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The Technology Revolution Page 1 Overview

The Technology Revolution Page 1 Overview . Page 1. After the Cold War, Americans turned their energies to the development of peacetime technologies. Industries Benefiting from New Technologies Airline industry – jets Automobile industry and interstate highway system

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The Technology Revolution Page 1 Overview

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  1. The Technology Revolution Page 1 Overview • Page 1

  2. After the Cold War, Americans turned their energies to the development of peacetime technologies.

  3. Industries Benefiting from New Technologies • Airline industry – jets • Automobile industry and interstate highway system • Entertainment and news media industry • Exploration of space • Computer industry ***80’S Technology • Satellite system – Telecommunications (pagers, cell phones, television) • Internet **90’s Technology

  4. Impact of New Technologies on American Life • Increased domestic and international travel for business and pleasure • Greater access to news and other information • Cheaper and more convenient means of communication • Greater access to heating and air-conditioning • Decreased regional variation, resulting from nationwide access to entertainment and information provided by national television and radio programming, Internet services, computer games

  5. “Globalization” describes the increasing interconnection of the U.S. with other societies around the world. • Globalization is the linking of nations through: • Trade • Information • Technologies • Communication • It involves the integration of different societies.

  6. Impact of Globalization on American life: Improvement of communications and travel Availability of a wide variety of international goods and services Outsourcing of industrial and service jobs to other countries

  7. Key International Issues in a Globalized Era

  8. Foreign Policy: • Increase in terrorist activities • Conflicts in the Middle East • Changing relationships with other nations • more open relations with Former Communist countries • growing economic strength of Asian countries such as India and China

  9. Immigration: • Changing immigration patterns • Latin America • Eastern and Southern Asia • Africa • More people wanting to immigrate to the U.S. than are allowed by law

  10. Global Environment: • Policies to protect the environment • Global climate change “Global Warming” • Conservation of water and other natural resources • Green Revolution “Go Green”

  11. World Health Issues: Global pandemics! (Think bird flu, swine flu.)

  12. Citizens Transforming Their GLOBAL World • Page 5-8

  13. Charles Drew – blood plasma clip DREW BLOOD!!!! • African American physician and surgeon • helped develop blood banks for WWII

  14. J. Robert Oppenheimer – physics clip O NO!!!! • worked on Manhattan Project to develop atomic bomb for WWII • early leader in theoretical physics

  15. William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain (Bell Labs Team)clip Shocked the Tech World!!!! • won Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956 for inventing transistors • led to computer chip, satellite tech, most modern electronics

  16. Frank Lloyd Wright clip BUILD IT WRIGHT!!! • greatest American architect • promoted organic architecture (harmonious integration of building, surrounding, and furnishings)

  17. Ansel Adams clip AA Pretty!!!! • photographer famous for black-and-white photos of Yosemite National Park and other places in the American West • environmentalist

  18. Martha Graham Clip Marvelous Martha!!!! • choreographer • a pioneer of modern dance

  19. Henry Louis Gates clip • African American scholar, writer, educator • emphasis on black culture • PBS Special Commerical Clip

  20. Maya Angelou clip Angel of Poetry!!! • African American poet, autobiographer • worked with Martin Luther King, Jr. • also involved in stage and film • delivered a poem at Clinton’s 1993 inauguration

  21. Education is the transmission of civilization.Will Durant William J. Durant clip During History!!!!! • wrote history of Western civilization with focus on social and cultural developments and the experiences of “average” people • Traditionally, history focused on important leaders, politics, and wars.

  22. Bill Gates clip Opened the Gates to the Internet!!!! • computer technology entrepreneur (Chairman of Microsoft) • philanthropist

  23. Ray Kroc-Franchising Clip • Czech-American entrepreneur • started as Illinois milkshake-machine salesman • partnered with McDonald brothers and eventually bought the rights to their restaurant • used Ford’s assembly-line techniques to revolutionize fast food

  24. Sam Waltonclip • big-business retailer from Oklahoma • started as owner of Ben Franklin stores that beat competition with late hours and low prices, which were made possible by smart deals with his wholesale suppliers • opened Wal-Mart chain in 1960’s in Arkansas • Wal-Mart, Inc. opened the first Sam’s Club in Oklahoma in 1983. clip

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