Globalization

How did the birth control pill (1960) impact history?

What was the impact of advances in communication and transportation technology?

What were the environmental impacts of human activity in the 20th century?

A __________________________ is a tax imposed by one country on the goods imported from another country.

_________________________________ is the growing interdependence of the world’s economies & peoples.

The ____ ____ refers to the drastic increase in agricultural production due to GMO's, pesticides & chemical fertilizers.

Which of these can be seen as a disease related to poverty?

The iPhone is designed in USA and made in Vietnam. In this example, USA is a ____economy while Vietnam is a ____ economy

Developed during World War 2, ______________ are medicines that fight bacterial infections in people (ex: penicillin).

Which of the following was the most immediate cause of global economic integration in the late 20th century?

Which of these was NOT a communication technology created after 1900?

A _____ is a plant in which changes have been made to the genome, typically using high-tech genetic engineering.

Nelson Mandela helped end the system of  _____________________ (segregation) in South Africa.

What is the main reason for poverty leading to an increased risk of disease?

__________________________ is the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes.

True or False: The Caste Reservation System in India set aside all top position in the government for high caste Hindus.

Nike is an example of a ______ corporation: headquartered in the USA with business operations in other countries.

What were the combined effects of vaccines and antibiotics in the 20th century?

True or False: Many modern technologies developed rapidly due to military competition during the World Wars and Cold War

Which of the following is NOT an example of a globalized culture?

Longer life spans have led to an increase in heart disease & ________, a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory.

True or False: HIV/AIDS has, at times, been both an epidemic & a disease related to poverty

_________ ________ focuses on producing agricultural products for sale in the market rather than solely for subsistence.

_____________________ _____________________ are large, steel boxes designed to transport goods by sea or land.

________________ _____________ is the fight for the equality of the races.

An _______________ is regional, whereas a _________________ is worldwide.

Regional trade agreements lower tariffs in order to increase trade.

Which of the following is characteristic of the Green Revolution of the 1960s through the 1980s?