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AP WH Unit 9: Globalization
AP WH Unit 9: Globalization
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A #World #History Quiz looking at causes and effects of #globalization.
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What is the unlawful use of force/violence against persons/property to coerce a civilian population of an objective...
Totalitarian Dictatorship
Terrorism
Wars
Politics
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What was one effect of ARPNET, the first US military public packet-switched computer network in 1969?
Data could be stored more securely
Combat strategies could be better tested
Troop deployments could be made faster
Global communications became instantaneous
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What is one positive outcome of the creation of the the internet?
it leads to just, democratic governments
it increases stereotypes about people
it decreases the economic gap between people in a nation
People can collaborate with others
4
Pandemics / Global viruses are caused by
Deforestation and Industrialization
Human-Animal Interaction and Globalization
High levels of air and water Pollution
Evil Corporations
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Major advances in telecommunications technology have affected developing countries by providing
new harmful manufacturing methods
access to increasingly new natural resources
reliable methods for free and fair elections
rapid economic growth within service-industry sectors
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Which issue currently facing Brazil has the most significant global impact?
Their withdrawal from the EU
Their surplus of skilled labor
immigration from previously colonized nations
Deforestation and destruction of rainforests
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A 1994 Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
NATO
The World Bank
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
NAFTA
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Which is the longest lasting US foreign War?
WW II
The Afghan War
WW I
The Vietnam War
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Helps importers and exporters do business and ensure trade between 144 member nations
The European Union
World Trade Organization
United Nations
NAFTA
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One disadvantage of multinational corporations is that
developing countries will become wealthier than already developed nations
they cause loss of jobs in countries with high wages
they drastically improve the standard of living in developing countries
they have national loyalties to a home a country
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Which issue has caused an ongoing conflict between Israel and its neighboring nations?
control over disputed religious territories
commercial access to the Mediterranean Sea
decline over the local tourism industry
public funding for road construction
12
Identify one major impact of higher life expectancies in a society?
New diseases like Alzheimers
Cancel culture
dropping healthcare costs
Boomer culture
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The policies of the European Union (EU) and the NAFTA have both resulted in
the support of isolationist practices
an improvement in capitalist-containment efforts
govts liberalizing their economies
the expansion of global totalitarianism
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A dramatic change due to globalization is
a rise in world wars
the beginnings of new programs such as NASA
Countries replaced their governments with oligarchies
a rise in global employment
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What is one positive effect of neoliberal economic globalization in the twentieth century?
higher prices for imported goods
access to international consumer products
fewer international trade agreements
an overall decline in living standards
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The Trade Alliance among member nations of Southeast Asia is called...
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA)
The Pacific Alliance
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
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Which group is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center
Al Shabaab
the Taliban
Al Queda
Isis
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What is usually a characteristic of a developing nation?
broad access to Technology
A knowledge-based economy
broad access to healthcare services
inadequate / low education
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Which of the following is most harmful to the environment and contribues to global climate change?
Not driving your car to work
Not recycling products
Overpopulation and vast consumerism
Not conserving water
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The use of global positioning systems (GPS) by farmers shows that
changes in technology can affect agricultural production
traditional farming methods are still used in rural areas
high-tech solutions can damage certain agricultural regions
many commercial farmers resist new innovations.
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Which of the following shows the effects of an entrenched division of labor after globalization?
Banana plague lives in soil and attacks the roots
Tropical Race 4 is spread through soil movement.
Tropical Race 4 threatens a $36 billion dollar industry
Latin America produces 80% of global banana exports.
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What Unit 9 historical theme is this political cartoon commenting on?
Terrorism
Desertification
Globalization
Pollution
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Which of the following is an argument against globalization?
Global Competition for goods & services increases product availability
Globalization threatens indigenous local people's lands and cultures
Nations involved in free trade often become more restrictive
Globalization earns money that improves infrastructure
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Industrialization kicks off in China after the 1980s. One modern consequence of China’s economic progress is...
Little time spent with family
High wages
air pollution
Large populations
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Starting around the 1990s and 2000s, which conclusion about the global economy is most accurate?
Capitalism will always meet the needs of the working class.
Communications Tech has decreased the cost of doing business.
The labor market in Asia relies on child labor.
Globalization is creating better jobs internationally for all.
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Which document is issued by the UN to promote basic human rights and freedoms
Declaration of the Rights of Women
Universal Declaration of Religious Tolerance
Declaration of the RIghts of Man
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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In 1973-1974, US oil prices quadruple after 12 nations sanction America in protest of the Yom Kippur War?
OPEC Oil Embargo
United Nations Oil Embargo
PEMEX Oil Embargo
American Gas Association Embargo
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power generated by a nuclear reactor
the grid
Nuclear Power
Electricity
Clean Energy
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What is one effect of a globalized economy in India?
There has been a lack of employment opportunities
Broadband internet is now available in India
US Tech companies begin outsourcing customer service jobs to india
National borders are becoming fuzzier
