View
212
Download
0
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 1/69
N O R T H A M E R I C A
& O C E A N I AG L O B AL S TUD I E S
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 2/69
GREENLAND(DENMARK)
NUUK (GODTHÅB)
CANADA
OTTAWA
UNITEDSTATES
WASHINGTON, D.C
UNITEDSTATES
North America
made up of Greenland, C anada, and the Uni ted S ta tes
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 3/69
YUKON
BRITISHCOLUMBIA
NORTHWESTTERRITORIES
ALBERTA
SASKATCHEWAN
MANITOBA
NUNAVUT
ONTARIO
QUEBEC
NEWFOUNDLANDAND LABRADOR
NOVA SCOTIA
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
C AN AD A
PR O V INC E S
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 4/69
UNITE D ST ATE S
WASHINGTON
OREGON
CALIFORNIA
NEVADA
ARIZONA
UTAH
IDAHO
MONTANA
WYOMING
N. DAKOTA
S. DAKOTA
NEBRASKA
KANSASCOLORADO
NEWMEXICO
MINNESOTA
WISCONSIN MICHIGAN
IOWA
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
ARKANSAS
LOUISIANA
MISSISSIPPIALABAMA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
TENNESSEE
S. CAROLINA
N. CAROLINA
VIRGINIA
MAINE
NEW YORK
MISSOURI
ILLINOISINDIANA OHIO
KENTUCKY
W. VIRGINIA
VT NH
MASS.
PENNS.N. JERSEY
MARYLAND
WASHINGTON D.C
CONN. RI
DE
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 5/69
TUVALU
AUSTRALIA
CANBERRA
PAPUA NEW
GUINEA
WELLINGTON
NEW ZEALAND
SOLOMONISLANDS
NAURU
KIRIBATI
FUJI
VANUATU
TONGANEW
CALEDONIA(FRANCE)
OCEANIA
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 6/69
H I S T O R I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• The Cold War was an uneasy peace after World War II,marked by a fierce rivalry between the United States and
the Soviet Union.
• lasted from the end of World War II until the collapseof the Soviet Union in 1991.
• set the framework for global politics for forty-five
years after the end of World War II.• basically a competition between communism/socialism
& capitalism/democracy.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 7/69
H I S T O R I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• the U.S. adopted the anti-communist policy of containment.
• Containment was the post- World War II American foreign
policy that sought to check theexpansion of the Soviet Unionand communism throughdiplomatic, economic, andmilitary means.
• In short, under the containment policy the United States tried tocontain or restrict communism to those countries of the world
where it already existed.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 8/69
H I S T O R I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• Korea
• A major test for the containment policy came in 1950 whencommunist North Koreans invaded non-communist South Korea.
• American military forces led a counterattack that drove deep
into North Korea itself.
• Communist Chinese forces then came into the war on the sideof North Korea, and the war threatened to widen.
• In 1953 the Korean War ended in stalemate with South Koreafree of communist occupation.
• Because the United States had prevented South Korea fromfalling under communist control, the nation’s confidence in thecontainment policy increased.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 9/69
H I S T O R I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• Vietnam
• Beginning in the 1950s and continuing into the early 1960s, thecommunist government of North Vietnam attempted to install throughforce a communist government in South Vietnam.
• To counter North Vietnam’s efforts in the south, the U.S. sent
massive amounts of economic and military aid to the South Vietnamese government.
• Nixon won the 1968 presidential election on a pledge to bring the war to an end. He instituted a policy of “ Vietnamization”.
• the policy of building up South Vietnamese forces whilegradually withdrawing American troops.
• Ultimately, “Vietnamization” failed, when South Vietnamese troops proved unable to resist invasion by the Soviet-suppliedNorth Vietnamese Army.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 10/69
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 11/69
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 12/69
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 13/69
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 14/69
Name____________________________________
Global Studies
The Cold War Heats Up – KOREAN WAR
The Soviet Union and the United States divided Koreafollowing World War II, and established governmentsfavorable to their own particular economic, political,and diplomatic interests: the Soviet related DemocraticPeople’s Republic of Korea in the north, and the U.S.allied Republic of Korea in the south.
The Korean Conflict, so-called because it never entailed
an official declaration of war by the United Statesgovernment, began in 1950 when North Korea invadedSouth Korea. The war was one illustration of themounting tensions between Soviets and Americansduring the Cold War.
The Truman Doctrine, developed by Harry Trumanand his foreign policy advisors following World WarII, dedicated the United States military to preventingthe spread of communism throughout the world. When North Korea invaded South Korea with the clearagenda of uniting the peninsula under a singular communist government, the United States reacted bysending troops as part of a United Nations coalition to push North Korea back to the 38th parallel (a lineof latitude marking the border between North and South Korea).
The UN coalition forces suffered many early defeats that resulted in their retreat to the southernmostcorner of the Korean peninsula. However, the coalition troops soon rallied with the help of American AirForce attacks on strategic North Korean locations and a bold assault at Inchon by General MacArthur.Soon, the US-led forces had pushed the North Korean army back to the 38th parallel – and then keptgoing, pushing the northern army almost to the Chinese border. It appeared that Communism might be
defeated on the peninsula.At this point,however, Chinadecided to join thewar on the side of theNorth Koreans, andthe entrance of400,000 Chinesesoldiers created aformidable opponentto the US-ledcoalition army. In notime, Americantroops were onceagain forced belowthe 38th Parallel.General MacArthur
K O R E A N W A R & V I E T N A M W A R
R E A D I N G & Q U E S T I O N S
Name__________________
Global Studies
The Vietnam WarPart A: Read the passage below and answer the questions. Be sure to answer in complete sentences .
Questions:
1. Discuss the reasons the Vietnamese went to war.
2. Discuss the reasons why the United States became involved in Vietnam.
3. Why do you think that people (both U.S. and Vietnamese) saw the war as something bad?
Part B: Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Make sure to answer in complete sentences.
In 1954, the country of Vietnam was divided into the North and South. However,fighting soon began in South Vietnam due to South Vietnam wanting to remain non-Communist. North Vietnam fought to take over South Vietnam to create oneCommunist nation.
The Ho Chi Minh Trail -named after the leader of North Vietnam- ran throughneighboring countries. The United States feared that Communism might spreadthought Southeast Asia and began sending money, supplies, and advisors to SouthVietnam. President Lyndon Johnson sent American soldiers to fight there. As the war
went on, many American soldiers were killed while fighting in Vietnam and the anti-war movement in the United States grew. People held marches, sang anti-war songs,and wrote letters against the war to politicians.
In 1973, President Nixon finally withdrew the last of the U.S. troops from the area. TheNorth Vietnamese won the war and Vietnam became a country under Communistrule. In 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was built in Washington D.C. to honorAmerican soldiers who fought in the war.
!"#$% '(
)*(+,
-($$.*/%$,
" #$% &"'()
*#+%'$,%$( -$
./-0/ (/%
1("(% #.$1 "22
&'#&%'()3
4. How do you think this picture showsdifferent opinions of Americans about the war?
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 15/69
!"#$% '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Background : After World War II, the United States pursued a policy of containment against communism.
This policy included the development of alliances against Soviet and Chinese aggression and led to armedconflicts in both Korea and Vietnam. Use your textbook and notes to complete this chart.
!"#$% '($)*%+"#$%& '()'*(+,-$
.%'/0#1234
56%*$,(3 $2%7'06%0
-'8*$0,%& 960#: $2%
'8$+,*% '(
$2% -'8*$03
;'$#+
)'*(+,-$)#&8#+$,%&
<0%9-'*(+,-$4=2#$ :#& $2%
&,$8#$,'* ,*
$2,& 0%/,'*7%('0% $2%-'*(+,-$>
)#8&% 9?': 6,6 $2%
-'*(+,-$
&$#0$> =236,6 ,$ &$#0$>
5*-+86% @A,*B'+B%C%*$
,* $2%-'*(+,-$
D%3 <+#3%0&>E#C% #*6
0'+% '( F%3
1%'1+% '0-'8*$0,%&
,*B'+B%6
@E5*B'+B%C%*$
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 16/69
H I S T O R I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• Hawaii & America
• The U.S. first got involved in 1875 when a treaty was signed between the U.S. and Hawaii.
• In 1893, the U.S. conspired to overthrow the Hawaiian government.
• Hawaiian League- secret organization to overthrow King Kalakauaand establish democracy
• Queen Liliuokalani planned to restore power of the monarchy.
• 4 boatloads of U.S. Marines surround palace and Queen surrenders.
• Sanford B. Dole, sugar tycoon, chosen as president and Hawaiideclared to be under U.S. protection.
• In 1898, the U.S. annexed Hawaii
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 17/69
Why Hawaii?
Would not let any European nations annex or control the islands
To provide a naval base for the U.S.
To open up new trading ports
To become one of the world s powers and control the pacific
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 18/69
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 19/69
H I S T O R I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
Native Americans vs Native Hawaiians• Lost tribal lands
• due to treaties broken / forced
out• Lost culture
• forced to speak English, andgive up customs (religion).
• way of life destroyed (buffalo)
• children forced to go to American schools.
• were neither native nor American
• Lost identity
• Most lost land
• Lost sovereignty
• Lost culture• Hawaiian language banned
• Hula outlawed
• traditional arts stifled
• Ali!i • refers to the hereditary
line of rulers, of theHawaiian Islands.(hierarchy of chiefs).
• Lost identity
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 20/69
H I S T O R I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• 1959Alaska becomes the 49th state (Jan. 3) and Hawaii becomes the 50th
• The Hawaiian Renaissance (1960’s & 70’s)
• renaissance = rebirth
• revival of Hawaiian language & culture.
• provided for renewal interest and pride for Hawaiian
culture.
• interest produced new flowering of Hawaiian dance,music, language, and values.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 21/69
!"#$!% '( )$*$++$, $,,#-$!+',. /010“The !"#$%&'( *+ ,-.-'' /"0"%1 ("2"3 -%3*&$4"&1 -52 .'4/*$4
0"3"06" 4* 4/" 75'4"2 84-4"3 *+ 9:"0'(- -&& 0';/43 *+ 3*6"0"';541
*+ ./-43*"6"0 <'52 '5 -52 *6"0 4/" ,-.-''-5 =3&-523 -52 4/"'0
2"#"52"5('"3> -52 '4 '3 -;0""2 4/-4 -&& 4"00'4*01 *+ -52
-##"04-'5'5; 4* 4/" !"#$%&'( *+ ,-.-'' '3 /"0"%1 -55"?"2 4* 4/"
75'4"2 84-4"3 *+ 9:"0'(- $52"0 4/" 5-:" *+ 4/" @"00'4*01 *+
,-.-''A A A A @/" "?'34'5; &-.3 *+ 4/" 75'4"2 84-4"3 0"&-4'6" 4*
#$%&'( &-523 3/-&& 5*4 -##&1 4* 3$(/ &-523 '5 4/" ,-.-''-5 =3&-523B
%$4 4/" C*5;0"33 *+ 4/" 75'4"2 84-4"3 3/-&& "5-(4 3#"('-& &-.3 +*0
4/"'0 :-5-;":"54 -52 2'3#*3'4'*5A A A A @/"0" 3/-&& %" 5* +$04/"0
'::';0-4'*5 *+ C/'5"3" '54* 4/" ,-.-''-5 =3&-523B "?("#4 $#*5
3$(/ (*52'4'*53 -3 -0" 5*. *0 :-1 /"0"-+4"0 %" -&&*."2 %1 4/"
&-.3 *+ 4/" 75'4"2 84-4"3B -52 5* C/'5"3" %1 0"-3*5 *+ -514/'5;
/"0"'5 (*54-'5"2 3/-&& %" -&&*."2 4* "54"0 4/" 75'4"2 84-4"3
+0*: 4/" ,-.-''-5 =3&-523A”
2#!+!+', $3$+,4! $,,#-$!+',. /015 D6789:;<=>?D"4.""5 8"#4":%"0 EE -52 F(4*%"0 GB EHIJB
4.* ;0*$#3 (*&&"(4"2 #"4'4'*5 3';5-4$0"3 +0*: "-(/ *+ 4/"
+'6" #0'5('#-& '3&-523 *+ ,-.-''A @/" #"4'4'*5B .-3 .0'44"5
'5 %*4/ 4/" ,-.-''-5 -52 K5;&'3/ &-5;$-;"3B .-3 3';5"2
%1 GEBGLI 5-4'6" ,-.-''-5 #"*#&"A
“To /'3 K?("&&"5(1 M=NN=9O O(P=QNKRB S0"3'2"54B -52 4/"
8"5-4"B *+ 4/" 75'4"2 84-4"3 *+ 9:"0'(-A T0""4'5; U
M/"0"-3 4/"0" /-3 %""5 3$%:'44"2 4* 4/" 8"5-4" *+ 4/"
75'4"2 84-4"3 *+ 9:"0'(- - 40"-41 +*0 4/" 955"?-4'*5 *+
4/" ,-.-''-5 =3&-523 4* 4/" 3-'2 75'4"2 84-4"3 *+ 9:"0'(-B
+*0 (*53'2"0-4'*5 -4 '43 0";$&-0 3"33'*5 '5 V"(":%"0 9AVA
EHIJ> 4/"0"+*0"B
M" 4/" $52"03';5"2B 5-4'6" ,-.-''-5 ('4'W"53 -52
0"3'2"543 *+ 4/" 2'340'(4 *+AAAAAAAAAAAAA=3&-52 *+AAAAAAAAA./* -0"
:":%"03 *+ 4/" ,-.-''-5 S-40'*4'( N"-;$" *+ 4/"
,-.-''-5 =3&-523B -52 *4/"03 ./* -0" '5 31:#-4/1 .'4/4/" 3-'2 &"-;$"B "-05"34&1 #0*4"34 -;-'534 4/" -55"?-4'*5
*+ 4/" 3-'2 ,-.-''-5 =3&-523 4* 4/" 75'4"2 84-4"3 *+
9:"0'(- '5 -51 +*0: *0 3/-#".” 8F7!CKX Q-4'*5-& 90(/'6"3
!"#$%&'(&)*+ -./0 /123445 6789: 1 ;)<=* >?=;=&@&A =*B .*$C" D=< =%" E"((&*E <=%%&"BF
G*""C&*E H"I)%" (J" <&*&#("% >K$0&*C"LA ;J) &# %"=B&*E I%)< = H))G "*(&(C"B M1**"N=(&)*
-)C&$LMO 3J" H%&B" #""<# %"=BL () H)C(O P"J&*B (J" $)Q'C" #(=*B# K)%E=* ;&(J = #J)(EQ*O
@+"#A!+',4? !"3"-0(/ "-(/ *+ 4/"
(/-0-(4"03 &'34"2 -52 5*4" ./* 4/"1 ."0" '5
0"&-4'*5 4* ,-.-'' -52 ./-4 4/"'0 6'".3
would have been toward it’s annexation.
YF,Q @RNK! OF!T9Q
!" $%%&'()*+ ,& ,-. /&'()*+
&0 ,-. ,'.1,2 ()( 31/1))
/)44)*+42 &' 5*/)44)*+42
6.%&7. 1**.8.( 62 ,-.
9*),.( :,1,.;< =8>41)*"
9?@=ABC?= &' 3CD3BCD3E
/-.'. )* ,-. >1;;1+. 4.( 2&5
,& 2&5' %&*%45;)&*"
QUEEN LILI’UKOLANI
S!K8=VKQ@ MA O(P=QNKR
9OK!=C9Q D7=8QK88 FMQK!8 =Q ,9M9==
F" 3&/ (& ,-. ,/& ;&5'%.; %&*,'1()%, .1%- &,-.'<
G" H-1, /1; ,-. )*,.*, 1*( >5'>&;.
&0 ,-. >.,),)&*< 9?@=ABC?= &'
3CD3BCD3E /-.'. )* ,-. >1;;1+. 4.(
2&5 ,& 2&5' %&*%45;)&*"
@+"#A!+',4? 95-&1W" 4/" 4.* #0':-01 3*$0("3 -52
-53."0 4/" ;$'2'5; Z$"34'*53
Q-:"[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ V-4"[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ S"0[[[[[[[
8F7!CKX N'%0-01 *+ C*5;0"33
I';" :1*(&J14K=A3:
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 22/69
H I S T O R I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• Post Cold War America
• With the end of the Cold War, the United Stateschanged its goals and
policies.
• Involvement in conflictsin other areas of the
world has been anintegral part of theUnited States foreign
policy in the modern era.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 23/69
H I S T O R I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• Presidents since 1988
• George H. W. Bush 1989-1993
• Fall of Communism in EasternEurope
• Reunification of Germany
• Collapse of Yugoslavia
• Break-up of the soviet state
• Persian Gulf War 1990-1991
• First war in which American women served in a combat role
• Operation Desert Storm
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 24/69
H I S T O R I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• Presidents since 1988
• William ‘Bill’ Clinton 1993-2001
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA )
• trade agreement between UnitedStates, Canada, and Mexico
• Full diplomatic relations with Vietnam
• Lifting of Economic sanctions againstSouth Africa when its governmentended the policy of apartheid
• NATO action in former Yugoslavia -“Bosnian Conflict”
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 25/69
H I S T O R I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
•Presidents since 1988• George W. Bush 2001-2009
• Terrorists attacks on United
States soil 9/11/2001 (New York at the World TradeCenter and Virginia at thePentagon)
• The “Bush Doctrine”
• War in Afghanistan
• War in Iraq
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 26/69
H I S T O R I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• The United States has confronted the increase ininternational terrorism by formulating domestic andinternational policies aimed at stopping terrorism.
• The U.S. responded to terrorism with heightenedsecurity at home including the new cabinet levelDepartment of Homeland Security, the Patriot Act,and diplomatic and military initiatives.
• Patriot Act – An act signed into law in 2001 after 9-11 by George W. Bush expanding the authority of UnitedStates law enforcement agencies for the purpose offighting terrorism in the United States and abroad.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 27/69
E C O N O M I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• The US and Canada operate under a market economy
• The largest area of economic growth in US and Canadais the service industry.
• This are includes doctors, educators, government,and banking
• Manufacturing contributes to 20% of both countries
economies
• Why has the farming industry decreased?
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 28/69
E C O N O M I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• The natural resources in the US & Canada have allowed thecountries to develop highly diversified economies and given them the capital resources to build a well developedinfrastructure.
• Economics are very similar to Europe:
• Developed World: Have many industries
• "Clean Industries“ (don’t give off much pollution/by-
products)- computer manufacturing, financial services,information & communication
• "Dirty Industries“ (may give off heavy pollution)-manufacturing automobiles, power, textiles, petroleum
processing, paper
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 29/69
E C O N O M I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• Agriculture in North America (farming and herding):
• Grains= major wheat producing area, tobacco, fruits & vegetables as well as cattle ranching
• US is known for Agribusiness: any large-scale farmingenterprise
• The US and Canada are major exporters of:
• Technology
• Consumer goods
• Information Systems
• Foodstuffs
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 30/69
E C O N O M I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• Oil in North America
• Prudhoe Bay Oil Field isa large oil field on Alaska's North Slope.
• It is the largest oil field
in both the UnitedStates and in North
America.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 31/69
E C O N O M I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• Trade
• NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
• an agreement between the countries of North America:
Canada, United States, & Mexico.
• NAFTA was signed in 1993 and went into effect onJanuary 1st, 1994.
• was written to create a Free Trade Area in North America.
• “Free Trade” means that countries may freely tradegoods with each other without having to pay a tariff(tax) on those goods.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 32/69
E C O N O M I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
NAFTA
PROs CONs• Free trade increases sales and profits
for Mexico, Canada and the U.S.A.,
thus strengthening their economies.
• Lack of tariffs has allowed Mexico to
sell its goods in the USA and Canada at
lower prices.
• This makes Mexican products more
competitive in these markets and
increases Mexico’s profits as it tries to
develop its economy.
• Free trade is an opportunity for the
U.S. to provide financial help to Mexico
by making jobs available in factories
located there.
• Free trade has caused more U.S. job
losses than gains, especially for higher-
wage jobs.
• Factories, called Maquiladoras, are
built on the Mexican border andworkers are hired there to make
goods at a much lower wage than
workers would be paid in the U.S.A.
• Mexico does not have as strict
environmental regulations like Canada &U.S., so when factories move across the
border, they are contributing to North
America’s pollution problem.
• Some argue that our borders should be
open like the EU does in Europe.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 33/69
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 34/69
E C O N O M I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• NAFTA & U.S. Business Owners
• American business owners have enjoyed many benefits fromNAFTA:
• They can move their factories to Mexico and ship the goods to the
US with no tariffs.
• They do not have to pay the workers in Mexico as much as in theUnited States.
• There are not as many labor and environmental regulations for
factories in Mexico.
• They can sell their product for cheaper, but still make a good profit.
• They have a greater area to sell their product in.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 35/69
E C O N O M I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• NAFTA & Mexican Business Owners
• Most Mexican business owners havemixed feelings about NAFTA.
• They like NAFTA because they can trade
freely
• They can ship & sell their productsacross the continent without having to
pay tariffs.
• They have a greater area to sell their products in.
• They do not like foreign owned factories because they would create competition.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 36/69
E C O N O M I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• NAFTA & Mexican Government Officials
• In the early 1990s, Mexico owed a lot of money to the World Bank, to private banks, and to other countries.
• Government officials decided the only way out was tocompletely restructure Mexico’s economy and to focuson exporting.
• They believed NAFTA would be good for theeconomy of Mexico.
• They knew that the maquiladoras would provide jobsfor Mexicans.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 37/69
E C O N O M I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• NAFTA & Mexican Factory Worker
• Mexican factory workers have benefited from NAFTA because ithas provided jobs in a country
where there were not enough jobs.
• Unfortunately, the wages are very low and the workingconditions are rough.
• Most workers barely makeenough money to provide foodfor their families, even though they work very long hours.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 38/69
E C O N O M I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• NAFTA & Environmentalists
• Building factories creates pollution. An environmentalist would want to make sure the US, Canada, and Mexico allhad laws to protect the environment.
• Unfortunately, NAFTA didn’t establish any multinationalenvironmental regulations when it was signed 20 years ago.
• It accepts complaints from citizens of the U.S., Mexico
or Canada who believe their government is notenforcing environmental laws.
• It takes a very long time for anything to be investigatedand solved.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 39/69
E C O N O M I C C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• NAFTA & AmericanConsumers
• American consumers have
benefited from NAFTA.
• Goods made in Mexicocost a lot less because
labor is cheaper there.
• Goods are also cheaper because there are no tariffs placed on imports.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 40/69
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 41/69
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 42/69
C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• U.S. and Canadian Culture
• European based majorities (English, Irish, German, Scot-among others)
• Majority is Christian religion, then Islam & Judaism
• Democratic
• European traditions mixed with Native Americans along with Middle Easterner and S/SE Asian
• The US & Canada are both Members of NATO (The North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
• military alliance among the US, Canada and many
nations in Europe
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 43/69
C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
CANADA
UNITEDSTATES
GREECE
TURKEY
CROATIA
ALBANIA
ITALY
ICELAND
UNITEDKINGDOM
PORTUGAL SPAIN
FRANCE
NORWAY
ESTONIA
LITHUANIA
LATVIA
POLAND
DENMARK
GERMANY
BELGIUM
NETHERLANDS
SLOVAKIA
CZECH REP
HUNGARY
ROMANIA
SLOVENIA
BULGARIA
LUXEMBOURG
NATO
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 44/69
C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• Canada’s province of Quebec is French speaking(Francophone) and wants to separate from the rest ofEnglish-speaking Canada. This is causing a lot of conflict
with Canada’s national identity. Bi-lingual signs like thisone make some people mad.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 45/69
C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• American Culture
• We are a "Melting Pot" /“Tossed Salad” of peoples
• European and AsianImmigration since 1840s
• English colonization on the eastcoast (orig. 13 colonies)- spread to West coast over time.
( Manifest Destiny)
• Modern immigration from Latin America (Mexico & Syria)
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 46/69
What’s the difference?
Melting Pot
Tossed Salad
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 47/69
C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• American Culture
• There are regional differences between the US states.
• New Englanders sound, eat,
& act different from states in the South.
• For example, not manyfrom Yonkers, NY eatsgrits or biscuits & gravy!
• Likewise, people from theMidwest certainly don’tsound like people from the
Valley in Southern
California!!
Shoofly Pie
Ham Biscuits
UNITED STATES
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 48/69
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON
OREGON
CALIFORNIA
NEVADA
ARIZONA
UTAH
IDAHO
MONTANA
WYOMING
N. DAKOTA
S. DAKOTA
NEBRASKA
KANSASCOLORADO
NEWMEXICO
MINNESOTA
WISCONSIN MICHIGAN
IOWA
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
ARKANSAS
LOUISIANA
MISSISSIPPIALABAMA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
TENNESSEE
S. CAROLINA
N. CAROLINA
VIRGINIA
MAINE
NEW YORK
MISSOURI
ILLINOISINDIANA OHIO
KENTUCKY
W. VIRGINIA
VT NH
MASS.
PENNS.N. JERSEY
MARYLAND
WASHINGTON D.C
CONN. RI
DE
Corn Belt
• a region of the Midwestern
United States where corn (maize)
has, since the 1850s, been the
predominant crop, replacing the
native tall grasses.
UNITED STATES
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 49/69
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON
OREGON
CALIFORNIA
NEVADA
ARIZONA
UTAH
IDAHO
MONTANA
WYOMING
N. DAKOTA
S. DAKOTA
NEBRASKA
KANSASCOLORADO
NEWMEXICO
MINNESOTA
WISCONSIN MICHIGAN
IOWA
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
ARKANSAS
LOUISIANA
MISSISSIPPIALABAMA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
TENNESSEE
S. CAROLINA
N. CAROLINA
VIRGINIA
MAINE
NEW YORK
MISSOURI
ILLINOISINDIANA OHIO
KENTUCKY
W. VIRGINIA
VT NH
MASS.
PENNS.N. JERSEY
MARYLAND
WASHINGTON D.C
CONN. RI
DE
Tornado Alley
• a term for the area of
the United States where
tornadoes are most
frequent.
UNITED STATES
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 50/69
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON
OREGON
CALIFORNIA
NEVADA
ARIZONA
UTAH
IDAHO
MONTANA
WYOMING
N. DAKOTA
S. DAKOTA
NEBRASKA
KANSASCOLORADO
NEWMEXICO
MINNESOTA
WISCONSIN MICHIGAN
IOWA
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
ARKANSAS
LOUISIANA
MISSISSIPPIALABAMA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
TENNESSEE
S. CAROLINA
N. CAROLINA
VIRGINIA
MAINE
NEW YORK
MISSOURI
ILLINOISINDIANA OHIO
KENTUCKY
W. VIRGINIA
VT NH
MASS.
PENNS.N. JERSEY
MARYLAND
WASHINGTON D.C
CONN. RI
DE
Dixie
• a historical nickname for the
Southern United States
UNITED STATES
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 51/69
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON
OREGON
CALIFORNIA
NEVADA
ARIZONA
UTAH
IDAHO
MONTANA
WYOMING
N. DAKOTA
S. DAKOTA
NEBRASKA
KANSASCOLORADO
NEWMEXICO
MINNESOTA
WISCONSIN MICHIGAN
IOWA
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
ARKANSAS
LOUISIANA
MISSISSIPPIALABAMA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
TENNESSEE
S. CAROLINA
N. CAROLINA
VIRGINIA
MAINE
NEW YORK
MISSOURI
ILLINOISINDIANA OHIO
KENTUCKY
W. VIRGINIA
VT NH
MASS.
PENNS.N. JERSEY
MARYLAND
WASHINGTON D.C
CONN. RI
DE
Breadbasket
• the granary of a country is a region
which, because of richness of soil
and/or advantageous climate,produces an agricultural surplus.
UNITED STATES
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 52/69
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON
OREGON
CALIFORNIA
NEVADA
ARIZONA
UTAH
IDAHO
MONTANA
WYOMING
N. DAKOTA
S. DAKOTA
NEBRASKA
KANSASCOLORADO
NEWMEXICO
MINNESOTA
WISCONSIN MICHIGAN
IOWA
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
ARKANSAS
LOUISIANA
MISSISSIPPIALABAMA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
TENNESSEE
S. CAROLINA
N. CAROLINA
VIRGINIA
MAINE
NEW YORK
MISSOURI
ILLINOISINDIANA OHIO
KENTUCKY
W. VIRGINIA
VT NH
MASS.
PENNS.N. JERSEY
MARYLAND
WASHINGTON D.C
CONN. RI
DE
The Great Plains
• the broad expanse of flat land,
much of it covered in prairie,
steppe and grassland, that lies
west of the Missouri River and
east of the Rocky Mountains in
the United States and Canada.
UNITED STATES
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 53/69
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON
OREGON
CALIFORNIA
NEVADA
ARIZONA
UTAH
IDAHO
MONTANA
WYOMING
N. DAKOTA
S. DAKOTA
NEBRASKA
KANSASCOLORADO
NEWMEXICO
MINNESOTA
WISCONSIN MICHIGAN
IOWA
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
ARKANSAS
LOUISIANA
MISSISSIPPIALABAMA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
TENNESSEE
S. CAROLINA
N. CAROLINA
VIRGINIA
MAINE
NEW YORK
MISSOURI
ILLINOISINDIANA OHIO
KENTUCKY
W. VIRGINIA
VT NH
MASS.
PENNS.N. JERSEY
MARYLAND
WASHINGTON D.C
CONN. RI
DE
Sun Belt
UNITED STATES
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 54/69
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON
OREGON
CALIFORNIA
NEVADA
ARIZONA
UTAH
IDAHO
MONTANA
WYOMING
N. DAKOTA
S. DAKOTA
NEBRASKA
KANSASCOLORADO
NEWMEXICO
MINNESOTA
WISCONSIN MICHIGAN
IOWA
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
ARKANSAS
LOUISIANA
MISSISSIPPIALABAMA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
TENNESSEE
S. CAROLINA
N. CAROLINA
VIRGINIA
MAINE
NEW YORK
MISSOURI
ILLINOISINDIANA OHIO
KENTUCKY
W. VIRGINIA
VT NH
MASS.
PENNS.N. JERSEY
MARYLAND
WASHINGTON D.C
CONN. RI
DE
Rust Belt
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 55/69
“US Really Has Eleven Separate 'Nations' with Entirely Different Cultures”
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 56/69
C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
Golden Gate
Bridge
White House Independence
Hall
Sear’s TowerSt Louis Arch
Carnegie Hall
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 57/69
C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
“The Future of the ‘Tan Generation”
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 58/69
C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• Cultural diffusion: thespreading of a cultural trait (i.e. material object,idea, or behavior pattern)from one society toanother.
• When cultures join and
merge (like a hybrid) it iscalled culturalconvergence.
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 59/69
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 60/69
In Australia, it’s NOT Burger King….it’s
Hungry Jack’s!! !
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 61/69
C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• Australia
• CAPITAL: Canberra
• POPULATION: 20 million people
• HEAD OF STATE: Queen Elizabeth II
represented by Governor-General
• FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutionalmonarchy
• NATURAL RESOURCES: coal, zinc, nickel,gold, wool
• NATIONAL SYMBOLS: Kangaroo and Emu
• NATIONAL ANTHEM: “Advance Australia Fair”
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 62/69
C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• Australia• “Down Under” is a label/ nickname
for Australia because the continentis ENTIRELY in the Southern
Hemisphere• Early colonists were from Europe
(criminals/debtors).
• Prisoners performed hard laboruntil they finished their sentences.
• Many people from Asia migrated to Australia in the 20th Century
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 63/69
Australia is in theSouthern Hemisphere.
Because it is south of the equator,the seasons in Australia are the
opposite of those in Europe: it’swinter in Australia when it’ssummer in Europe.
LOCATION
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 64/69
The biggest city is Sydney, where there is the famous Sydney OperaHouse.
How do you say it in Australian?
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 65/69
American Australian
barbecue barbie
kangaroo roo
mosquito mozzie
chicken chook
candy lollie
slippers thongs
TV tellie
girl sheila
sheep jumbuck
cinema pictures
mailbox letterbox
shoes runners
highway main road
How do you say it in Australian?
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 66/69
C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• Aboriginal Australian
• are members of groups that existed in Australia and the surrounding islands prior to European colonization.
• they only represent 1% of the population. The total population of Australia is 22 million.
• Aboriginal music is often
recognizable for its most famousinstrument, the didgeridoo. A windinstrument typically made from bamboo, it extends about five feetand produces a low, vibrating hum.
C R A C A R A C R S C S
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 67/69
C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• Aboriginal Australians
• Stolen Generations (1905 - 1969)
• Children were forcibly removedfrom indigenous Australians as
young
• purpose of raising themseparately from and ignorant of their culture and people, and for
the ultimate purposes ofsuppressing any distinct Aboriginal culture, therebyending the existence of the Aborigines as a distinct people.
C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
8/19/2019 NorthAmericaUnit.compressed.pdf
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/northamericaunitcompressedpdf 68/69
C U LT U R A L C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S
• New Zealand
• M" ori people
• the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand
• Maori developed a unique language, rich mythology,distinctive crafts and performing arts.
• Social upheaval, decades of conflict and epidemics ofdisease too their toll on the Maori population but from
1960s onwards, a Maori cultural revival has been taking place.
• The Haka is a traditional Maori war dance fromNew Zealand.
Recommended