AP World History: Modern / Unit 9: Globalization (c. 1900–present)
9.7 Resistance to Globalization After 1900
Notes
Critics of globalization point to inequality, job losses, environmental harm and cultural loss. Protests (Seattle WTO protests, 1999) and nationalist or religious movements push back.
Practice
The 1999 Seattle protests targeted:
Anti-globalization.
A common criticism of globalization:
Uneven effects.
Some groups resist globalization to:
Cultural protection.
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