Remake of Remake of Unit 9: Globalization Research project by Ellie Bates https://padlet.com/ellbates/39d02ja0657g59b3 Explore the causes and effects of globalization by researching some global organizations that were created (or spread globally) in the second half of the 20th century. Make a copy of this template to post your answers to the topics and questions below. 9.4: Key Concept - Changing economic institutions, multinational corporations, and regional trade agreements reflected the spread of principles and practices associated with free-market economics throughout the world. 9.5 (and 9.3): Key Concept - Movements throughout the world protested the inequality of environmental and economic consequences of global integration. 9.5: Key Concept - Rights-based discourses challenged old assumptions about race, class, gender, and religion. 9.7: Key Concept - Responses to rising cultural and economic globalization took a variety of forms. 9.8: Key Concept - New international organizations, including the United Nations, formed with the stated goal of maintaining world peace and facilitating international cooperation. en-us 2022-04-14 16:08:43 UTC 2025-10-24 04:10:35 UTC hello@padlet.com 9.4: Economic Institutions ellbates https://padlet.com/ellbates/39d02ja0657g59b3/wish/2144072900 Choose ONE of the following economic institutions and answer questions about them using the internet: 
  1. The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  2. The World Bank
  3. The World Trade Organization 

  1. When was this organization founded?  1/1/1995
  2. Where is its headquarters? Geneva, Switzerland
  3. What is the goal of the organization? (Do NOT copy/paste the mission statement- summarize in your own words!) make trade more open and benefit everybody
  4. Is the United States involved in this organization? If so, how? If not, why not? yes they are involved by importing and exporting goods
  5. Are there any controversies surrounding this organization? If so, summarize them. there are none

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  1. The European Union
  2. NAFTA
  3. ASEAN
  4. Mercosur

  1. When was this trade agreement signed? 12/8/1993
  2. What countries are involved in this trade agreement? Canada, Mexico, and the United States
  3. Discuss one controversy about this trade agreement. the loss of U.S. jobs to Mexico

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Examples of multinational corporations to choose from: 
Royal Dutch Shell
Apple
Nestle 
CITI Group
Coca-Cola 
AT&T 
Proctor & Gamble 
McDonalds
Microsoft 
Exxon Mobil 
Delta Airlines
Google 
IBM 
Johnson & Johnson 
L’Oreal

Apple was asked to unlock two encrypted iPhones that belonged to the perpetrator of a fatal shooting at a naval base. This request could endanger Apple users and would require companies to weaken the encryption that keeps our digital lives safe and secure.


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  1. Greenpeace 
  2. Green Belt in Kenya
  3. Earth Day 

  1. What is the focus of this organization? (What are they trying to accomplish?) to protect recreation opportunities by promoting responsible outdoor ethics through stewardship and education
  2. Research and summarize a recent protest they staged. What were they protesting? Where? How did they protest? What was the result? Durant ,OK,USA/zero waste/havng an event that turned lawns into native landscapes and making sure there was no waste left behind
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  1. Choose the FIVE rights that you think are the most important (this can be the ones that are important to you personally, or the ones you think have the biggest impact on humanity) Article 3,4,5,13,16
  2. Are there any rights on this list that you think should not be guaranteed human rights? If so, why not? Are there any rights that you think SHOULD be on the list, but aren’t? the right to free health care
  3. Find a right on the list that is not guaranteed by the US government. Why do you think this right is not protected by the US government? Artical 7 because people still get profiled and treted diffrent because of gender and race


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  1. “Battle of Seattle”
  2. Brexit
  3. Creation of fair trade companies
  4. Advent of locally developed social media platforms (Weibo in China)

  1. What happened during this event?/What led these companies to be created? Give some context around the event or creation of a company. a series of marches, direct actions, and protests carried out that disrupted the World Trade Organization/ this started because  issues including workers' rights, sustainable economies, and environmental and social issues. 
  2. What type of response is this to globalization? (Think SPICE themes) economical
  3. How is this an anti-globalization response? they stopped world trade 
  4. What happened as a result of this response? it led to an ongoing investigation of the events by the newly appointed WTO Accountability Review Committee
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  1. The League of Nations 
  2. The United Nations
  3. The International Criminal Court

  1. When was this organization founded? 1/10/1920
  2. Where is its headquarters? Geneva, Switzerland
  3. What is the goal of the organization? (Do NOT copy/paste the mission statement- summarize in your own words!) to prevent wars and settle through negotiation and not violence and improve global welfare
  4. Is/was the United States involved in this organization? If so, how? If not, why not? yes they are the us is not involved because congress  feared it would draw the United Sates into international affairs unnecessarily
  5. Are there any controversies surrounding this organization? If so, summarize them.Most historians hold that the League operated much less effectively without U.S. participation than it would have otherwise
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  1. UNICEF  
  2. The Red Cross 
  3. Amnesty International  
  4. Doctors Without Borders (Medicins Sans Frontiers)
  5. World Health Organization (WHO)

  1. When was this organization founded? 12/11/1946
  2. Where is its headquarters? new york
  3. What is/are its main goal(s)? save children's lives, defend their rights, and help them reach their full potential
  4. Describe one current/recent issue that this organization has addressed, and how it addressed (ed) it in 2020 they worked to reduce child poverty and enhance child social protective services


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