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SOL Preparation & Review. US History 7. Science. Charles Drew Medicine (plasma). J Robert Oppenheimer Physics (Manhattan Project team). Culture. Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture. Martha Graham Dance. Academics. Henry Louis Gates History. Maya Angelou Literature. Economics.
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SOL Preparation & Review US History 7
Science Charles Drew Medicine (plasma) J Robert Oppenheimer Physics (Manhattan Project team)
Culture Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture Martha Graham Dance
Academics Henry Louis Gates History Maya Angelou Literature
Economics Bill Gates Computer Technology (Microsoft) Ray Kroc Franchising (McDonalds)
Globalization • Globalization is the linking of nations through trade, information , technologies and interdependence • Globalization is how we describe the world today
Impact of Globalization • Improvement of all communications • Availability of a wide variety of foreign made goods and services • Outsourcing of jobs
Modern Day Life • Increase in terrorism • Many conflicts centered in the Middle East • Changing immigration patterns to the United States • Largest current immigrant groups are Hispanic and Asian
Protecting the planet • Clean Air Act of 1970 • Created to minimize pollution and make the air we breathe cleaner • Clean Water Act of 1972 • Created to minimize hazardous pollutants dumped into our water sources • Ex: oil, sewage, and chemicals