Major events of gobalization

  • 250 BCE

    The silk road

    The silk road
    The Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes across China, Central Asia, and the Mediterranean used between 50 B.C.E. and 250 C.E.
  • Industrial Revolution

    The Industrial Revolution marked a period of development in the latter half of the 18th century that transformed largely rural, agrarian societies in Europe and America into industrialized, urban ones.
  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution
    The Industrial Revolution marked a period of development in the latter half of the 18th century that transformed largely rural, agrarian societies in Europe and America into industrialized, urban ones
  • The creation of Printing press

    The creation of Printing press
    This helped to spread the information between countries more easily
  • Creation of UN

    Creation of UN
    It shows connections between the economies of the world. It allowed for the promotion of institutions.
  • Olympics in Tokyo

    Olympics in Tokyo
    Thanks to the satellite the olympics could be watched in the US for the first time
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall
    It was announced that everyone could cross anytime they wanted
  • Creation of the world wide web

    Creation of the world wide web
    This made all people around the world to have access and to connect to the web. This made more easily the communication between people worldwide
  • First text message

    First text message
    This was the beginning of a new era in globalization, till now we have been texting
  • Facebook was created

    Facebook was created
    One of the most influential social media was created, maybe Mark (the creator) didn't realize the impact it would have.
  • Twitter was created

    Twitter was created
    This is one of the biggest social media, you can read tweets from all around the world