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=Globalization - Pros and Cons=


{| class="wikitable "
! Pros
! Cons
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| opens up the world/new perspectives/new lifestyles
| everything is/looks/tastes/sonds the same everywhere ==> boring?
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| everyone has access to everything, all the time
| loss of own traditions/culture
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| interesting food, music etc. from other countries 
| loss of regional, cultural differences ==> countries/people lose their identity
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| communication is easier when you have so many things in common
| 
|-
| good for rich countries: cheap goods from other countries;
| workers in poor countries are exploited (long working hours, extremely low wages)
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| multinational corporations control world trade and offer jobs here
| as companies can produce more cheaply elsewhere ==> loss of jobs here ==higher unemployment
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| with worldwide success/export, developing countries become independent
| in a globalized world national economies depend on each other vrey much ==> a crisis in one/a few states can have very dangerous effects on all other states
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| easy and cheap travel allows you to see the world, meet people and be mobile
| negative effects esp. on the environment an population in holiday-areas
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| if people know that in a globalized world we depend on each other, they will cooperate with and helb each other better
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=Internet Lifestyle=
[[Datei:How we use the internet.jpg]]
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[[Datei:Dangers_in_the_internet.jpg]]


=Industrial Revolution=
<u>'''Main aspects of the Industrial Revolution in Britain from 1750 - 1850'''</u>

==Part 1==
[[Datei:ir1.jpg]]

==Part 2==
[[Datei:Ir1b.jpg|300]]