2 - history of globalisation

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• Leerjaar 3

Geography year 3

Mister de Graaf

Boss of Geography

Today

What is globalisation about?

History of globalisation

Globalisation

"The development in which all kinds of places on earth are becoming increasingly connected."

What makes globalisation possible?

Time-space compression

Freetrade & capitalism

#1 Time space

compression

"The compression of geographic

space by means of faster transport

and communication."

www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de

#2 Freetrade & capitalism

"Freetrade means buying and selling without barriers, and capitalism is when people or companies own businesses to make money."

So by allowing goods, services,

and money to move more freely

across borders, economies worldwide will

connect.

Connection = globalisation!

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Worksheet globalisation & anti-globalisation

History of Globalisation

Stage I: voyages of discovery

Stage II: Industrial colonisation

Stage III: decolonisation

Stage IV:

Free market economy

Voyages of discovery

1500-1800

Discovery of the New World by Europeans

• Accidentally
• Wealth
• New crops (potato)

Interesting for trade and settlements

Stage 1: voyages of discovery

1500-1800

Write down how you

recognize globalisation

in this video

Film John Rolfe - History of the US

What did this video had to do with globalisation?

• John Rolfe traveled from England to the US and back (Connectedness)
  
• Tobacco grown in the US was sold in England (Economic growth and dependency)
  
• John Rolfe marries Indian woman
  
• US competes with Spain in the tobacco trade

Some colonies were forced to adopt the culture and political system of European countries!

IMPERIALISM

Africa before 

colonisation

(1876)

Africa after 

colonisation

(1914)

Europeanisation --> Adopting European Culture

Americanisation --> Adopting American Culture

Europeanisation

Americanisation

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Worksheet history of globalisation