9.7 Resistance to Globalization After 1900 Flashcards
Use these 30 flashcards to master Topic 9.7, from anti-globalization protests and sovereignty campaigns to cultural and religious pushback. You will practice recall, comparison, and AP causation reasoning while correcting misconceptions about whether resistance was anti-modern, anti-trade, or always anti-Western.
What you'll master
- Core forms of resistance to globalization after 1900.
- How economic, cultural, and political grievances shaped movements.
- Comparisons of state-led, grassroots, violent, and nonviolent resistance.
- Causation links between inequality, sovereignty fears, and protest.
- Continuity and change in local identity defense under global pressure.
- AP writing moves for thesis, contextualization, evidence, and complexity.
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Topic Intro
Topic 9.7 focuses on how people and states pushed back against the social, economic, and cultural effects of globalization after 1900. Resistance came in multiple forms: labor protests against neoliberal reforms, movements defending local industries, campaigns for national sovereignty, and cultural efforts to preserve language and tradition. Global media and migration expanded exchange, but they also triggered anxieties about inequality, identity, and political control. Some responses were reformist, such as fair-trade activism and anti-austerity organizing, while others were confrontational, including anti-WTO street mobilizations or militant reactions framed as defense of faith and community. These patterns show that globalization produced both integration and backlash. The key historical insight is that resistance was rarely pure isolationism. Many groups selectively adopted global tools like the internet, NGOs, and transnational legal language while opposing specific market rules or cultural dominance. In AP analysis, track how anti-globalization politics, cultural preservation, and religious revival movements intersected with class, region, and state policy. Strong arguments explain why backlash intensified when global change appeared to threaten livelihood, dignity, or autonomy, and why outcomes varied by political structure and historical memory.
Why it matters
This topic explains why globalization generated both opportunity and backlash, helping you evaluate present-day conflicts over identity, trade, and governance.
Exam move
In AP writing, compare at least two resistance models, then argue causation by ranking economic pressure, identity politics, and state policy responses.
FAQs
What is the core claim of Topic 9.7?
Resistance to globalization after 1900 was diverse, selective, and rooted in economic inequality, identity defense, and sovereignty concerns.
Was resistance to globalization always anti-trade?
No. Many movements opposed specific trade rules or outcomes while still using global networks and exchange channels.
How did culture shape anti-globalization movements?
Communities defended language, religion, and local customs when global media and markets seemed to threaten social continuity.
Why is sovereignty central in this topic?
States and activists often framed resistance as a struggle to retain policy control against external institutions and market pressures.
What is one strong AP writing move for Topic 9.7?
Build a thesis that ranks causes of resistance, then test it with evidence from two regions using clear comparison and causation links.