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BLMS 7.6 POST COLD WAR
BLMS 7.6 POST COLD WAR
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SC Standard 7.6 POST Cold War
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1
The main source of conflict in the Middle East between Israel and the Palestinians involves
Communism
Slavery
Religion
Oil Rights
2
Which currency is used by 27 countries?
Franc
Peso
Dollar
Euro
3
OPEC which stands for ______, plays a role in oil production and prices world wide
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Companies
Organization of Producing Ethanol Companies
Organization of Plutonium Companies
4
The arrows on this map are pointing to what body of water?
Suez Canal
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Dead Sea
5
These women are wearing a
burqa/burqua
, an outer garment worn daily for the PRIMARY purpose of
protection from sand storms
religious reasons
covering injuries from war
fashion statments
6
Economic failures, years of warfare,the Chernobyl disaster,"Perestroika" & "Glasnost",Gorbachav
Beginning of the Russian Revolution
Natural Disasters of the USSR
all contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union
Fall of the Roman Empire
7
The first man to walk on the moon was ___________
Al Gore
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
Donald Trump
8
he became Iran's militant islamic leader in 1979: gained popularity during Iran Hostage Crisis
Ayatollah Khomeini
Osama Bin Laden
Brice Harper
Mikel Gorbachev
9
Which of these have played the GREATEST role in the spread of information in the 21st century?
television
radio
internet
newspapers
10
Since the creation of Israel in 1948
The UN has been the centralized government
peace in the Middle East
Decreased trade between USA and Russia
Arab countries and Israel have been in on-going conflicts
11
Which group is generally held responsible for the terror attacks of September 11, 2001?
PLO
Al-Jazeera
Taliban
Al Qaeda
12
The deadly virus that plagues South Africa and the regions surround it today is
Pneumonia
HIV/Aids
Flu
Common Cold
13
These countries are included in NAFTA; USA, Mexico, and _________
Canada
Peru
China
Dominican Republic
14
After pleas from Presidents Kennedy,Reagan,&Bush, this city was made whole again in 1989
Beijing
Toledo
Berlin
Moscow
15
Its argued that climate change will be the most pressing enviro issue in the coming yrs b/c
the rise in temperature is being made worse by pollution
countries will no longer be able to rely on solar power
the temperatures had been going down the previous years.
there is no awareness or concern for it now.
16
In the 1950s, "Silicon Valley" became associated which what industry?
Technology
Fishing
Medical
Automobiles
17
Which figure supported nonviolence as a way of India gaining its independence from Britain?
Mohandas Gandhi
Pope John Paul
Winston Churchill
Mother Teresa
18
NAFTA stands for ________
North American Free Trade Agreement
North American Financial Treaty Agreement
New American Finance Trade Association
North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement
19
Apartheid came to an end in the late 1990s in ____________
India
USA
South Africa
Sudan
20
The European Union has positively affected the economies of Europe by
creating embargoes on all European countries
reducing barriers that hurt trade between countries
Increasing taxes
made England the wealthiest nation in Europe
21
Many Palestinians were upset with the creation of ________ after World War II
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Palestine
Israel