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Related Issue 2To what extent should
contemporary society respond to the legacies of
historical globalization?
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• As you explore this issue, you will come to
  appreciate how decisions made and actions taken
  in the past are legacies of historical
  globalization which continue to affect the world
  today.

European Imperialism in AfricaYoutube -
http//www.youtube.com/watch?vOJe1W_HIWmA
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What impact did Christopher Columbus have on the
Indigenous people in todays Haiti and Dominican
Republic?
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• On his second voyage, in 1494, Columbus captured
  1,500 Tainos on the island of Hispaniola and
  herded them to Isabela, where 550 of ''the best
  males and females'' were forced aboard ships
  bound for the slave markets of Seville.
• Warfare, forced labor, starvation and disease
  reduced Hispaniola's Taino population (estimated
  at one million to two million in 1492) to
  extinction within 30 years.

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• What was the impact of European colonial
  settlement on Indigenous peoples?

Colonialism Sins of Europe in the Scramble for
Africa http//www.youtube.com/watch?vuu6-TLC0NRQ
featureendscreenNR1
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What was the impact of slavery?
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• Poll shows most Americans consider racism a
  problem Blacks more than twice as likely to
  call racism a "very serious" problem Almost
  half of whites and blacks say they know someone
  who is racist Only a few of either race say
  they are racially biased themselves

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Los Angeles Riots
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• How have Canadian Aboriginals been impacted by
  European Imperialism?

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Child Poverty in Canada
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Choice Assignment

• 1. Research and compile images and informative
  captions (and incorporate them into an animoto
  presentation or power point presentation) that
  addresses the following questions(Note these
  questions are sub-headings within Chapter
  6)     What are some legacies of historical
  globalization?      In general, how has cultural
  contact affected indigenous peoples?       How
  has the exchange of goods and technologies
  affected people?      How are the legacies of
  historical globalization continuing to impact the
  lives of people today?
• 2. Research the legacies of colonial rule on ONE
  African country in the 19th Century (refer to map
  in Section 1). Consider the people, their
  government, the country's resources and how those
  resources might have served the people
  differently had they not been governed by
  colonial rule. Present your findings and
  predictions in the form of an animoto
  presentation or power point presentation that
  includes images and informative captions