Global Interdependence
Agenda
1. Quick Review Genocide and Terror (10)
2. Lecture: Global Interdependence/Post Cold War
India (20)
3. Comparing leaders: Indira Gandhi vs. Thatcher
(10)
4. Developed vs Developing World Guess that
location!! (10)
5. Quick Discussion: Problems with Globalization
6. Practice SOL questions 1-30 (30)
Economic Interdependence
• Companies have a global role
in society.
– McD’s, KFC, Coca Cola.
• Common Currency (European
Union)
• Travel in EU countries easier.
– Turkey…..
• Any problems within a country
can become a global issue
economically.
• Economic Downturn in 2008
occurred worldwide. Greece hit
so hard it almost left EU.
Globalization of Companies
Government Intervention?
• Bosnian Genocide
– Ethnic Cleansing campaign
led by Bosnian Serbs
against Bosniaks and
Croats within the country.
– First official Genocide after
the Holocaust, occurring
between 1992-1995
Bosnian War.
– NATO would issue
airstrikes in 1995 against
Serbs, and the conflict
would come to an end.
– Death toll varies between
8.500 (classified as
genocide)
• Bill Clinton promised to
end ethnic cleansing in
his campaign.
• He responded here with
NATO forces
Developing vs Developed World
• Developing Countries often
are more agricultural or
industrial, focusing on raw
materials.
• Standard of Living is lower.
• Population growth is high,
along with infant mortality.
• There is little regulation with
maintaining environmental
protections.
Does Government play a role?
• Some claim that a
free market system
guarantees a better
standard of living, vs
one that is limited.
• Does government
regulation lead to
better social
conditions?
Cold War Worldwide
• Margaret Thatcher
– Prime Minister of Britain
until 1990.
– Known as “Iron Lady” for
her strong stance on
Communism.
– Supported Reagan
• Indira Gandhi
– Before her assassination in
1984, she sought ways to
develop a nuclear program
in India.
– Developed close ties with
the Soviet Union
Developed? Or Developing?
Developed? Or Developing?
Developed? Or Developing?
Developed? Or Developing?
Developed? Or Developing?
Developed? Or Developing?