Globalization

In: Opinions throughout history 11

Abstract

Introduction -- Historical timeline -- Globalization nation : early history of globalization and origins of the American experiment (1607-1776) -- Slavery in the old and new worlds : the Atlantic slave trade and African globalization (1500-1865) -- Letting off steam : steam power and the beginnings of climate change (1690-1900) -- To tariff or not to tariff : tariffs and the strategy of economic protectionism (1789-present) -- An international calling plan : communications breakthroughs from the telegraph to the telephone (1830-1891) -- Internationalism : globalization in the Progressive era (1870s-1910) -- The origins of flight : air travel from ancient China to Charles Lindbergh (1000 BCE-1939) -- The world at war : the First World War in American culture (1914-1918) -- The revolution will be broadcast : radio, television, and the foundations of the digital age (1865-present) -- The world depressed : the Armistice, the Great Depression, and global economy (1929-1939) -- The world goes back to war : America and the Second World War (1939-1945) -- Global super government : the founding of the United Nations and global government (1941-1945) -- One big bank : the establishment of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (1933-1944) -- A global medical system : the establishment of the World Health Organization (1948) -- Collective defense : the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the making of the modern military world (1949-present) -- Destroying the world : the Cold War and the nuclear arms race (1957-present) -- Out in the big wide open : the space race and the chance for universal peace (1957-1975) -- A series of tubes : the Internet and the digital age (1962-present) -- A shared world : global environmentalism and climate change (1971-present) -- Global consumerism : the evolution of global consumerism (1940s-present) -- Black gold : the fossil fuel industry (1950s-present) -- Regionalism : the formation of regional associations (1980s-present) -- The trade enigma : the history of the World Trade Organization (1940s-present) -- The world workforce : outsourcing and the modern world of work (1980s-present) -- The fear of extinction : the War on Terror and the spread of right-wing radicalism (2000s-present) -- The anti-globalist paradox : the modern anti-globalist movement (2010s-present) -- The poor world : globalization and poverty (2010s-present) -- Critical mass : the Covid-19 crisis and globalization (2019-2020) -- Conclusion : investing in the future -- Appendixes.