Remake of Remake of Unit 9: Globalization Research project by Caleb Govan https://padlet.com/24cgovan/h9bqwi4fgwr4yw2l 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 16:08:59 UTC 2022-04-14 17:43:01 UTC hello@padlet.com 9.4: Economic Institutions 24cgovan https://padlet.com/24cgovan/h9bqwi4fgwr4yw2l/wish/2144073289 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 
The world trade org
  1. When was this organization founded? 1 Jan 1995 
  2. Where is its headquarters? Geneza Switzerland
  3. What is the goal of the organization? (Do NOT copy/paste the mission statement- summarize in your own words!) Open trade to benefit everybody
  4. Is the United States involved in this organization? If so, how? If not, why not? They are by being a part of the trading
  5. Are there any controversies surrounding this organization? If so, summarize them.  Couldn't find any

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

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



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Examples of multinational corporations to choose from: 
Royal Dutch Shell
Apple - Apple had previously challenged the U.S. Department of Justice's authority to compel it to unlock an iPhone 5S in a drug case in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn (In re Order Requiring Apple Inc. to Assist in the Execution of a Search Warrant Issued by the Court
Nestle 
CITI Group
Coca-Cola 
AT&T 
Proctor & Gamble 
McDonalds
Microsoft 
Exxon Mobil 
Delta Airlines
Google 
IBM 
Johnson & Johnson 
L’Oreal


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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?)Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EarthDay.org (formerly Earth Day Network) including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.
  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/ Having an event that included turning lawns into native landscapes and making sure that there is no waste being 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 1/3/4/15/16
  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? Article 4/ because there isnt really much being done to stop this


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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. Seattle WTO protests of 1999, in full Seattle World Trade Organization protests of 1999, also called Battle of Seattle, a series of marches, direct actions, and protests carried out from November 28 through December 3, 1999, that disrupted the World Trade Organization
  2. What type of response is this to globalization? (Think SPICE themes) A negative one
  3. How is this an anti-globalization response? They didnt want trade to expand and improve
  4. What happened as a result of this response? The disruption of the World Trade Organization
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  1. The League of Nations 
  2. The United Nations
  3. The International Criminal Court

  1. When was this organization founded? October 24, 1945, San Francisco, CA
  2. Where is its headquarters? New York
  3. What is the goal of the organization? (Do NOT copy/paste the mission statement- summarize in your own words!) To maintain international peace and security
  4. Is/was the United States involved in this organization? If so, how? If not, why not? Yes, The United States is the largest provider of financial contributions to the United Nations, providing 22 percent of the entire UN budget in 2020
  5. Are there any controversies surrounding this organization? If so, summarize them. a perceived lack of the body's efficacy (including a total lack of efficacy in both pre-emptive measures and de-escalation of existing conflicts which have ranged from social disputes to all-out wars)
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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? December 11, 1946
  2. Where is its headquarters? New York
  3. What is/are its main goal(s)? roviding humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide
  4. Describe one current/recent issue that this organization has addressed, and how it address(ed) it In 2020, UNICEF worked to reduce child poverty by influencing fiscal policies and mechanisms; enhance coverage and adequacy of child-sensitive social protection systems; address discrimination, including on the grounds of age, gender identity and disability;


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