Unit 6: Economic Globalization and Global Governance

Scientific and technological Changes of the 20th and 21st Century: Vaccines, Internet, Clean Energy

Government Policies-Cold War/Spying/International Distrust

Opening of China to the Western World-How trade changed relationships

Health Issues and who is harmed

New Migration Patterns and scarcity

MW.His.2.d. Analyze the impact of scientific and technological change in the late 20th and
early 21st century (e.g., International Space Station, computer technology,
vaccines and public health, Global Positioning Systems, cellular technology,
Artificial Intelligence).
MW.His.3.a. Develop questions about strategies used to promote and extend human rights and
their significance in both historical and contemporary global contexts (e.g.,
litigation, lobbying, protests, social media, economic sanctions, diplomacy).
MW.His.14.c. Analyze the multiple and complex causes and effects of national and global public
health issues (e.g., HIV/AIDS, Ebola, reproductive health, addiction, climate
change, nutrition, potable water, Covid pandemic).
MW.Geo.5.a. Evaluate the multinational political and economic agreements that have led to
changes in cultural and environmental characteristics among and within nations
(e.g., European Union, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, North American Free
Trade Agreement, Trans-Pacific Partnership, International Monetary Fund).
MW.Geo.8.a. Evaluate how the growth of the global economy has led to changes in settlement
patterns (e.g., urbanization, resource scarcity, immigration, emigration, war,
industrial waste).
MW.Geo.9.a. Evaluate the influence of long-term climate variability on contemporary human
migration, settlement patterns, resource use, and land use at local-to-global scales
(e.g., heat waves, desertification, loss of biodiversity, fish migration, irrigation,
wildfires).
MW.Geo.11.a. Evaluate how economic globalization and the expanding use of scarce resources
has led to conflict and cooperation within and among nations and international
organizations (e.g., Role of International Monetary Fund austerity policy in
Jamaica, 2003 invasion of Iraq, Annexation of Crimea, African Union, Central
America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement, International Group of
Seven).
MW.Eco.14.a. Evaluate the effectiveness of the international organizations in sustaining or
undermining global cooperation (League of Nations, United Nations,
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, European Union, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, International
Court of Justice, Community of Latin American and Caribbean States).
MW.Civ.12.a. Analyze how individuals and groups advocate for economic, political, and social
change in international contexts (e.g., legislation, courts, resistance, protest,
boycott, conscious consumerism).
MW.Civ.5.a. Analyze national and international responses to refugee crises sparked by natural
disasters, war, and genocide (e.g., Ukraine, Syria, Rohingya, Somalia, Latin
America).
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MW.Eco.8.a. Describe an international economic policy in terms of intended and unintended
market outcomes (e.g., sanctions, free trade agreements, tariffs).
MW.Eco.14.a. Analyze the role of comparative advantage in international trade in the late 20th
century and early 21st century (e.g., natural resources, labor availability,
infrastructure, capital goods, climate).
MW.Eco.15.a. Explain how free-trade alliances and agreements have affected economic growth
in different nations in the late 20th century and 21st century (e.g., standard of
living, e-commerce, intellectual property, outsourcing, multinational
organizations).
MW.Civ.5.b. Evaluate the role of various media platforms such as television, newspapers, and
social media in shaping reactions to events (e.g., Vietnam War, Tiananmen
Square, fall of the Berlin Wall, Arab Spring, Russo-Ukrainian War, 2016 and
2020 U.S. Presidential Elections).

Recommended but not limited to:

Graphic Organizers

Migration Patterns on Maps

Project on the Cold War

Essay

Compare and Contrast Global Trade

Health Patterns

Economic Disparity and Resource Patterns