GEOG 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Consumer Electronics, Clothing Industry, Newly Industrialized Country
4 May 2017
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Core countries are doing the organizing of the periphery. Core countries made parts of the periphery to specialize in production (usually in primary commodity) Not allowed to compete with producers in the core country. Telegraphs were important because they allowed for instantanious communication. Telegrams were also used to nd out what commodity prices were. Telegraphs were also used to track shipments. Process of globalization was interrupted by ww1, the great depression, and ww2. Left european colonial powers in a very weakened state militarily and economically. Colonies were no longer an asset, but were now a liability. Colonialism came to an end at the end of ww2 (1945) 1950s and 1960s many former colonial territories because independent countries. These ex-colonies embarked on industrialization programs. (if core countries did, why cant we) A few of the newly independent countries were successful. These are now known as the nic (newly industrialized countries)
