globalization	nationalism (resistance) religion	8
162832079	protestantism in LA	appealed to those left behind by globalization; increased intolerance	9