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5-1 Milestone Two: Rough Draft
Tiffany White
HIS-118-X6919 World Civilizations from 1500
August 1, 2021
Globalization impacted the development of states from 1500 to the present as a result of
advances in technology and the need to expand trade routes and develop civilizations. Also,
Globalization impacted the development of states from 1500 to the present as a result of the need
to find better trade routes to expand the trade industry. The two regions I feel are good examples
of both statements are Europe and the Americas. More specifically Portugal (southern Europe)
and North America. Portugal was one of the first countries to try to find better trade routes and
expand the industry. North America expanded their trade, and civilizations not only international
but also domestical. While these two regions had different reasons in the beginning for the
globalization the outcome ended up being the same.
Social and Philosophical Forces that are the biggest parts of the globalization of both
north America and Portugal would be the advances in technology and the rise of social media
platforms. The advances in technology in Portugal that led this globalization was the
development of telecommunications and transport also permitted for example the organizational
and technological restructure of the banking, stimulated employment in the service, but mainly in
the tourism sector. As for the advancements in technology in North America, they have made it
easier to not only communicate but also it has brought about a rise in growth of the economy and
the advancements in sciences. With the rise is social media it makes telecommunication not only
in Portugal and North America but around the globe, so much easier because we are all able to
connect better with each other. Social media platforms have broadened the way we all
communicate with each other. While it does have its advantages there is also many
disadvantages. Social media has brought about a rise in bulling and cyber-attacks. As for
Philosophical forces and their effect on globalization religions and other types of believe systems
have one thing in common, they all want to spread their “good news”. Social force tends to be
much stronger than philosophical forces. While they are both strong forces one greatly
overpowers the other.
As for economic forces on the globalization between countries it was the original driving
force for globalization. Portugal was one of the very first countries to spark globalization
because of their economy. Portugal wanted to expand their trade routes and find a more direct
route to China. This was the start of the trade route through the Americas from Portugal. With the
growth of different industries throughout the years it only makes sense for the economy to grow
globally. To keep an economy strong it must have both suppliers and consumers. This is where
globalization comes into play. While North America tends to be a stronger supplier, they are also
a very large part of the consumers. The import and exports are the starting points of trade routes.
While Portugal has many things, they export the biggest thing that they export is vehicles, while
their least exported good is agriculture. Even though Portugal started out as a very strong
economy at the beginning of globalization it now is one of the least profitable. North America
however started off with a very weak economy because of the different wars they faced. North
America has had an up and down economy, but it is still one of the stronger economies in the
world. So economic forces are a much greater diving force than any other force.
Political Forces can also be a large driving force in globalization. This is because people
will flea one country because of their government to seek out another. Therefore, the movement
of the people leads to globalization. When someone does not agree with the politics of something
they tend to move away from it. Another way political forces contribute to globalization is some
governments will try to push their politics upon other governments. For example, the
revolutionary war between Britain and what would later be known as North America was
because the colonists of North America wanted to reject the rule of the British government and
form their own. This shows how not only the movement of the people from one place to another
but also their ideas of politics. While political forces do add to globalization, they are not the
most noticed.
With all the different forces of globalization it is bound to cause both good and bad
things not only for North America and Portugal but for other places in the world. Globalization
can grow populations, governments, economies, and the over all state. However, it can also take
away these things. When it comes to the economy of a state and the effects globalization has on
that economy it can build them up or even tear them down. While one state/country has a
booming economy the one directly next to it may be nonexistent. This can happen because the
booming states/countries will take people and resources from the other in order to grow their
own. Globalization can and always will be a doubled edge sword.
In conclusion Globalization impacts the development of states through many ways. From
the good impacts of economic growth to the bad impacts of loss of population globalization is
something that will always be around. Portugal was the one of the for runners in the beginning of
globalization and North America was a backseat driver now it is the other way around. Impacts
on the world of globalization can be seen all over the place and it is something that motivates
movement and growth throughout the world.
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