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Mrs. Morgan
World History P. 2-4
26 January 2011
China Revs UpMovie
How was China
changed by
Industrialization?
Cons
 Affluence- biggest threat=over
consumption= limited resources
 China world’s largest polluter=
environmental nightmaredisappearing wild life, dying forest=
global warming
 Polluting China reach Washington
state –California- travel thousands
miles-love affair with car- follow US
foot steps
 As income increase = energy, food,
luxury consumption go up
Pro
 Auto industry lift millions out of
poverty
 Cars is expanding industry= jobs=
keep people happy
 300 Million moved to middle class=
good for economy
 Car= highest stage of symbolic
success
 Development of rural area
 8% growth 20 years straight
 Provides jobs car manufacturers
 More industrialize eventually leads to
cleaner environment
Socially
 US export life style
 Population Control- 1 child policy
 Air Beijing= horrible
 7/10 worst cities pollution rate
 Respiratory disease leading killer=10
times US rate
 6% GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
goes to health care
 Strip hills tree use to farm = disaster =
flooding=man made flooding-no trees
soak up water
 Cultural heritage disappearing in
cities
Economics
 8% growth 20 years straight
 20% of world market in automobilessoon to pass US market
 Coal cheaper= affordable= less likely
use other source= big pollution
 Dismantle Communist Economic
System= “To Get Rich is Glorious”
 China says cannot fix- but can’t afford
not to fix
 25% of world’s pop. Only 7% useable
land- not enough to feed people
 Meat consumption up 400% in 20
years
 Water issues- shortage- takes more
water to farm than run factory- more
profitable
Political
 Government regulation relaxed= 10
times more pollution rate US
 1970s Mao’s policy- stop farmingindustrialization= “Great Leap
Forward”= 30 million dead= famine
 New leader= 1 child policy= changed
economy= curved population=
modern nation
 Emissions Euro 2 standards =10 years
outdated= more pollution
 Ignoring infrastructure problems
: China is going through industrialization
and has undergone major changes since the
1970s. There has been positives and negatives
through the process but this not only affects
China but the whole world.
Summary