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B WHII Unit 7 Test
Global Changes/Modern Issues Test
| Interdependence | meaning the modern world, economies, businesses are all connected by technology, the Internet, fast transportation and communication |
| Globalization | Another word to describe modern interdependence |
| European Union | Political group in Europe that uses a common corrency, the "Euro" |
| United Nations | Peacekeeping organization that aims to solve and prevent world conflicts |
| International Monetary Fund | organization that provides loans and financial aid to developing nations |
| World Trade Organization | Free and fair trade between nations that promotes global buying and selling |
| NATO | Also known as North Atlantic Treaty Organization, formed after World War II. A military alliance with democratic nations, former Communist nations, which have modern established democracies, can now become members |
| Refugee | A person who is forced to leave their nation due to war, famine, terrorism, genocide, or natural disasters |
| Migration | The act of people moving from one area to another, usually in large numbers |
| Jerusalem | Capital of Isreal where many religiuos conflicts have occured |
| Islam | Two major Islamic groups that have been involved in some conflict in the Middle East |
| Northern Ireland | Area of Ireland where Protestant and Catholic Christian groups have carried out acts of violence against one another |
| Balkan Peninsula | Area of Europe where Christian and Islamic groups have been involved in religious conflicts |
| Islam | The "Horn of Africa" on the East coast has been a site of conflict between followers of _____ and other non-Muslim believers |
| Buddhism | In South Asia, followers of Islam and ______ have been invloved in religious conflicts |
| Pollution | an environmental challenge along with loss of animal habitat and global climate change issues |
| Population | ____ growth can cause many issues such as poverty and healthcare concerns in developing and underdeveloped countries |
| Internet | this technology allows for instant communication, social media, instant news, and revolutionized how people work, learn, and obtain information |
| Genetic Engineering | Stem cell and cloning research is associated with ____ ___ and bioethics |
| Terrorism | definition: the use of violence/threats to indimidate and persuade political ideas |
| Religious | Sometimes, ____ extremism is a root cause and factor in terrorists acts. |
| Al-Qaeda | Terrorist organization responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States |
| Munich Olympics | In 1972, Palestinian terrorist group members took 11 Israeli athletes hostage and had them killed. At which major event did this take place? |
| Terrorism | Acts of ______ have also included suicide bombers, use of vehicles as weapons, and airplane hijackings. |
| Genocide | intentional act(s) to try and destroy a racial, ethnic, or religious group |
| Armenians | Genocide: group targeted during World War I in the Ottoman Empire |
| Great Purge | Genocide: during 1930s-1950s is communist USSR under Stalin against "spies" |
| Fidel Castro | Leader of Cuba who targeted political opponents against communist ideals |
| Cultural Revolution | Mao Zedong's attempt to target and purge anyone "counter revolutionary" in China |
| Pol Pot | Leader of the genocide killings in Cambodia in attempt to achieve a classless, agricultural society |
| Rwanda | Country where Hutu majority targeted Tutsi minority, over 800,000 were killed in 100 days |
| Darfur | region of Sudan where non-Arab Africans are being targeted |
| Uyghur | In China, the Northwest area of Xinjiang is targeting Muslim believers called the- |
| Multinational Corporation | companies that exist and conduct business in more than one country |
| Technology | Social Media, Chemical and Biological upgrades, and global connectivity including the Internet and cell phones are all considered ____ of the modern world |
| Developing | High population growth, high unemployment, poverty, underdeveloped natural resources are all characteristics of a ____ nation |
| USMCA | this replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement in 2020 |
| Beirut | location of embassy terrorist bombing in Lebanon in 1983 |
| Airplane | Lockerbie Bombing in 1988 was an example of explosive used on an _____ |
| Africa | Kenya and Tanzania were locations of terrorist bombings in this continent in 1988 |
| Norway | Country where domestic terrorist plot targeting Muslims and immigrants occurred in 2011 (city of Oslo) |
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