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Opinions Throughout History – Globalization

Table of Contents

Publisher’s Note




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 the 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




Notes




Primary and Secondary Sources




Glossary




Historical Snapshots




Bibliography




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