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Lesson 35.7 Assessment
Lesson 35.7 Assessment
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1
What company launched the first modern portative music player in 2001?
Microsoft
Sony
Dell
Apple
2
What online encyclopedia, launched in 2001, allowed anyone to edit and contribute?
InfoWorld
Encarta
Britannica
Wikipedia
3
What book series dominated bestseller lists and saw multiple film adaptations released in the early 2000s?
Eragon
The Hunger Games
Twilight
Harry Potter
4
Which political agreement expanded the European Union to include 10 new countries in 2004?
Schengen Agreement
Treaty of Lisbon
Maastricht Treaty
EU Enlargement
5
Who became the first female Chancellor of Germany in 2005?
Julia Gillard
Angela Merkel
Ursula von der Leyen
Margaret Thatcher
6
Which fast food brand became a symbol of globalization due to its worldwide expansion?
Subway
Starbucks
McDonald’s
KFC
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Which of the following was a key criticism of globalization during the early 2000s?
Rising nationalism
Decreased international trade
Increased isolation
Loss of local culture and labor rights
8
What was the name of the video-sharing platform that launched in 2005 and revolutionized online media?
DailyMotion
YouTube
Vimeo
Twitch
9
Which country’s economy experienced rapid growth in the early 2000s and was often cited as an emerging superpower?
Brazil
Russia
China
India
10
Which social networking site, launched in 2004, was initially limited to Harvard students?
Facebook
Friendster
Twitter
MySpace
11
Which trade agreement came into force in 1994 and heavily influenced North American trade in the early 2000s?
WTO
NAFTA
USMCA
TPP
12
What country did the United States invade in 2003, citing the presence of weapons of mass destruction?
Iraq
Iran
North Korea
Afghanistan
13
What global institution, founded in 1995, became central to resolving trade disputes in the 2000s?
G20
World Bank
IMF
World Trade Organization
14
Which term describes the new web model focused on user-generated content and interactivity that emerged in the 2000s?
Digital Web
Web 1.0
Cloud Web
Web 2.0
15
What international organization launched the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000?
NATO
United Nations
World Bank
IMF
16
Which animated film released in 2001 became the first to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature?
Ice Age
Finding Nemo
Shrek
Monsters, Inc.
17
Which group of countries, known for their emerging markets, started gaining global economic influence in the 2000s?
NAFTA
BRIC
OECD
ASEAN
18
What term describes moving jobs overseas to cut costs?
Downsizing
Offshoring
Privatization
Automation
19
Which open-source operating system gained popularity during the early 2000s as a free alternative to Windows?
Ubuntu
ChromeOS
Fedora
DOS
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What major U.S. company filed for bankruptcy in 2001, marking one of the biggest corporate scandals in history?
WorldCom
Enron
AIG
Lehman Brothers