"That the search for oil has caused severe land degradation, food shortage, air and water pollution, and the destruction of the agricultural and fishing economy of the Ogoni people... That the multinational oil companies, particularly Shell and Chevron, have operated in Ogoniland without any regard for the environment or the local population, while extracting billions of dollars in wealth."
—Ogoni Bill of Rights, presented to the government and people of Nigeria, 1990
The claims made in the passage are best understood in the context of which of the following post-1900 developments?
- AThe establishment of direct political administration and territorial annexation by European colonial empires
- BThe complete homogenization of global culture resulting from the spread of Western consumer goods
- Protests by local communities against the environmental and social consequences of global economic integrationCevap
- DThe success of the Green Revolution in promoting eco-friendly agricultural policies throughout developing nations
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Protests by local communities against the environmental and social consequences of global economic integration
The correct answer is correct because the Ogoni Bill of Rights represents a prominent historical example of local communities in the developing world organizing to resist the environmental degradation and economic displacement caused by global economic integration and multinational corporations.
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Resistance to Globalization after 1900
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