Chapter 24 Part 1

This section mainly is talking about Globalization. It says that globalization most commonly refers to  to international economic transactions. Globalization has come to seem inevitable to many ever since 1950. Global economic transactions quickened dramatically after WW11. World trade sky rocketed and money became highly mobile globally. International credit cards, short term investments, and foreign direct investment came about. Economic globalization brought about the immense creation of wealth allowing life expectancies to rise and infant mortality to decline, literacy rates increase, and overall a decline in poverty.

Chapter 23.

From this chapter and class discussion, I learned about the 1st and 2nd waves on Colonialism which were from 1850-1900's and Independence not being founded until the 1940's-70's in different countries. The impact of colonial rule came in a variety of different aspects. Some of these included racism, culture, economy, religion, and many more. There are two terms for the global south which are 3rd world countries, and developing countries, or those which have been previously exploited. This chapter talks about some of the different leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi from India, and Nelson Mandela from South Africa. These two countries were being ran by the British but by different nationalist organizations. In India the Indian National Congress and in South Africa, by the African National Congress.

Gandhi & MLKJr.

Gandhi is a legend and is known for his strong religious faith and for following principles of non-violence to achieve great ends. Gandhi will forever be known as a great leader and inspiration for generations to come who want to achieve peace worldwide. Mahatma Gandhi inspired the very famous, Martin Luther King Jr. who shared many of the same ideas and practices as Gandhi. Many of Gandhi's quotes are found to be about peace and love as the following:


"When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won."-Gandhi

"Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man."-Gandhi

MLK Jr was very inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's practices and beliefs of love and peace.


“I know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind’s problems. And I’m going to talk about it everywhere I go.” -MLKJr.


"Hate destroys a man's sense of values and his objectivity. It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to confuse the true with the false and the false with the true."-MLKJr.