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World History -Globalization, & Modern Era
World History -Globalization, & Modern Era
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When wealthy countries use developing nations for low-paid labor, this is also known as
outsourcing
imperialism
economic development
capitalization
2
Apartheid in South Africa was intended to:
Provide equal rights
institutionalize segregation and inequality
redistribute land
create prejudice
3
The conflict with 6 counties in Ireland under British control was about:
Southern Protestants wanted to be Irish
Southern Catholics wanted to be part of Ireland
Northern Catholics wanted to be part of Ireland
Northern Protestants wanted to be Irish
4
Israel was created by who, and when?
United Nations - 1958
U.S. - 1942
United Nations - 1948
Great Britain - 1940
5
How did the issue between Ireland and Britain get resolved?
Civil War
Good Friday Agreement
Bloody Sunday Truce
Easter Agreement
6
Which is
NOT
a development in biotechnology in the modern post World War era?
development of the polio vaccine
cloning of humans
successful heart transplant
the use of lasers in surgery
7
Would a pandemic likely spread faster today than 100 years ago?
No - due to better vaccines and medical technology
Yes - due to increased frequency of travel
Yes - due to more resistant viruses
Yes - due to more people living on the Earth
8
What was India’s position in the Cold War?
Enemy of U.S. and Soviets
Ally of the Soviets
Non-alignment
Ally of the U.S.
9
What does the following map represent?
APAC alliance
Indian Ocean trade
nuclear missile strike points
Pacific Rim trade
10
Where were an estimated 300,000 people killed by government-backed Arab militias?
Kuwait
Darfur
Tehrain
Capetown
11
Serbian President who opposed Ethnic Albanians, and was tried for war crimes.
Victor Paplav
Slobodan Milosevic
Vladimir Putin
Mikhael Gorbachev
12
Palestinian group that used terrorism vs. Israel for decades, & says it has no right to exist
ISIS
Hamas
Palestinian Liberation Organization
al Qaeda
13
When did the Apollo program land a man on the moon?
1964
1969
1974
1959
14
Israel and Palestine are mostly in conflict about what?
land
water
religion
a long history of war
15
This picture represents
Cold War Europe
European Unification
the European Union
Allied Countries
16
Which is NOT associated with the rise of globalization, and increased economic interdependence?
spread of democratic systems
rise of free trade
improvements in transportation & communication
the increasing impact of communism
17
What is the religion of the majority in Israel?
Buddhist
Judaism
Islam
Christian
18
Why is Jerusalem so important to both Palestinians and Israel?
religious significance
strategic access to water
strategic military importance
because they've fought alot, and they have "dug in" on this
19
Group of oil producing countries in the Middle East.
United Arab Emirates
OPEC
Middle East Exporters Union
Middle East Regional Trade Bloc
20
What is a major area of dispute between India and Pakistan?
Religion
Gaza Strip
Water access rights
Kashmir
21
The Muslim League pushed for the creation of this, to avoid persecution by a Hindu majority.
Pakistan
Equal Rights
Palestine
Iran
22
What is the religion of most people in the Middle East?
Jewish
Hindu
Christian
Islam
23
What was the cause of the genocide in Rwanda?
majority Hutus killed 800k minority Tutsis & moderate Hutus
Ethnic Albanians fought against rival Serbs
majority Tutsis killed 500k minority Hutus
300,000 were killed by government-backed Arab militias
24
fundamentalist Islamic terrorist organization founded by Saudi Arabian Osama bin Laden
Palestinian Liberation Organization
Taliban
ISIS
al Qaeda
25
What religion are most people in India?
Hindu
Christian
Buddhist
Muslim
26
Who was the first South African President elected after apartheid ended?
F.W. De Clerk
Goodluck Jonathan
Mohandis Ghandi
Nelson Mandela
27
East Pakistan split off from Pakistan to become what country?
Bangladesh
East Timoor
Singapore
Burma
28
The Kuwait invasion by Iraq led to the 1st Gulf War. What was the U.S. led coalition's goal?
destroy weapons of mass destruction
drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait
capture Kuwait and Iraqi oil fields
Remove Saddam Hussein from power
29
East Germany faced which challenge upon reunification?
ideological differences with West Germany
There were no big challenges
destruction of the Berlin Wall
modernization of the communist economy
30
How did the fall of communism impact Yugoslavia?
It aligned itself with Russia
It remained 1 country, but allied with NATO
peaceful independence for many countries
new countries formed, and many ethnic groups fought
31
The first man-made object launched into space was:
the U.S.S. Enterprise
International Space Station
Sputnik - a Russian satellite
Apollo - a U.S. spacecraft
32
What region is this also known as, which consisted mostly of the former Yugoslavia?
Balkans
South Asia
Byzantine Empire
Adriatic Corridor
33
Why did Saddam Hussein invade Kuwait?
to expand territory for Iraqi people to live
to gain access to the Persian Gulf
to take their oil fields
to capture land with religious significance
34
What happened w/ Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union?
it became more manageable, and more powerful
it totally disintegrated, and had civil war
it struggled to adjust to a market economy
it imposed its will on its neighbors
