Globalization (gwen and monica)

By Gwyneth Tabor
  • Jan 18, 1492

    The Columbian Exchange

    The Columbian Exchange
    The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th century. Christopher Columbus explored the New Land helping everyone in the present day.

  • Atlantic Slave Trade

    Atlantic Slave Trade
    Involved the transportation of slave traders of enslaved African people mainly to America. The slave trade used the triangular trade route to transport goods.

  • Panama Canal

    Panama Canal
    The Panama Canal was used for trade between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. It enabled shippers to cheaply transport different types of goods within a short period of time.

  • Invention of Airplanes

    Invention of Airplanes
    They were invented by the Wright Brothers. That allowed people to transport goods to the other side of the world in less than a day. This helped the connection between different countries and strengthen them. It also made them much closer and stronger.

  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression
    The Great Depression was a downfall in history that lasted from 1929 to 1939. It had began after the stock market crash in October, 1929. It sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors.

  • The United Nations

    The United Nations
    The United Nations was officially created when the charter had been ratified by China, France, The Soviet Union, The United Kingdom, and The United States. One of their main jobs was to keep peace throughout the world. It was also to avoid anymore wars.

  • The NATO Pact

    The NATO Pact
    The alliance says its "essential purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political and military means." Sought to create a counterweight to Soviet armies stationed in central and eastern Europe after World War 11.

  • Invention of the Internet

    Invention of the Internet
    The invention of the Internet helped not only military purposes but extended the communication from country to country. This changed the world economically and politicly because now we are all connected by the internet. We also have more freedom with more things because of the internet.