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Globalization I - The Upside: Crash Course World History #41

Globalization I - The Upside: Crash Course World History #41

How can tracing the production and sale of one T-shirt teach us about the importance of industrialism and globalization? John Green tackles this very issue and comes up with some very positive and negative aspects of globalization.

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. Why has the scale of trade increased dramatically since the time of early civilizations?
  2. Why is cotton cheaper in the United States than in other countries?
  3. Why is global trade seen as anarchic and unregulated according to John Green?
  4. What does the International Monetary Fund, often called the IMF, do?
  5. Is the main market for many of the countries who are producing goods—such as China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Brazil—domestic or foreign?
  6. What are some of the positive impacts of globalization?
  7. What are some of the negative impacts of globalization?
  8. What are some of the impacts of globalization on culture?
  9. What does John Green say are the reasons for studying history?