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• "Over the past three centuries, world history has been defined by an inevitable march towards a single global system, characterised by modern institutions like democracy and capitalism." Comment critically, giving evidence for your position

• IntroductionDefine 'single global market'

• everyone under one political and economic modelsuch as capitalism & democracy

• Paragraph 1 NO - the divide between the 'west' and the 'rest'

• the 'rest' were limited during their colonisationChina, OpiumIndia, East India Company, had to trade with Britain

• still exploited - sweatshopsBangladesh, Taiwan

• Paragraph 2NO - cultural differences

• Ghost Dance Movementin the USANative Americans rebelled against western ideas

• traditions seen as backwardsSati, abolished in 1829Purdah

• Paragraph 3 NO - world wars

• the world had to pick sides

• wars by proxy - Taiwan & Vietnam

• Cold War - USA & USSR were fighting for influence

• CongoFirst Prime Minister - Patrice LumumbaOn their independence day (June) 1960, he gave a speech disapproving of colonial rule and declaring the Congo an independent government

• The West viewed him as a dangerous and likely to side with the USSR

• he was deposed and assassinated as part of a plot drawn up by the US

• Paragraph 4YES - the end of the Cold War

• Communism ended

• The USA was now the world hegemon

• There was one dominant ideology

• Bandung conference, 1955

• Asian - African Conferencegathered to discuss the role of the Third World in the Cold War, concluded not to get involved

• Paragraph 5YES & NO - trade

• yes - EU - common currency, trade internally

• no - exclusionary, high tariffs for outside countries

• makes manufacturing outside less apealing

• no - big companies can hold all the power

• Nestle in Americaprevent small African farmers from selling their coffee direct to the customer, have to sell it cheap to nestle to make a profit on

• Exception - Good African Coffee CompanyBased in Uganda, roasting and packing in Kampalabuy from Uganda farmers at premium pricesallows profit to stay within Ugandasell in UK (Waitrose) and online in the US

• Paragraph 6YES - cultural unity

• Human rights

• Helsinki Accords, 1975Helsinki Watch, to monitor if they were being kept

• Universal declaration of Human Rightsset a universal standard

• Conclusion

• historically, no single global system

• opposing forces, global disagreements

• recently, closer to unity

• end of Cold War - one main ideology

• but not fully

• trade bloc are exclusionary

• Brandt Line, 1960s