Dad joke: What's the worst kind of dream for a modern global corporation? A tariffying nightmare.

Stop just stop., Funniest joke ever., Oh ha!, Why tho?

What factor most motivated the Transnational Corporations (TNC) of the 20th-21st Centuries?

Economic Factors like lowering cost and reduced regulations.

Which best explains why some people criticized the Green Revolution?

it tended to benefit large agribusiness that could afford the technology

Which of the following is the most DIRECT effect of the technologies depicted in this photo?

More consumer goods available for people

The international women's movement has been MOST successful in

getting recognition of "women's rights" as "human rights."

According to many critics, how has globalization negatively affected the global economy?

Many believe that globalization increases global inequality.

Which of the following was the most immediate cause of global economic integration in the late 20th to 21st century?

Decreases in the cost of long-distance communication and transportation

Which of the following serves as the best example of governments encouraging free-market economic policies?

The privatization of Chinese state-owned companies by Deng Xiaoping.

The symbolism in this editorial cartoon suggests that the artist's point of view is

satirically poking fun of global brands that "kill" local economies.

Which globalization technologies contributed MOST to the trends shown in this graph?

Medical advances such as vaccines and antibiotics

This author is criticizing which aspect of globalized culture?

Corporations, branding, and profit

Which of the following best summarizes this author's argument?

Globalization's modern technology solves environmental problems.

The women’s rights movement helped women worldwide gain the right to vote, but what other factor was most important?

The two World Wars and decolonization

Which of the following was a major effect of the most recent globalization of the world economy?

Economic growth for countries that increased participation in global trade

Which of the following globalized technological advances would BEST support this author's argument?

Air shipping & intermodal containers

Which of the following is NOT typically a reason why people protest free trade agreements like NAFTA and the WTO?

they tend to lead to lower price goods

What technologies were MOST important for the spread of global culture across national borders?

Communication technologies such as radio, television, film, & the internet

When opponents of economic development refer to the "anthropocene" they are concerned most with

the increasing impact of humans on the environment.

Which type of resources would be the most important for a "knowledge economy?"

A well educated workforce with access to modern technology.

An ECONOMIC complaint of the Global South against the Global North's World Bank is

its aid comes at a high cost and produces high debts.

Economically, The 1944 Bretton Woods Conference was important because

it created global institutions like the IMF & World Bank.

Dad joke: What's a good pickup line? Anything involving global warming, because that's a real ice breaker.

Why tho?, Oh ha!, Stop just stop., Funniest joke ever.

The policies pursued by Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan in the 1980s are examples of one of the following trends?

Economic "Neo-liberalism" & Free trade

An effect of the expansion of businesses expanding into multiple nations is-

Economic development across the globe

What has been the most important result of the power source shown here?

More electricity in nuclear capable nations

The rise to economic prominence of many East Asian nations in the 1980s and 1990s was mostly due to

the emphasis on producing high-value consumer goods for export

Which of these would be the best summary of the main idea of this editorial cartoon?

Food technologies might not keep up with global demand.

Thatcher (UK) and Reagan (USA) implemented ideas of "Neoliberalism" which advocated

reduced taxes and less political control of the economy.

Those who oppose the US idea of a "new world order" as a new "American Empire" argue that

America uses military force to get its way around the world.

Which of the following advances would do the most to REVERSE the trend shown in this video?

Access to and research in family planning (contraception).

The nations & their companies shown here best illustrate which type of globalized economies?

Resource extractive Economies., Knowledge Economies

Growing economic links between the US, Mexico, and Canada were accelerated MOST by

The North American Free Trade Agreement

What best explains the trends shown on this graph for the nation of CHINA?

China encouraged fast growth through export driven manufacturing & trade.

Those who argue in favor of "global culture" are most likely to argue that the greatest benefit of cultural diffusion is

bringing local ideas, products, and entertainment to a global audience.

Which of the following would have been most likely to increase globalization in the 20th Century?

International organizations like the United Nations (1945) after WW2

Global Islamic fundamentalist groups since the 1970s have had a goal of

using "jihad" as a way to oppose, often violently, 'westernization'.

Which regions would be most afflicted by infections like Malaria, HIV, and Tuberculosis?

Lower income regions such as West and East Africa

Which of the following is NOT a reason for global population growth.

increased pollution and environmental destruction

The 1948 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights is best understood in the context of

The global response to the horrors of World War 2.

Which agreement was made to recognize “the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family”

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

Assume you're a CEO of a large MNC. What's the LEAST important factor for you to decide where to locate a new factory?

Strong worker protection, unions, & democratic institutions.

More effective methods of contraception contributed to which of the following?

Greater control by women over their own fertility

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1
Dad joke: What's the worst kind of dream for a modern global corporation? A tariffying nightmare.
Stop just stop.
Funniest joke ever.
Oh ha!
Why tho?
2
What factor most motivated the Transnational Corporations (TNC) of the 20th-21st Centuries?
Social Factors like promoting gender equality.
Political Factors like promoting democracy.
Cultural Factors like promoting religion.
Economic Factors like lowering cost and reduced regulations.
3
Which best explains why some people criticized the Green Revolution?
it tended to benefit large agribusiness that could afford the technology
it created an oversupply of food
it reduced the use of fertilizers, putting companies out of business
it reduced the need for irrigation
4
Which of the following is the most DIRECT effect of the technologies depicted in this photo?
An increase in international diplomacy
An increase in global unity
More consumer goods available for people
Decreased global poverty rates
5
The international women's movement has been MOST successful in
getting economic equality between men and women.
getting women around the world to unite on the same issues.
getting universal protection of women's reproductive rights.
getting recognition of "women's rights" as "human rights."
6
According to many critics, how has globalization negatively affected the global economy?
Many believe that globalization increases global poverty.
Many believe that globalization increases global inequality.
Many believe that globalization decreases global economic output.
Many believe that globalization decreases global health.
7
Which of the following was the most immediate cause of global economic integration in the late 20th to 21st century?
Increased dependence on cheap oil from the middle east
Decreases in the cost of long-distance communication and transportation
Regulation of air and water pollution in the developed world
Population growth in the developing world
8
Which issue was this organization founded to address?
Environmentalism
Human Rights
Decolonization
Feminism
9
Which of the following serves as the best example of governments encouraging free-market economic policies?
Economic trade bans by the USA against Cuba, Iran, North Korea, etc.
Taking private farms and collectivizing them by USSR's Joseph Stalin.
The attempted nationalization of Iranian Oil Company by Mohammad Mosaddegh.
The privatization of Chinese state-owned companies by Deng Xiaoping.
10
Reggae music was originally from:
Canada
Jamaica
USA
England
11
The symbolism in this editorial cartoon suggests that the artist's point of view is
supportive of globalization and global branding.
really worried that cartoon characters might kill people.
satirically poking fun of global brands that "kill" local economies.
mocking people who reject globalization.
12
Which globalization technologies contributed MOST to the trends shown in this graph?
Energy technologies-oil, nuclear, renewables
Reproductive technologies-birth control, fertility treatments
Communication technologies-radio, television, internet
Medical advances such as vaccines and antibiotics
13
This author is criticizing which aspect of globalized culture?
The diffusion of musical styles
Corporations, branding, and profit
Sporting events
The spread of international forms of dance
14
Which of the following best summarizes this author's argument?
Globalization leads to less competition between nations.
Globalization's modern technology solves environmental problems.
Globalization should focus more on local production than global trade.
Globalization produces no environmental problems.
15
The women’s rights movement helped women worldwide gain the right to vote, but what other factor was most important?
Women’s life expectancies increased at a faster rate than that men
The decline in birth rates
The rise of organized labor and socialist parties
The two World Wars and decolonization
16
Which of the following was a major effect of the most recent globalization of the world economy?
An overall narrowing of the income gap worldwide
A decrease in immigration for better economic opportunities
The growth of central economic planning in former communist countries
Economic growth for countries that increased participation in global trade
17
Which of the following globalized technological advances would BEST support this author's argument?
The radio and television
Solar & wind power
Air shipping & intermodal containers
Cellular phones & the internet
18
Which of the following is NOT typically a reason why people protest free trade agreements like NAFTA and the WTO?
they can lead to the outsourcing of jobs
domestic industries can have more trouble staying competitive
GDP typically increases
they tend to lead to lower price goods
19
What technologies were MOST important for the spread of global culture across national borders?
Energy technologies such as coal, oil, and renewables
Transportation technologies such as automobiles, trains, and aircraft
Medical and agricultural technologies
Communication technologies such as radio, television, film, & the internet
20
When opponents of economic development refer to the "anthropocene" they are concerned most with
the increasing impact of humans on the environment.
the need to promote rapid economic advancement to the poor.
the need to reduce the risk of a 3rd World War.
the global income inequalities caused by globalization.
21
Which type of resources would be the most important for a "knowledge economy?"
Energy resources like coal, oil, or uranium.
A well educated workforce with access to modern technology.
A large labor force of workers willing to work cheaply.
Large amounts of unused land.
22
An ECONOMIC complaint of the Global South against the Global North's World Bank is
it doesn't help to advance democratic institutions.
its aid comes at a high cost and produces high debts.
it doesn't promote gender equality in development projects.
it ignores human rights ideals of the United Nations.
23
Economically, The 1944 Bretton Woods Conference was important because
it made the UN take over failed economies.
it advocated communist revolutions after WW2.
it created the European Union to rebuild Europe after WW2.
it created global institutions like the IMF & World Bank.
24
_____ "is a process of interaction & integration among people, companies, and governments through technologies & trade."
Communism
Nationalism
Globalization
Imperialism
25
Dad joke: What's a good pickup line? Anything involving global warming, because that's a real ice breaker.
Why tho?
Oh ha!
Stop just stop.
Funniest joke ever.
26
The policies pursued by Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan in the 1980s are examples of one of the following trends?
Encouraging communist governments
Economic protectionism & isolationism
Expansion of government welfare for the poor
Economic "Neo-liberalism" & Free trade
27
An effect of the expansion of businesses expanding into multiple nations is-
Stricter international business laws
Economic development across the globe
A decrease in large corporations
A decrease in global trade
28
What has been the most important result of the power source shown here?
A reduction in the mining of uranium
Improved transportation technologies
Rising living standards for all the world's people.
More electricity in nuclear capable nations
29
Based on the information in this infographic, what disease was most reduced by vaccines?
Polio
Influenza
HPV
Hepatitus
30
The rise to economic prominence of many East Asian nations in the 1980s and 1990s was mostly due to
the emphasis on producing high-value consumer goods for export
the decline of the European Economic Community
the dominance of China’s Four Modernizations policy
huge imports of oil, cars, and electronics from the United States
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Makes shopping a global affair
Malls
Online commerce
World Cup
Global brands
32
Which of these would be the best summary of the main idea of this editorial cartoon?
Population growth isn't a significant problem.
Food technologies might not keep up with global demand.
Concerns about an 'anthropocene' are overblown.
Industrial railroad technology has been environmentally bad.
33
The British music band shown here became an international sensation after multiple broadcasts on the BBC. They were...
The Who
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
34
Thatcher (UK) and Reagan (USA) implemented ideas of "Neoliberalism" which advocated
a total communist takeover of all industries.
increased government taxes and spending to stimulate growth.
reduced taxes and less political control of the economy.
protectionist policies to stop trade between nations.
35
Those who oppose the US idea of a "new world order" as a new "American Empire" argue that
America uses military force to get its way around the world.
America exerts too much control over the UN.
America's economic power is declining.
America ought to colonize Latin America.
36
Which of the following advances would do the most to REVERSE the trend shown in this video?
Inventions to increase the speed of transport.
Improved access to energy technologies.
New medicines and vaccines.
Access to and research in family planning (contraception).
37
The nations & their companies shown here best illustrate which type of globalized economies?
Resource extractive Economies.
Communist Economies
Knowledge Economies
Manufacturing Economies
38
Growing economic links between the US, Mexico, and Canada were accelerated MOST by
The International Monetary Fund
The North American Free Trade Agreement
The World Trade Organization
The 1944 Bretton Wood's "World Bank"
39
What best explains the trends shown on this graph for the nation of CHINA?
China encouraged fast growth through export driven manufacturing & trade.
The United States encouraged its companies not to do business in China.
China took business away from Europe and Japan.
China's Communist revolution produced economic gains for all people.
40
Which form of energy did this technology produce?
Petroleum/oil
Solar power
Nuclear power
Wind power
41
Those who argue in favor of "global culture" are most likely to argue that the greatest benefit of cultural diffusion is
bringing local ideas, products, and entertainment to a global audience.
producing cheap products in poor countries for consumption by the rich.
enriching a few select multinational brands.
greater protection of the environment.
42
Which of the following would have been most likely to increase globalization in the 20th Century?
Protests against the World Trade Organization (1999)
Protectionist tariffs & trade barriers after the Great Depression (1929)
The growth of Communism in nations such as the USSR (1917) and China (1948)
International organizations like the United Nations (1945) after WW2
43
Global Islamic fundamentalist groups since the 1970s have had a goal of
seeking alliances with the US against the USSR's communism.
decreasing the influence of Islam in government.
promoting full equality between Muslim men and women.
using "jihad" as a way to oppose, often violently, 'westernization'.
44
Which regions would be most afflicted by infections like Malaria, HIV, and Tuberculosis?
Middle income regions such as the Middle East, South Asia, & China
Lower income regions such as West and East Africa
High income regions such as North America & Europe
45
Where are is Bollywood movies made
Mt Fuji
Tokyo
India
Hollywood
46
Which of the following is NOT a reason for global population growth.
Genetically engineered crops
Mechanization of agriculture
increased pollution and environmental destruction
Vaccines and medicines like penicilin
47
The 1948 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights is best understood in the context of
The global response to the horrors of World War 2.
Cold War competition between the US and USSR.
The desire for peace at the end of World War 1.
Intensified imperialism by Western powers in the early 1900s
48
Which agreement was made to recognize “the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family”
Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
The Statue of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
49
Assume you're a CEO of a large MNC. What's the LEAST important factor for you to decide where to locate a new factory?
Strong worker protection, unions, & democratic institutions.
Low tariff barriers & environmental regulations.
A large workforce accepting low wages & minimal benefits.
Availability of 'intermodal' transport & ship infrastructure
50
Which best describes the main goal of the World Trade Organization when it was founded in 1995
to establish global tariffs
To industrialize developing nations
to promote free trade
to protect the environment
51
More effective methods of contraception contributed to which of the following?
Greater control by women over their own fertility
A loss of power by women within the patriarchal family
National suffrage movements that secure the right to vote
A rise in the birth rate among affluent women
52
Which of the following was true of the "globalized" world at the end of the 20th Century?
Global South surpassed Global North in living standards.
Religious belief was abandoned by the majority of the world.
International connections accelerated with new technologies.
Global North nations like the US declined in military power.
53
How did the Green Revolution change most people’s attitude about poverty, at least in regard to hunger?
people became even more fearful of potential famines if technology failed
many blamed impoverished countries for the boom in less desirable foods
the social injustices of poverty were largely ignored until the Green Rev
It was increasingly seen as a problem that could be solved by science
54
Based on the Tweets presented here, former USA President Donald J Trump would most likely REJECT the argument that
International agreements to limit CO2 aren't good for the American economy.
Climate change, if it is happening at all, is natural & not manmade.
Temperature changes aren't bad, after all it cold in the winter right?
Manmade climate change is real and the US should reduce CO2 right now!
55
The increased connectivity of the world is partly due to-
The nation building progress of the United Nations
The success of the War on Terror
Technology such as satellites and the internet
Expansion of U.S. colonies across the globe
56
The trends shown in this graph are most associated with which of the following global environmental problems?
Climate Change
Deforestation
Garbage
Water pollution
57
There are over 6,000 KFCs in China. This trend best reflects
The great wealth of China’s new urban middle classes
The growing resistance against industrial agriculture
The increasing globalization of consumer culture
The strength of China’s currency, the yuan
58
Which globalization trend MOST helped individuals to make connections across borders?
Computers and the internet
International institutions like the IMF & EU
Multinational corporations
The UN Declaration of Human Rights
59
What was there a movement by global Multinational Corporations to move manufacturing to Asia in the late 20th Century?
Many companies can make products at lower costs by manufacturing in Asia.
Protectionist tariffs made imported goods too expensive.
It was one of the only places without a labor shortage.
They have preferred naton status in the WTO.
60
What has been the primary cause for the trends shown in this chart?
An increase in global free-trade agreements.
Better logistics and communications technologies.
Improved GMO seeds, nitrogen fertilizers, and pesticides.
New forms of renewable energy creation.
61
The BBC is a British Based
News and entertainment broadcasting company
Online shopping platform
Clothing brand
Auto manufacturer
62
Which of these "isms" was LEAST reflected in the UN UDHR of 1948?
Feminism
Enlightenment Liberalism
Nationalism
Socialism
63
Which regions of the world would be most afflicted by diseases of LONGEVITY such as heart disease and Alzheimers?
High income regions such as North America & Europe
Lower income regions such as West and East Africa
Middle income regions such as the Middle East, South Asia, & China
64
Since 1930, every four years the "World Cup" is held as an international competition between ______ .
Basketball teams
Baseball teams
Soccer teams
Hockey teams
65
Dad joke: Why should you never worry if you get hit in the head by a Coke bottle? Because it's a soft drink.
Stop just stop.
Funniest joke ever.
Why tho?
Oh ha!
66
What is the main energy source that most concerns those who are worried about increased CO2 emissions?
Nuclear power
Wind power
Fossil fuels like coal and oil
Solar power
67
Which philosophies, beliefs, or leaders in prior units MOST influenced this part of Unit 9's UN UDHR?
Fascist and NAZI Leaders (Unit 7)
Enlightenment Philosophers (Unit 5)
Communist Dictators (Unit 8)
Believers in "Scientific Racism" (Unit 6)
68
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Green Revolution?
Limits on the use of nuclear energy
Restoration of tropical forests destroyed by slash-and-burn agriculture
Use of new technologies to increase agricultural yields in the Global South
Prevention of oil exploration in the natural habitats of endangered species
69
Which of the following would best DISPROVE the author's argument that globalization improves all economies?
International organizations have increased human rights around the world.
After WW2, decolonization led to the fall of several empires.
More of the world's peoples have access to telecommunications technologies.
The top 5 global corporations are headquartered in the United States.
70
What accounts for the economic statistics seen in these charts of growth in "the Global South?"
Dependence on foreign aid and loans from the "Global North."
Relying on private markets and globalized foreign trade.
Increased protectionism and isolation from global markets.
Adoption of communist models of economic production.
71
Global South feminists argue that after decolonization what their women needed MOST is
getting access to equal voting rights
expanding access to birth control and abortion services.
a focus on decreasing poverty and economic independence.
awareness of gender bias in world languages.
72
Globalization can threaten unions and workers’ rights because
Companies can communicate with unions and workers around the world
Companies can distribute their products internationally
Companies can build store fronts abroad
Companies can move their factories to places without worker protections
73
British based Unilever, which makes products like Dove/Dawn & is available in over 190 countries, reflects what trend?
resistance to globalization in the Global South
the failure of neocolonialism
the spread of practices associated with free-market economics
the success of protectionist trade practices such like tariffs
74
Dad joke: Why do computers always get cold? Because they always leave their windows open.
Oh ha!
Stop just stop.
Why tho?
Funniest joke ever.
75
All of the following were trends that increased globalization in the 20th Century EXCEPT:
Protectionist tariffs and regulations in the years before and after WW1.
The Bretton Woods Agreements after WW2
Multinational Corporations
Free trade agreements such as GATT & the WTO

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