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Overview
In this unit, students will examine the history of the current economic system and the changes
brought about by globalization. Students will analyze the effects of these changes and of U.S. trade
policy on people in the United States and around the world in order to determine the benefits and
detriments of global trade and economy on the environment, international politics, local political and
economic systems, and cultures. For a complete overview of the unit, please read page 1 of the
Student Resource and page 2 of the Teacher Resource for International Trade: Competition and
Cooperation in a Globalized World.
Note to Teachers
The Choices Program Supplemental Materials for this unit are located at
http://www.choices.edu/resources/supplemental_trade.php
Teachers should note that the Choices Program materials for this unit do not contain a sufficient
number of maps, so Maps 101 and any other map resources should be used to supplement this unit.
In this unit, students should begin sharing what theyre learning in their Independent Study research
as it relates to international trade concerns. Teachers should hold students accountable for outside
research, reading, writing, and sharing as part of the Independent Study and seminar aspects of the
course. Students may choose to share such things as primary and secondary historical context
documents, legal documents, maps, charts, graphs, interviews, information from inter- and supranational organizations, literature, poetry, auto-/biographies, art, philosophical and/or religious texts,
music, fliers, propaganda, commercials, advertisements, caricatures, depictions, sculptures, scripts,
leaflets and popular culture. When students share their factual knowledge, they should also offer
analysis and insights into the positive and negative effects of the growing influence of international
trade on globalization.
Generalizations
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There are a variety of data collection methods and visual representations that serve different
purposes and provide different types of information.
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Historical events (including war and conflict), geographic factors, physical and ideological
movements, technological and informational revolutions, political systems, and economic
situations contribute to the development of globalization.
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Globalization can affect the climate, natural resources, and species of various places, and the
sustainability and depletion of natural resources as well as the preservation and conservation
efforts concerning those resources impact economic growth and development.
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Globalization can affect immigration, migration, and demographic transition, thereby potentially
creating religious, ethnic, cultural, and or social/human rights conflicts and affecting the adaptive
strategies of some cultural groups.
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Comparative advantage, specialization, global trade patterns, and economic growth can influence
the globalization process and possibly lead to economic protectionism for some countries.
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Political systems and political sovereignty impact the global economy, and international treaties,
charters, agreements, and laws can affect individual geographic areas, various cultures, and
international relationships.
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Western values such as democracy, individual rights, and capitalism have impacted many nonWestern cultures.
Essential Questions
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What is protectionism?
What foreign policy concerns helped shape U.S. trade policy after World War II?
How did the U.S. encourage world trade after WWII, and why did the U.S. promote free trade?
How did trade liberalization help the U.S. during the Cold War?
What is globalization?
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Why do some resent the presence of U.S. firms around the world?
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What are trade agreements, and how have they affected economic globalization?
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What is the World Trade Organization (WTO), and why do some groups criticize it?
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How has India, particularly its automotive industry, been affected by international trade?
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How has international trade affected Senegal and its cultural food?
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What is outsourcing?
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Unit Goals
What do students need to KNOW?
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I Can Statements
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I Can use various types of maps, charts, and visual representations to gather and interpret
information and draw conclusions.
I Can explain the roles of the environment, natural resources, and goods in why people trade.
I Can analyze the influence of the Great Depression, WWII, and the Cold War on U.S. trade policy.
I Can analyze the positive and negative effects of protectionism and free trade and the reasons
countries choose one over the other.
I Can explain trade agreements, the WTO, and other trade partnerships and analyze their positive
and negative effects on economic globalization.
I Can analyze conflicts between foreign aid and foreign trade and their effects on regional
cultures, environments, economies, and political systems.
I Can explain why some countries benefit more from trade than others and how that has changed
income levels in the last 30 years.
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I Can analyze the effects of the growth in trade on people in the U.S.
G.3 Analyze
Changes in the
physical
environment as
a result of
globalization.
G.4 Analyze
changes in
culture as a
result of
globalization.
G.5 Analyze
changes in
economics as a
result of
globalization.
G.6 Analyze
changes in
politics as a
result of
globalization.
G.1.2 Compare
various types of
visual
representations
, such as
traditional and
mental maps,
charts, graphs,
and remote
imaging.
G.2.1 Interpret
the origin and
processes of
globalization
using historical
and
geographical
perspectives.
G.3.2 Analyze
the relationship
between
sustainability
and natural
resource
depletion in
terms of
economic
growth and
development.
G.4.1 Compare
the cultural
characteristics
of various
places and the
effects of
globalization on
those places.
G.5.1 Analyze
transnational
corporations in
terms of their
role in the
globalization
process.
G.6.1 Evaluate
the extent to
which the
political system
of a place
impacts its
involvement in
the global
economy.
G.1.3 Use
geographic
data and visual
representations
to interpret
spatial
relationships
and to draw
conclusions
about observed
phenomena.
G.2.2 Analyze
how the
movement of
goods, people,
and ideas
encouraged and
impacted
globalization.
G.2.4 Evaluate
the extent to
which certain
historic/geograp
hic factors
encouraged and
impacted
globalization.
G.3.3 Explain
how places are
influenced by
human
perception and
modification of
the
environment.
G.4.3 Analyze
localism and
ways cultural
groups
maintain their
distinct cultural
characteristics.
G.4.4 Analyze
the impact of
globalization on
population
migration and
demographic
transition.
G.4.5 Analyze
the use of
adaptive
strategies and
preventative
measures by
various cultures
in a global
environment.
G.5.2 Explain
how
comparative
advantage and
specialization
influence the
globalization
process.
G.5.3 Analyze
global trade
patterns in
terms of
natural,
human, and
capital resource
flows.
G.5.4 Evaluate
the effects of
economic
growth on
people and
places in terms
of costs and
benefits.
G.5.5 Evaluate
economic
protectionism
in terms of
costs and
benefits.
G.6.3 Analyze
supra-national
organizations in
terms of their
purpose,
development,
and products.
G.6.5 Analyze
international
treaties,
charters, and
agreements in
terms of their
purpose and
effects on
various places.
G.6.6 Explain
the impact of
Western values
such as
democracy,
individual
rights, and
capitalism on
various places.
WRITING
Assessment Options:
W1- Literacy Common Core Power Standard: Writing Arguments
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After reading a variety of texts, write ____ that argues your position on ____. Support your position with
evidence from your research. Be sure to acknowledge competing views, and give examples from past
or current events or issues to illustrate and clarify your position.
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Example: After analyzing a variety of written and visual texts, write an essay that argues your
position on the direction U.S. policies regarding international trade should take in the future.
Support your position with evidence from your research. Be sure to acknowledge competing
views, and give examples from past or current events or issues to illustrate and clarify your
position.
Example: After analyzing a variety of written and visual texts, write an essay that argues your
position on whether or not international trade and a global economy have had ultimately positive
or negative effects on the world. Support your position with evidence from your research. Be
sure to acknowledge competing views, and give examples from past or current events or issues
to illustrate and clarify your position.
Example: After analyzing a variety of written and visual texts, write an essay that argues your
position on whether Third World countries should adopt free trade or economic protectionism.
Support your position with evidence from your research. Be sure to acknowledge competing
views, and give examples from past or current events or issues to illustrate and clarify your
position.
[QUESTION] After reading a variety of texts, write ____ that addresses the question, and support your
position with evidence from the texts. Be sure to acknowledge competing views. Give examples from
past or current events or issues to illustrate and clarify your position.
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Example: What direction should U.S. policies regarding international trade take in the future?
After analyzing a variety of written and visual texts, write an essay that addresses the question,
and support your position with evidence from the texts. Be sure to acknowledge competing
views. Give examples from past or current events or issues to illustrate and clarify your position.
Example: Have international trade and a global economy had ultimately positive or negative
effects on the world? After analyzing a variety of written and visual texts, write an essay that
addresses the question, and support your position with evidence from the texts. Be sure to
acknowledge competing views. Give examples from past or current events or issues to illustrate
and clarify your position.
Example: Should Third World countries adopt free trade or economic protectionism? After
analyzing a variety of written and visual texts, write an essay that addresses the question, and
support your position with evidence from the texts. Be sure to acknowledge competing views.
Give examples from past or current events or issues to illustrate and clarify your position.
After reading a variety of texts, write a ____ that defines ____ and explains ____. Support your discussion
with evidence from your research. What conclusions or implications can you draw?
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Example: After analyzing a variety of written and visual texts, write an essay that defines free
trade and explains its causes and effects on the global and local economies. Support your
discussion with evidence from your research. What conclusions or implications can you draw?
Example: After analyzing a variety of written and visual texts, write an essay that defines
international trade and explains how it can have both positive and negative effects on individual
countries. Support your discussion with evidence from your research. What conclusions or
implications can you draw?
Example: After analyzing a variety of written and visual texts, write an essay that defines
economic protectionism and explains its causes and effects on the global and local economies.
Support your discussion with evidence from your research. What conclusions or implications can
you draw?
[QUESTION] After reading a variety of texts, write ____ that defines ____ and explains ____. Support your
discussion with evidence from the texts. What conclusions or implications can you draw?
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Example: What is free trade, and what are its causes and effects on the global and local
economies? After analyzing a variety of written and visual texts, write an essay that defines free
trade and explains its causes and effects on the global and local economies. Support your
discussion with evidence from the texts. What conclusions or implications can you draw?
Example: What is international trade, and how can it have both positive and negative effects on
individual countries? After analyzing a variety of written and visual texts, write an essay that
defines international trade and explains how it can have both positive and negative effects on
individual countries. Support your discussion with evidence from the texts. What conclusions or
implications can you draw?
Example: What is economic protectionism, and what are its causes and effects on the global and
local economies? After analyzing a variety of written and visual texts, write an essay that
defines economic protectionism and explains its causes and effects on the global and local
economies. Support your discussion with evidence from the texts. What conclusions or
implications can you draw?
R1/R10- Literacy Common Core Power Standards: Reading Closely Over Time with a Variety of Grade-Level
Texts
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Historical texts (primary and secondary)
Religious texts
Legal texts
Philosophical texts
Literary texts
Artistic representations
Musical representations
Language study