Globalisation

1. Cultural aspects

1.1. grown stronger in the past 50 years

1.2. American culture nowadays in almost every country

1.3. +increased respect for human rights

1.4. +more cultural diversity

1.5. -Cultural degradation - the world becoming blandly similiar. A bigger diversity means that only the most important culture stays.

1.6. Reasons for americas success

1.6.1. American companies are already big before getting international. Globalization is just a small step for them.

1.6.2. People associate america with wealth and success and thus people feel like they are a part of that when they buy their products.

2. political aspects

2.1. spread of democracy

2.2. increased respect for human rights

2.3. jobs are created

2.4. aiding economic growth

2.5. individuals seek more rights politically

2.6. individual rights are dissolved by commerce

3. Historical facts

3.1. Text

3.1.1. In the early century a pattern of American dominance in key areas of mass entertainment had already been created

3.1.2. American cultural domination has grown ever stronger over the past fifty years

3.1.3. The past 40 years have seen the biggest and longest economic boom in history, resulting in rising standards of living for people around the globe, and massive profits for the international corporations which have benefited from global trade opportunities.

3.2. Internet

3.2.1. 1492 Improved ship design enables Christopher Columbus to cross Atlantic in the Santa Maria. Beginnings of global trade and colonization from Europe.

3.2.2. 1774-5 industrial revolution(steam engine)

4. environmental

4.1. companies harm the environment by moving to developing countries

4.2. Developing countries often exploit their environment in an effort to export to the global market because it’s the only way to compete with global players.

4.3. companies are growing extremly fast and expand all over the world

5. Economic aspects

5.1. Global trade causing poor working conditions and poverty

5.2. US corporations already succeeded in marketing and distributing for a great number of consumers -> smaller jump from national to international distribution

5.3. American Corporations are wealthy were ahead of others in certain areas

5.4. Outsourcing to poorer nations where workers can be exploited

5.5. Reduction in trade barriers brought huge benefits for international corporations

5.6. American companies can afford to spend a great deal of money marketing their products around the world and are able to undercut local prices

5.7. In many areas, such as entertainment, fast food, carbonated drinks, US was first in the field and was able to assert dominance

5.8. By purchasing American products, people buy a little of the country's glamour

6. Problems

6.1. do homa scho moi des erste problem

6.2. Problem 2

6.3. Problem 3