Globalization had a lot of parts in it history that has helped make it what it is today.
By noahhiggins
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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
The scientific revolution
"Beginning in the mid-1500s, a few scholars published works that challenged the ideas of the ancient thinkers and the church."(Person,545) This was at the beginning of scientific revolution but at the end of the scientific revolution things changed and helped globalization."In the late 1700s, British physician Edward Jenner introduced a vaccine to prevent smallpox."(Pearson,550) The scientific revolution helped people think outside of the box which helped globalization. -
The Green Revolution
The green revolution helped globalization by allowing people to live longer and allowing farmers producing a larger yield. "And we live more than twice as long on average as humans did just two centuries ago,..., but also thanks to antibiotics and the second agricultural revolution that began in the 1950s, the so-called “green revolution” that saw increased use of chemical fertilizers lead to dramatically higher crop yields."(Green,9:06) -
Technological Revolution
The technological revolution was a big cause in the spread of globalization "Advances in technology caused economic growth in both Asia and the Western world.The explosion in scientific knowledge prompted great progress that quickly led to new industries."(Person,945) -
Free trade
Free trade really boosted globalization by allowing us to trade all over the world without taxes"The idea of free trade, which is the elimination of trade barriers such as tariffs among nations, began to gain acceptance. As early as 1947, nations began discussing ways to open trade."(Person,947) Free trade finally became established in1995.
