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

Poetry Anlysis

Canada Is… By: Michael Mitchell

Canada is the Rocky Mountains

Canada is Prince Edward Island

Canada is a country made for love

Canada is the prairie cowboy

Canada is the Yukon miner

Canada is a country made for love

We have love for our neighbors,

Of whatever creed or colour

We have love for our cities

And our valleys and our plains

We have a voice that is calling telling all the world we’re willing

To welcome them to this great land

And that’s what Canada is…

Canada is the Rocky Mountains

Canada is Prince Edward Island

Canada is a country made for love

Canada is la belle provence

Canada is the Yukon miner

Canada is a country made for faith

We have faith in our future

We’re ready for tomorrow

We have faith in our children

For our future’s in there hands

We have a voice that is calling

Telling us to keep on hoping

For time will make this vast land great

And that’s what Canada is…

Canada is the Rocky Mountains

Canada is Prince Edward Island

Canada is a country made for love

Canada is the prairie cowboy

Canada is the Yukon miner

Canada is a country made for peace

We have peace in our cities

We’re happy and contented

We have peace in our valleys

And our boundaries have no chains

We have a voice that is calling

Telling all free men we’re willing

To show them how to live in peace

And that’s what Canada is…

Canada is the Rocky Mountains

Canada is Prince Edward Island

Canada is a country made for love

Canada is the prairie cowboy

Canada is the Yukon miner

Canada is a country made for love

Canada is the Rocky Mountains

Canada is Prince Edward Island

Canada is a country made for love

Canada is the prairie cowboy

Canada is the Yukon miner

Canada is a country made for love

There are many different messages that can be taken from this song, not just that Canada is the Rocky Mountains, Prince Edward Island, the prairie cowboy or the Yukon miner, but that Canada is place where people are accepted no matter what their skin colour or the country they come from. In the song it says, “We have love for our neighbors,” and I think that is really speaks about Canada and our role in the world. We look out for those around us, like when the earthquake struck Haiti we were there helping right away and we help out and have a relationship with the United States. This song makes me really proud to be Canadian because it speaks about how beautiful and diverse Canada is and that differs from a lot of places where there is a lot of poverty and fighting instead of peace and love. Michael Mitchell is a fairly well known Canadian singer for children and think there is good reasons for this song to be sung to children because it should make them proud of where they come from and the great things that Canada does.

Current Events

        The characters in this cartoon are an American business man, fur traders and First Nations. The event that this cartoon is targeting is that U.S. business bought Hudson’s Bay Company which is one of the oldest companies is Canada that helped to establish the country. The cartoons main message is that the company that bought the HBC doesn’t care about its history or what the company means to Canada because they just want to make money off of it. Humor is developed by having it look like its set in the 1800’s because of the fur traders and First Nations offering their goods but there is a business man that just wants a set of cares and isn’t even affected by the offerings. I agree with the cartoonist’s point of view because when you think of the Hudson’s Bay Company you think of Canada and how it came to be and the American company that now owns it really doesn’t care what it means to Canada they just want the money.

       

       In this cartoon there are people at Canada’s border and a giant wooden Trojan horse. The cartoon is about the new softwood deal between Canada and the United States and how because some of the details were changed we don’t know what will come of the deal in the end. Humor is developed by the people standing in the watch tower saying, “It looks safe enough,” when they have no idea what is inside of the Trojan horse because they used to be used to hide soldiers. I agree with the cartoonist’s opinion because you never know what might come out of deal, it could go well and be a very good deal or it might not go as planned and end up being a big mistake.