What If You Couldn't Buy Things From Other Countries?

What if the world stopped trading? What if the US decided to stop trading with the world? What would happen?

Unless you live in North Korea you’re probably reliant on international trade in one way or another (NAFTA, ETC). Possibly the food you ate today is farmed or grown overseas. The pen you used to write the shopping list to buy the food you ate was probably manufactured overseas. Your mobile phone or laptop was almost certainly made overseas. The specific parts to that laptop were probably made in different countries. Your car will have had its parts made all over the world before being assembled. We live in a world reliant on overseas trade. But what would happen if countries decided to stop trading with one another? Would society grind to a halt? Would we all become self-sufficient within our own nations? That’s what we’ll find out today on the Infographics Show as we ask – What if World Trade Stops? What Will Happen?

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[TheInfographicsShow]

Could you get used to living with only the goods you can grow or produce yourself? Do you think world trading makes our lives better? What is your favorite imported product?

[Trisaaru]

No trade means less _oil_
*America wants to know your location*

[rea]

Poor countries would realize they are the rich ones. Rural people would realize they are the essential ones.

[layme]

Then I can’t get my hentai manga from Japan...

[YourMom-bxmm]

China won’t have bottled air from Canada lol rip

[halcyonherascarter]

tbh going into the countryside, learning how to farm, and forming tight-knit communities sounds awesome

[menethemene]

Man I will NEVER stop watching your content dude keep it up :D

[TheClickbaiterA]

No please, I can't get skins without trading D:

[someguy]

The alternative to trade is war. That's what happens when you can get the resources you need through a peaceful way. That's why major wars kept happening in the world before globalization. It was very often the main reason behind a war.

[harryliangviolin]

Probably the best info channel out there

[jellyboom]

Can I get a link to the background music? Sounds awesome

[Bradly]

The fact that you upload everyday is amazing.

[Swimmerchild]

We don’t have AC units in Iceland. Summer temps rarely exceed 20C and the average for the whole year in the capital area is about 8C so no need for AC. Heating is also done through geothermal energy

[mat]

Oil - * Happens *






*_America would like to know your location_*

[MarvLthe]

What if China stops exporting products to other countries ?

[popekarma]

The scramble for Africa is “World trade” in the same sense that Germany’s invasion of Poland and France, Japans invasion of Asia, and Italy’s bid for yugoslavia were “World trade”

[louishenn]

I think my worst fear (and it probably should be everyones fear) would be if countries stopped trading knowledge

[codes]

How we gonna have a happy thanksgiving without my Guatemalan turkey and Belgian chocolates!?

[tdethedeadliest]

How you make such a interesting video and ur subscriber are soooo much i am ur fan

[fitemil]

Why is good thing a bad thing if orange man did it?