Chapter 32 The Global Sneaker An American noticed

Chapter 32 The Global Sneaker

• An American noticed how quietly people walked in them and they were not just used for sports (tennis) How did the Tennis Shoe come to be called “sneakers”

• Cotton canvas and rubber What two materials made up the sneaker for the first 100 years of its existance?

• Designed for many types of activities • Design improved performance and comfort • Fashion appeal List 3 ways the design of the sneakers has changed since the 1950’s.

• Upper – Natural materials like cotton and leather or synthetic materials like nylon • The midsole of plastic and foam padding (made from oil) • The outer soul (or tread) is made of natural or synthetic rubber (made from coal or oil) How did the Tennis Shoe come to be called “sneakers”

1. Leather From Texas and Venezuela • Livestock centers 2. Foam padding from Saudi Arabia • Oil rich country 3. Synthetic rubber from Taiwan • Coal and oil List a reason each sneaker material might come from the locations listed

• The United States, Great Britain, and Germany. Where were sneakers manufactured until the 1960’s?

• The designs and materials became more complex and prices started to rise. More labor was needed to assemble the sneakers. It became too expensive to make these shoes in high wage countries. What changes occurred in the 1970’s that caused sneaker companies to no longer make shoes at home (in the US, Great Britain, and Germany)?

South Korea • Large pool of low wage workers • Factories that could make shoes • Ports for shipping raw materials in and for shipping finished products out. Then jobs moved to China, Indonesia, and Vietnam What changes occurred in the 1970’s that caused sneaker companies to no longer make shoes at home (in the US, Great Britain, and Germany)?

• Sneaker production may move again, perhaps to low-wage Africa. (page 460 – caption to the left of the map) Where might shoe manufacturing move to next?

• SHIPS to TRAINS to TRUCKS What three modes of transportation are used to move sneakers from Asia to the United States?

• SHIPS – are used between Asia and the U. S. • TRAINS – are used from the west coast to distribution centers. • TRUCKS – are used from distribution centers to stores around the country How is each mode of transportation used?

1. Easy to stack 2. Weatherproof 3. Big ships can carry a lot of these at one time. What are three advantages of using freight containers to transport products