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what is accomodation?
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diferent cultures coming together and accepting eachother
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what is assimilation?
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a minority groups culture being absorbed by another culture creating a new one
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what is cultural revitilization?
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promoting peoples individual and cultural identity
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homogenization is?
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erasing diferences so people become more and more alike
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hybridization involves?
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taking parts of two or more things to create somethign new
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what is a cultural mosaic?
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society made of many individual cultural groups
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what is media convergence?
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using technology to "globalize" themselves
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what is cultural pluralism?
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the idea that other cultures are free to promote themselves
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what is multiculturalism?
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candaian government policy based on the idea that canadian society accepts many cultures
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fancophone are?
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french speaking
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anglophones are?
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english speaking
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what is pop culture?
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short for popular culture, the culture of the people now
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what is universalization?
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spread of pop culture, all cultures becoming alike
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when did historical globalization happen?
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began in 1492 (when columbus first voyaged to the carribean) and ended after WW1 (when the US and soviet union became super powers)
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when was mercantilism followed? and by who?
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from the 16th to 19th century by the european imperial powers
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what was the mercantilism policy?
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trade was controlled in colonies to benifit the economy of the imperial power
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what is capitalism?
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an economic system supporting free trade, competition, and choice to acheive prosperity
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what is eurocentrism?
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a way of thinking centered around european race and culture
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what is ethnocentrism?
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a way of thinking centerally involving your race and culture
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imperialism is?
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a countries domination over anothers cultural, economic, and poitical fields
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what is the indian act?
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and act defining who is or is not a status indian
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what are residential schools?
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boarding schools for first nations where they worked, lived, and studied
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what was the industrial revolution?
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a period between 1750 and 1850 when work became mechanized
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what does mechanized mean?
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machines are taking the place of human workers
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what is economic globalization?
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the spred of trade, transportaion, and communication to promote worldwide business
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what does outsourcing involve?
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hiring people from poorer countries to lower the cost for the business
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how does the business doing outsourcing benefit from it?
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the cost of employees is cheaper, there is a bigger profit and materials will cost less to get there, and then will sell for more here.
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what is trade liberalization?
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the removing of barriers so that trade can move more freely around the world
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what is privitization?
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when a publicly owned service is sold to a private company so it is no longer owned by the government
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what is sustainability?
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the degree to which the earth can provide the resources necessary to meet peoples needs
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what is sustainable prosperity?
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practicing making sure the earths resources and environment remain sustainable
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why do we need sustainable prosperity?
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so that generations in the future can live in a thriving and succesful world
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what is a metis person?
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a son or daughter of a european and first nations person
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what is an ecological footprint?
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how much of the earth is used to provide resources a person uses and the waste he or she creates.
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what is sustainable developement?
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developement that will meet peoples needs now without comprimising the needs of people in the future
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what is stewardship?
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accepting responsibility for making sure the earths resources remain sustainable
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why are pandemics posing a serious threat?
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because of peoples ability to travel farther faster.
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what is a pandemic?
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an epidemic that spreads around the world and poses a serious threat.
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what is collective identity?
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the identity of a group of people with the same langueage, culture, ect.
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what is an example of collective identity?
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groups of people living together and sharing their culture and identity
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what does CRTC stand for?
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canadian radio-television and telecommunications commision
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what was the purpose of the CRTC?
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to regulate broadcasting in canada
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can con stands for?
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Canadian Content
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what does HDI stand for?
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human developement index
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what does it mean if a country has a high HDl ?
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the people have a low GDP, life expectancy, and literacy rate
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what does it mean if a country has a low HDI?
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the people have high GDP, life expectancy and adult literacy rate
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what does EU stand for?
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European union
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why is the EU important in todays global economy?
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goods, services, money and people can move easier from one country to another
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what did the EU do?
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created a liberalized trading area in europe
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what is your individual indentity?
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who you are as a person. (what you beleive in, language you speak, where your from, what you like to do, ect)
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legislation means?
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law making, the act of making a law.
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what country is like a cultural mosaic?
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Canada, because it lets in many visible minority groups.
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a country tht is like a cultural mosaic is like what type of appetizer?
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a vegetable salad, because of all the diferent types of vegetables mixed into one whole salad.
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what is a melting pot?
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a country where races, peoples, or cultures are blended (or melted) together in one big group.
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A country that is like a melting pot is ?
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The united states
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what is media concentration?
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the gathering of ownership of all media in the hands of a few large corperations
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how has pop culture been changed by globalization?
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Alot of pop culture is the same because of how people all around the world are becoming alike
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universalization. The spread of ________ culure.
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The spread of ' Pop ' culture.
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universalization. All cultures are becoming the ______.
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all cultures are becoming the ' same '.
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Public Broadcasting. What is the purpose of the CBC?
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to help affirm peoples membership in the world community.
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Public broadcasting means?
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it is a government funded broadcast.
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an example of public broadcasting would be?
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the news
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what is colonialism?
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when one country or colony takes over another.
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who benefited from mercantilism?
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the home country, there would be more imports than exports so they would get more money and materials.
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what is a monopoly?
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private control of the market supply of a product or service
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what does industrialization mean?
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more industries are becoming important in a country or colony.
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who is the father of capitalism?
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Adam smith
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what was the name of adam smiths book?
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The wealth of nations
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what were adam smiths four main ideas about capitalism?
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challenged government economic control; advocated free trade, competition, and choice
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what did john maynard keynes say about the war debts?
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that crippling germany and austria with them would starve the people and garuntee another major war
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what did john maynard keynes do at bretton woods?
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led the british delegation.
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what did john maynard keynes beleive failed between WW1 and WW2?
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unrestricted capitalism
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what did friedrich hayek mistrust?
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government control, whether it be partial or complete.
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wat did friedrich hayek beleive?
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that competition in the market was healthy for the economy and the government should stay out of the way.
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friedrich hayeks student was?
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milton friedman
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what does interdependence mean?
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to depend on eachother
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sovereignty means?
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having extreem power or rank
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what is the purpose of the slave trade?
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to provide people to work hard labour
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who was involved with the slave trade?why?
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European powers, because they were trying to expand and globalize
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how did the slave trade contribute to new cultures or societies?
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because ideas and cultures were being moved around the earth from these slave trades. many new things were learned.
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where and when did european powers split up africa?
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at the berlin conference in 1884
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who was missing from the berlin conference? why?
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African people, becasue they didnt want their influence on who gets the land and resources they provide.
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the indian act is a policy based on ?
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Eurocentrism
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what did the indian act do?
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banned some traditional practices, and allowed only those who renounced their indian status to vote in federal elections.
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what is a reserve?
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an area of land specifically for indian people
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what was the original purpose of residential schools?
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to assimilate indian people, make them become like european people
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what happened at residential schools?
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people were abused, raped and hurt for having anything to do with their indian culture.
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what were some legacies or long lasting effects of residential schools?
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many children lost their own history, language, and culture.
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the metis culture is an exellent example of?
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hybridization
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how are the metis people diferent than first nations in canada?
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first nations have more rights as an individual group than the metis
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what is the statement of reconciliation?
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it was knows as a public apology to first nations.
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why did the canadian government make a statement of reconciliation?
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becasue of all the harm the canadian government did to first nations, metis, and inuit.
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what is a treaty?
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and agreement between the first nations people and canadian government.
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how did the industrial revolution promote imperialism? ( cultural domination over another)
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Some societies were abe to change as far as machanizing goes, alot easier than other poorer societies. so they eventually took over the smaller society.
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what is self government?
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a body of people governing themselves
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why would first nations people want to self govern?
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because of the way they were treated by the canadian government before. and because the they could include thier culture in the punmishments.
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when was the bretton woods agreement signed?
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1944
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why was the bretton woods conference held?
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because they wanted to prevent things that could cause another world war.
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how did the bretton woods conference contribute to economic globalization?
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because there were many diferent countries in one room, and they could share many diferent cultural aspects of their lives with eachother.
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how many countries met for the bretton woods conference?
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44 countries
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what was the purpose of the world bank?
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to help expand international trade by helping poorer countries develope.
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What does IMF stand for?
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international monetery fund
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what was the purpose of the IMF?
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to help expand international trade by decreasing barriers, and setting dependable exchange rates.
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what does WTO stand for?
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world trade organization
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what power did the WTO have?
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the power to regulate trade in services and goods, and could set rules for copyright.
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what is the goal of the WTO?
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to make trade freer
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how did communication technologies promote international trade?
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when people were able to comunicate better trade was alot easier.
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how did containerization promote international trade?
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it helped to ship goods more cheaply and efficiently
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what does NAFTA stand for?
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north american free trade agreement
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what were some positive agreements for canada with NAFTA?
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created thousands of high paying jobs,raised living standards of canadians mexicans and US, improve environmental and employment standards
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what were some negative agreements for canada with NAFTA ?
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caused thousands of jobs to leave canada the us and mexico, undermine health environment and safety standards.
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what does TNC stand for?
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Transnational corporation
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what does MNC stand for?
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Multinational corporation
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what is an example of a TNC or MNC ?
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a resturant like wendys.
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who benefits from economies of scale?
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transnationals
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what is economies of scale?
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the savings that come from producing, using, and buying things in large amounts
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what are some positive reasons for outsourcing?
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people in poor countries are able to get jobs, and have more money than they would without the job.
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what are some negative reasons for outsourcing?
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people are being payed very very low amounts of money and may not beable to make a living off of it.
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who mostly works in sweatshops?
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young women or children from poor or underdeveloped countries.
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why do sweatshops hire the people they do?
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because there is less chance of them quiting or creating a union, they are easy to push around and need the money so dont say anything.
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why do TNCs use sweatshops?
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because they are making alot of goods and it costs alot of money already, so they want to save on money they pay employes .
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what is a sweatshop ?
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a place where young people are hired at below minimum wage to work hard labour for usually more that 12 hours a day.
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what is protectionism?
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the sytem of protecting industries from foriegn competition, usually through quotas put on importations
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why do countries and globalization advocates want free trade?
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because busineses and idustries in both countries benefit
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why does foreign debt impact the quality of life of poor countries?
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because they have to pay it back, and this means more taxes, less money and therefore less food shelter and water. poor quality of life.
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why is foreign debt it poorer countries a global issue?
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because it causes malnutrition, underdeveloped countries and so on. which the WTO would have to help with and therefore we have to help with globally.
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what is a consumer?
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a person buying goods or services.
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do north american shopping habits reflect a concern for sweatshop conditions?
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yes, because we buy more than we need and always want it at a lower price, so people in sweatshops are working hard for lower and lower wages so we can have lower and lower prices
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what is the most important factor for a north american consumer?
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Price
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what does deregulation mean?
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the government removing regulations or controls
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why does the government deregulate public services?
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so that they are no longer owned and paid for by the government.
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what is a crown corporation?
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a company owned by the government and partially controlled by everyday people
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what is a resource gap?
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the gap between resources the earth can resonably supply, and what the people actually consume
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what are non renewable resources?
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a resource that cant be grown, produced or generated
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why is climate change a global issue?
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because everyone around the world is being affected by global warming. people are causing pollution and everyone is being affected.
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what did the kyoto protocol do?
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asked countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 5.2 percent lower than 1990 levels by 2012
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what were some challenges of the kyoto protocol?
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meeting the targeted amount will mean huge job loss, opposition is strong in some provinces.
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what were some challenges of the kyoto protocol?
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meeting the targeted amount will mean huge job loss, opposition is strong in some provinces.
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what is quality of life?
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a term that evaluates the well being of someone and how happy they are.
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what determines a good quality of life?
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people are paid well, have thier basic needs met, have a good governing system, can talk to familly and friends easily.. ect.
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what is standard of living?
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how happy somone is about their income. whether it be job pay, housing, taxes, food, water, ect.
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what can life expectancy tell you about a country?
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how good their quality of life is, whether they are healthy and happy
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what are human rights?
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the rights someone is born with that the government cannot interfere with
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how are human rights related to globalization?
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people all around the world are trying to help meet the needs of people in poor countries, giving what they should get due to human rights
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why are AIDs and HIV a global issue?
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because it spreads at a fast rate in underdeveloped countries and is killing alot of people.
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what does NGO stand for?
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non governmental organization
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what are 2 NGOs that are raising awareness about human rights?
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doctors without borders,human rights watch
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what other group is harmed by issues like AIDs or poor standards of living? (other than women)
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people in poor or underdeveloped countries.
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what is boycotting?
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to not buy or use products from a place or company as a way of intimidating.
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how is consumerism global issue?
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because people are consuming more than they need, causing extra work for sweatshops and environmental damage when we dont recycle or cant recyle materials.
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how is democracy related to globalization?
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globalization helps spread democracy through things like trade
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what does dissent mean?
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to disagree with the goals or methods of a government party.
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what is a global citizen?
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someone who is aware of the things going on all around the world, respects the diversity, is willing to act to help others, and accepts responsibility for their own actions.
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what is civic responsibility?
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what you should do as a civil person, for your community, society, and world
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what is globalization?
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the spread of culture, ideas, language, ect. uusually through trade or communication
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