Globalization vs.

Americanization
• Globalization • Americanization
refers to the refers to the
diffusion of spread of American
cultural elements culture to other
around the world. countries.

Now examine the following pictures and

classify them as examples of either
Globalization or Americanization and fill them
in on your chart.
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McRice from Hong Kong

Mecca Cola

Kuwait
Basketball and baseball were invented
in the U.S. but have become popular
worldwide. At the 2002 World
Championships, the U.S.Team came in
6th even though they had NBA All
Stars.

Slide #2
Slide #3

Tejano music blends German

influences from central
Texas with a traditionally
Mexican style.
Bob Marley made reggae
music from Jamaica world
famous.

The Rolling Stones in China

People in South Africa waited in line for days
to vote in 1994 because it was the first time
all people were able to participate in a free
democracy (popular sovereignty).

Slide #4
Slide #5

People around the world protest the

conditions in American-owned
factories. These “sweat shops”
in poor countries pay workers
little money for long hours
in harsh conditions and often use
child labor.
 Americans have access to foods
from all over the world.

Slide #6
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RSVP:
Repondez s’il vous
plait.

Aloha
Gesundheit
Deja vu

Sayonara Beaucoup
Slide #8

Epcot in Japan Madonna wins MTV

Europe award in Italy.
Slide #9
Movie made in“Bollywood”
– Bombay, India –
being shown at the
Cannes Film Festival in
France

Tulip electric car from Peugeot

– a French company –
being shown in Warsaw, Poland
Slide #10

J.K. Rowling The Beatles from

is from Scotland the U.K. on Ed
Sullivan in the U.S.
Slide #11

Macy’s Parade in NYC

 Slide #12

Apple in China

Microsoft in Japan
 Soccer fans celebrate in
Tiger Woods is part Lebanon.
Caucasian, Thai, Chinese,
Native American, and black.
Here Tiger plays in Britain.
Golf was invented in
Scotland.

China and Brazil play

in the World Cup
Slide #13 in South Korea.