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India is a nuclear weapons state
False
True
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soft currency
currency that will probably fall in value and is not readily accepted
to add written information to a document to make it complete
a record of transactions in a bank account
a general increase in prices as a country's currency loses value
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The United Nations was founded in 1945. What happened in that year?
World War II ended
The Olympic Games were cancelled
The first spaceship was launched
The creation of the 100th country in the world
4
Huntington argues that migration is eroding American culture
True
False
5
When was the World Bank established?
1946
1945
1944
1943
6
Does North Korea have nuclear weapons?
Yes
No
We don't know for sure
7
Parties to cases before the World Court (the International Court of Justice) include
only individuals
states, individuals, businesses, and international organizations
only states
states and individuals
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Rafael Lemkin always resorted back to which incident in his quest to bring about genocide laws?
Armenian Genocide
Holocaust
World War I
Rwandan Genocide
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Which term(s) do not relate to market globalism?
Consumerism
Neoliberalism
Free markets
Seperatism
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Time-space compression
harms the world economy
is due to modern transport and communication
resists assimilation
makes war more likely
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What year was the World Trade Orgnization founded?
January 1, 1995
September 15, 2002
March 29, 1964
April 11, 1934
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Public health focuses on...
Health of populations and communities
Health of community animals
Health of people over the age of 65
Individual health
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The theory of demographic transition holds that
birth rates are unrelated to poverty
both birth rates and death rates decrease with urbanization
birth rates increase but death rates decrease w/urbanization
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What course is this?
Politics of Globalization
Contemporary International Relations
INR 3001
INR 3011
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Explain the Troubles.
Organization set up to protect Protestant interests
A defensive stone yard built by planters
The conflict between Catholics and Protestants in NI
Area around Dublin under British rule
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Organization of American States
to help its members use trade as a means to raise living standards
To strengthen peace and security in the hemisphere
To advocate and catalyze global and country actions to resolve the healthh
maintain international peace and security
17
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade negotiates:
tariff reductions for domestic advantage
tariff reductions for foreign advantage
tariff reductions for mutual advantage
tariff increase for mutual advantage
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What are NGOs?
Non-global organisations
Non Government organisations
Non-global offices
Non- government offices
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Rafael Lemkin is a key legal scholar known for his work on
The International Criminal Court
Convention against Torture
Convention against Genocide
World Court
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Millennium Development Goals
Make sustainable development the centerpiece
Aim to reduce world hunger
Give workers a fairer price for their efforts
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Grameen Bank...
Mainly target the women
Target the city
Target the rich
Must be collateral
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Vladimir Putin
USSR
North Korea
China
Russia
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The European Union
Has the same basic purpose as NAFTA
Is a union of northern European nations
Originated with Great Britain
Established a currency used by all its members
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Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) operate on which of the following levels?
Local
International
All of the above
National
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HIV/ AIDS is a curable disease
true
false
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In 1989 the United Nations made a human rights law for children called «The Convention on the Rights of the Child»
True
False
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International Monetary Fund and__are two international centers that aid international business.
World Trade Organization
NAFTA
World Bank
European Union
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Which of the following is an example of the vocabulary word "genocide?"
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
Germany's invasion of Poland.
Mussolini's assassination of opposition leaders.
Concentration camps built in Europe.
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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.
it doesn't promote gender equality in development projects.
it doesn't help to advance democratic institutions.
it ignores human rights ideals of the United Nations.
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Nuclear Proliferation means ____________________________.
inventing new nuclear weapons and technology
the growth and spread of nuclear weapons
the use of nuclear weapons for energy
banning nuclear weapons
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When more countries get nuclear weapons this is called "Nuclear...
Proportionality
Pacifism
Proliferation
Disarmament
32
Which of the following organizations was born out of the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade?
WTO
EU
UN
IMF
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Bretton Woods
Tied the $ to Gold and pegged other currencies to the $
Created the IMF & WTO, two major institutions of globalisaiton
All the above
WWII conference in Bretton Woods NH to create a US led economic order
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David Ricardo
Led the Scramble for Africa - Berlin Conference
Wrote the communist manifesto - conflict between social classes
Book: Heart of Darkness
Comparative Advantage Theory
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Refugees leave their homes _______.
because they are being forced out
because they want to move to a different country
to pursue better opportunities elsewhere
because of their environment
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Comparative advantage : ______
more production
more sales
lower opportunity costs
lower sales
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Population pyramid uses
gender and job
income and gender
income and age
age and gender
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The second stage of demographic transition is marked by
declining birth rates, continuing high death rates
high birth rates, high but fluctuating death rates
high birth rates, low and stable death rates
high birth rates, quickly declining death rates
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Tuberculosis:
usually starts in the lungs
is caused by a bacteria
can impact any part of the body (e.g. kidney, spine, brain)
is caused by a virus
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The Iran Nuclear Deal...
Has not been violated by either side
Was signed into agreement by President Trump
Makes it impossible for Iran to ever access nuclear technology
Aims to delay Iran from accessing nuclear weapons
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A nation-state is a state with primarily only one nation within its borders. Examples include
Iceland, Japan, Germany
Japan, Denmark, Germany
Iceland, Denmark, Japan
Iceland, Denmark, Germany
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African Union (AU)
made military alliances to gaurantee freedom and security
African states that seek to develop their continent through teamwork
1994 trade agreement between the US, Canada, and Mexico
A regional intergov. organization comprising of 10 countries in SE Asia
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HIV/AIDS
Viral
Bacterial
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What is meant by a medical 'brain drain'?
Medical staff are a drain on the health budget
A drain of funding for medical training
An operation on your brain
Medical staff are moving to other countries
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· Market globalism consists of powerful narratives that sell an overarching neoliberal worldview.
True
False
46
Which country is
NOT
a member of the United Nations Security Council
Spain
China
Russia
The United States
47
The war in Ukraine began in
20 December 2022
10 April 2015
24 February 2022
6 April 2016
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Purpose of the Security Council?
the maintenance of international peace and security.
economic, social, cultural and health matters
administrative duties, maintaining records,
policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations
49
Less developed countries (LDCs) generally prefer Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Portfolio Investment.
False
True
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Iran Nuclear Deal
Baby Bush
Clinton
Obama
Papa Bush
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What is Justice Globalism?
A vision of globalization based on egalitarian ideals of global solidarity
Globalization with free-market norms and neoliberal meanings
A religious community imagined in global terms in defense of religion
52
Structural Adjustment Programs ....
impose conditions in return for money
include Abolition of subsidies
are implemented by the IMF/World Bank
include Privatisation and deregulation
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International Monetary Fund
Formal agreements between nations
Monitors exchange rates and payment balances between nations
provides loans to developing countries for capital programs
persuade particular government to change policy
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Is globalization part of economics?
No
Yes
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Purpose of the Security Council?
policymaking and representative organ of the United Nations
administrative duties, maintaining records,
the maintenance of international peace and security.
economic, social, cultural and health matters
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Where did the concept of nation-state originate?
The Fertile Crescent
Mesoamerica
Europe
Southeast Asia
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A migrant is someone who...
is forced to leave their country because of danger.
goes on holiday regularly.
has never been overseas.
voluntarily moves to another country to live.
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Wagner group rebelled against Putin in 2023: What is the Wagner group
singers
football players
private millitary group
politicians
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What are remittances?
Fees immigrants pay to the government they moved to.
How a person pays back a country, by doing community work.
Sending money to family in one's home country.
A person's family sending them money to make a good start in a new country.
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micro-credit
Giving a chinese cultural imprint; chinese acculturation.
the number of people per unit area of arable land
the strict social stratification and residential segregation of people spec
small loans extended to poverty-stricken borrowers who would not otherwise
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Which of the following would promote globalization and global trade?
World Trade Organization
International trade agreements
All of the above
International Monetary Fund
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Hard currency
A general increase in prices
Currency that will probably not fall in value and is readily accepted
Currency of LDCs
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China's population is about:
2 billion
335 million
1.5 billion
127 million
64
What is the European Union?
Western European Countries allied after WWII
Eastern European nations joined together for economic gains
A union established in 1993 by the Maastricht Treaty
27 European Nations bonded together geographically
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Absolute Advantage : _____
more production
more production costs
more sales
lower sales
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Foreign Direct Investment
investment made by a foreign company to a major corperation
investment made by a foreign company to another country
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Why did Iran sign the Iran Nuclear Deal?
It would allow them to pursue their nuclear intentions.
To be relieved from economic sanctions.
They were offered cookies and milk.
They were too lazy to pursue nuclear goals.
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How does Steger define globalization?
The decline of national borders
The homogenization of cultures
The expansion and intensification of social relations
The spread of isolationism
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International Monetary Fund....?
GMO working to improve world economy.
Distributes wealth to poor individuals.
Works to reduce tariffs in socialist countries.
Tries to bring stability to international monetary affairs.
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Wagner Group
Ukraine Militant Group
Russian Militant Group
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What is the main difference between a nation-state and a nation?
Nation-state is borderless
Nation-state has borders
