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The Underlying Cause Of The Globalization Of El Salvador

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Globalization is a merge of diverse national forces, with interaction and unification among the people, companies, and government of the separate nations. The driving factors behind globalization are investment and international trade, which are supported by technology. The association of sporting, cultural, and economic activities are the underlying cause of the connectivity component of globalization. The relationship between these activities have been increasing at a positive rate, leading to the spread of different cultural life around the world. Sports are debatably the most universal feature of popular culture. They combine different factors such as language and cultural differences that fascinate its spectators and participants, as …show more content…

Both countries anticipated future violence and started to increase their military. On July 14th, El Salvador’s air force attacked targets in Honduras. Hondurans fought back, destroying their air force and striked against Salvador’s oil factories. A cease fire was eventually reached on July 20th, and El Salvador retreated, as a result that Salvadoran immigrants currently living in Honduras would not be harmed. Eleven years later, a peace treaty would finally be signed on October 30th, in which they agreed to resolve their border dispute (Hickman). Although soccer was a part of this war, soccer was not the prime motive that caused the war. Rather, the war was more economic in nature concerning the migration of Salvadorans to Honduras. The soccer game between these countries was more of just a place to release tensions and cause riots. Therefore, it can be concluded soccer itself has not caused any wars. When relating soccer to politics, economics, and culture, there is apparent evidence that shows that the competition of soccer affects the world globally when related to culture. On the other hand, there is evidence that suggests that soccer reflects politics and economics related to globalization, rather than contributing to them. Thus, the economy and political system have helped to develop the game of soccer more than soccer has helped to expand world markets, or promote cooperation between the participating nations

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