Chapter 6 Notes

History Globalization and Imperialism (Chapter 6: Cultural Contact)

·         The arrival of European explores in the Americas launched a series of cultural contact. ·         The Indigenous people spoke many different languages and different systems of governance. ·         They had a variety of spiritual beliefs and had established long-standing alliances and rivalries. ·         The land was there for everyone to share. ·         The most powerful nation was Europe was competing with one another for economic and military supremacy. ·         Their ambition prompted them to seek power and wealth beyond their own horizons. ·         They found lands for their monarchs ·         After Christopher Columbus went many European nations came to North America. ·         The fish fleets came to fish off the coast. ·         Then the fur traders came and established trade relationships with the first nations with the first nations.  ·         With the loss off their traditional resources and their open clashes with the Europeans, the number of Beothuk for furs and food. ·         There was only a small refugee Beothuk population left in the region. ·         The potlatch culture of the Pacific Coast existed for thousands of years before the arrival of the Europeans. ·         Britain colonized and ruled Sudan beginning in 1881. ·         In 1956 Sudan gained independence from Britain and Egypt. ·         These tensions ignited a civil war that led to the depopulation and displacement of Sudan’s Indigenous peoples in the south.

Imperialism: Chapter 7

Cultural Contact/ Historical Globalization and Imperialism

·         International trade beginning with the silk road ·         Mercantilism; government-sponsored international business ventures designed to make European monarchs rich ·         Capitalism; similar to mercantilism except designed to make one’s self wealth ·         Free market; essential for capitalism ·         18th  century Europe the people wanted change, challenged the rights of monarchs and demanded more rights for ordinary people ·         Scottish philosopher Adam Smith thought that entrepreneurs should be free of government restrictions to let economies expand naturally and rapidly ·         Exploitation; the use of a person or group for selfish purposes ·         Communism; all people work for government-owned and government-run business, used by countries such as China, Russia and Cuba ·         Europeans exploited the raw materials in their territories in North and South America, Africa and Asia to expand their manufacturing industries ·         Industrialization; place of production shifts from homes and small craft shops to large factories ·         Industrialization took place in countries such as England, France, Spain, and Belgium while other countries such as Sweden became banking and financial centers ·         Industrial Revolution; countries were shifting production techniques to an industrial model, Great Britain was one of the first countries to do so ·           Early working conditions were not favorable for workers, and because the people had no political power they weren’t given any rights to protect them

• Explore varying viewpoints of the impacts of historical and contemporary globalization and imperialism?
• Consider the consequences of imperialistic policies in Canada and the world?
• Recognize attempts made by populations and governments to address the consequences of imperialistic policies?

Interview Report

         After conducting interviews to see people who have been here for less than eight years and  more than 40 years there a several things that can be said about Canada. First that of all the people the class interviewed we didn’t find anyone who didn’t like Canada, sure they were some things that they would change like giving young people too much freedom or the mistreatment of First Nations but overall they all seemed to be pretty happy with it. When asked if they miss their home country the number of people who said, “No, not at all,” really surprised me, I thought more people would miss where they came from. The thing it seemed that people really liked most about Canada was the security, our government isn’t trying to kill us and there isn’t riots in the street with people trying to murder each other.  I think that the security in Canada is something that most Canadians take for granted because they can’t imagine living somewhere where the government tries to kill their people and is corrupt. The conclusion that can be drawn from these interviews is that most immigrants and even the people who have been in Canada for a long time have close to the same view on Canada and think that it’s a pretty great place to live.

Reflectin for 1st Diplomatic Posting

       It seems like it was just last week that I was writing my reflection for Diplomatic Training and now I"m writing one for the First Diplomatic Posting, time is beginning to fly. It seemed that it took no time at all to read Fiddler on the Roof and to begin to learn about all the different types of literary devices that authors use to make what they write more interesting. Identifying these different devices is not something that I would say that I'm good that and that is reflected in the mark that I recieved on that assignment. Something that I do think I did pretty well on though is the Poetry Annlysis because I think that I did a good job looking at the song, "Canada Is" and understanding what it had to do with Canadian identity. A project that I am proud of is the Current Affairs assignment because I'm not always the best at being able to understand political cartoons and their "humour" but I managed to find two cartoons that I could understand and explain. I learned more about Canadian Indentity in those posting and hope to be able to further that knowlodge in future postings.

Fiddler on the Roof Movie Poster- The Prospects

The Prospects