Remake of Remake of Unit 9: Globalization Research project by Andrew Hutson https://padlet.com/ahutson14/hnaouo979bobth2u 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 13:32:31 UTC 2026-02-03 16:19:47 UTC hello@padlet.com 9.4: Economic Institutions ahutson14 https://padlet.com/ahutson14/hnaouo979bobth2u/wish/2143876200 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?  -July 1944
  2. Where is its headquarters? -Washington DC
  3. What is the goal of the organization? (Do NOT copy/paste the mission statement- summarize in your own words!)-To end generational poverty and increase shared prosperity 
  4. Is the United States involved in this organization? If so, how? If not, why not? -Yes, largest shareholder of the World Bank today.
  5. Are there any controversies surrounding this organization? If so, summarize them. - Criticism World bank has received includes, Advocating disability adjusted life years as a health measure.

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

  1. When was this trade agreement signed? -1991
  2. What countries are involved in this trade agreement? - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
  3. Discuss one controversy about this trade agreement.-Criticism Mercosur received includes, poor transport infrastructure which means they had poor transportation systems



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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

 -Coca-Cola charged several foreign affiliates royalties that were too low from 2007 to 2009, which reduced the parent company's U.S. income and resulted in underpayment of its U.S. income taxes by $3.3 billion.



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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?) -expose global environmental problems and promote solutions 
  2. Research and summarize a recent protest they staged. What were they protesting? Where? How did they protest? What was the result? -greenpeace staged a peaceful protest in Germany, protesting against Shell’s plans to abandon an estimated 11,000 tonnes of oil in the sea
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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-Article 5-Article 1-Article 13-Article 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? - I think there should be more human rights against judgment 
  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? -everyone has the right to freedom of thought, because the U.S. can't maintain or  protect our belief and thoughts



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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. -withdrawal process of the United Kingdom from the European Union 
  2. What type of response is this to globalization? (Think SPICE themes) - Brexit was a rejection of globalization 
  3. How is this an anti-globalization response?  - the EU lost about one-sixth of its economic power and security policy weight with the exit of a country which has considerable global influence.
  4. What happened as a result of this response? - the EU lost about one-sixth of its economic power and security policy weight with the exit of a country which has considerable global influence.
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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
  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!) -maintain international peace
  4. Is/was the United States involved in this organization? If so, how? If not, why not? -Yes, America is a charter member of the united nations 
  5. Are there any controversies surrounding this organization? If so, summarize them.  -United Nations has added on new challenges, such as AIDS, big data and climate change.
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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?-May 21, 1881
  2. Where is its headquarters? -Washington D.C.
  3. What is/are its main goal(s)? - protect life and health and to ensure respect for any human being.
  4. Describe one current/recent issue that this organization has addressed, and how it address(ed) it - help people prepare for emergencies, including our first Federal Charter, Two World Wars, Korea, and Vietnam



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