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a. Middle East b. Northern Ireland c. Balkans d. Horn of Africa e. South Asia Ethnic and religious conflicts
a. Widespread but unequal access to computers and instantaneous communications b. Genetic engineering and bioethics Impact of new technologies
a. Geographic locations of major developed and developing countries Economic conditions b. Social conditions (literacy, access to health care) c. Population size and rate of growth Contrasts between developed and developing nations
a. Economic development b. Rapid population growth c. Environmental challenges d. Pollution e. Loss of habitat f. Global climate change Factors affecting environment and society
a. Poverty b. Poor health c. Illiteracy d. Famine e. Migration Social challenges
a. Free market economies produce rising standards of living and an expanding middle class, which produces growing demands for political freedoms and individual rights. Recent examples include Taiwan and South Korea. Relationship between economic and political freedom
a. Role of rapid transportation, communication, and computer networks b. Rise and influence of multinational corporations c. Changing role of international boundaries d. Regional integration (European Union) e. Trade agreements i. NAFTA and OTW Economic interdependence
i. United Nations (UN), International Monetary Fund (IMF) International organizations
a. Munich Olympics b. Terrorist attacks in the United States (9/11/2001) – motivated by extremism (Osama bin Laden). c. Car bombings d. Suicide bombers e. Airline hijackers Examples of International Terrorism
a. Middle East b. Europe c. North America Selected regions that have experienced terrorist activities
a. Surveillance and privacy rights b. Security at ports and airports c. Identification badges and photos Governmental responses to terrorist activities
a. Indian sub-continent b. British India c. India d. Pakistan (former West Pakistan) e. Bangladesh (former East Pakistan f. Sri Lanka (former Ceylon) Regional setting for the Indian independence movement
a. British rule in India b. Indian National Congress (INC) c. Leadership of Mohandas Gandhi d. Role of civil disobedience and passive resistance e. Political division along Hindu-Muslim lines, Pakistan/India Evolution of the Indian independence movement
a. World’s largest democratic nation b. Federal system gives many powers to the state Republic of India
a. West Africa—Peaceful transition b. Algeria—War for Independence from France c. Kenya (Britain)—Violent struggle under leadership of Kenyatta d. South Africa—Black South Africans’ struggle against apartheid Examples of independence movements and subsequent development efforts
Mandates in the Middle East
• Jordan • Palestine (part became independent as the State of Israel British Mandates in the Middle East
a. Prime Minister of Israel b. Led Israel to victory in Yom Kippur War Golda Meir
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