Issue Paper #2: Our Shrinking World Globalization is the process of interaction and integration among people of different nations that is pushed and aided primarily by the advancements of technology . Throughout time it has been noted that as technology advances, so does the relations between different nations. This is evident in our lives every day, as people travel to different countries in airplanes and order an item online that is from a country on the other side of the planet or being able to discover current issues in other countries by using the Internet and social media. All of these things make the world seem a lot smaller and more connected than it had seemed before. Globalization starts when people discover and begin to interact
…show more content…
One of the major canals used for globalization was the Suez Canal.5 The Suez Canal created efficient transportation around the continent of Africa in 1869. It later underwent repairs to allow more ships to use it. After the canals, railroads allowed both people and resources to be transported over large distance quickly and in mass quantities.5 Many countries underwent a railroad craze during the 1800s because a lot of countries didn’t have roads for transportation. Railroads could carry goods 300 miles a day, while a carriage could only go about 15 miles a day. This reduced the cost of food shipment by 80% and railroads became a common site throughout Europe.5 While most of Europe was covered by railroads, America became a car country in the …show more content…
to San Francisco.5 Cars not only spread out culture, but it also led to the rise of several corporations, one being McDonalds, that took advantage of the car craze that existed in Americans. In today’s culture though, the number one method of transportation is the airplane. In 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright, popularly known as the Wright Brothers, invented the first airplane.5 Airplanes were not utilized for transportation as much as they were used in the First World War. Before World War 2, the idea of flight became very popular. This idea grew as most Americans became more exposed to airplanes. By 1956, America had officially became an “air country”, no longer relying on ground for transportation.5 This was due primarily to the invention of the shipping container, which also played a role in shaping the global economy that we now have
One of the major canals used for globalization was the Suez Canal.5 The Suez Canal created efficient transportation around the continent of Africa in 1869. It later underwent repairs to allow more ships to use it. After the canals, railroads allowed both people and resources to be transported over large distance quickly and in mass quantities.5 Many countries underwent a railroad craze during the 1800s because a lot of countries didn’t have roads for transportation. Railroads could carry goods 300 miles a day, while a carriage could only go about 15 miles a day. This reduced the cost of food shipment by 80% and railroads became a common site throughout Europe.5 While most of Europe was covered by railroads, America became a car country in the …show more content…
to San Francisco.5 Cars not only spread out culture, but it also led to the rise of several corporations, one being McDonalds, that took advantage of the car craze that existed in Americans. In today’s culture though, the number one method of transportation is the airplane. In 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright, popularly known as the Wright Brothers, invented the first airplane.5 Airplanes were not utilized for transportation as much as they were used in the First World War. Before World War 2, the idea of flight became very popular. This idea grew as most Americans became more exposed to airplanes. By 1956, America had officially became an “air country”, no longer relying on ground for transportation.5 This was due primarily to the invention of the shipping container, which also played a role in shaping the global economy that we now have