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Unit 12 part II Globalization Vocab

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globalizationthe linking of nations through trade, information, technologies, and communication
interdependenceMultiple countries are dependent on one another for goods or service
franchisingA license granted by a company for an individual to make their goods or service in a specific location
outsourcingWhen a company hires people outside of the US usually because they will work for less money
telecommunicationsCommunicating through sounds and words over a large distance
mediaForms of communication that reach large numbers of people
domesticRelated to a home country
Quality of LifeHow satisfied one is with their current life
Charles Drewscientist who discovered a safe way to store the plasma portion of the blood
J. Robert OppenheimerStudy physics and helped with the Manhattan Project
Manhattan ProjectThe code name for the secret operation in 1942 for the US military to create the atomic bomb
Frank Lloyd WrightFamous architect who is most known for New York’s Guggenheim Museum
Martha GrahamBallet dancer and composer
Henry Louis GatesAn African American historian who studied at Harvard
Maya AngelouFamous African American writer who overcame a traumatic childhood and thrived by writing about her experience
Bill GatesCreator of the PC and founder of Microsoft
MicrosoftComputer company started by Bill Gates
Ray KrocKnown for franchising McDonald’s restaurants across the country
Global PandemicsEpidemic of an infectious disease that has spread across a large area.


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