Latin America
Latin American countries grew for sale in the early 1900s
Bananas, coffee, and sugar
What are Africa’s economies like today
Most are struggling and many nations must import food
Why did President Nasser of Egypt want to seize the Suez Canal?
To use the toll to build a dam on the Nile River
What is nuclear proliferation?
The spread of nuclear weapons to more nations
Export
A product grown or manufactured in one country and sold to another
Why Latin American leaders borrow money from foreign banks
To build railroads and telegraph networks
What was the Cultural Revolution in China
A violent movement to clear out "pro-capitalist" elements in society
Détente
A relaxation of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union
Why does travel increase the risk of a pandemic?
It allows diseases to spread quickly across wide areas
Maquiladoras
Factories in Mexico that assemble parts from other countries
Which family controlled Haiti from 1957 to 1986
The Duvaliers
Panda Diplomacy
China's strategy to gain main power in the world
Cold War countries
Soviet Union and United States of America
What do scientists think pollution can cause?
Climate change and shifts in weather patterns
Refugees
People who leave their home country to find safety from war or persecution
What is a major source of income for Venezuela
Oil
Deng Xiaoping
Chinese leader who started economic reforms
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet leader who introduced perestroika
What is the purpose of the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT)
To reduce trade barriers and encourage global trade
Apartheid
Unequal separation in South Africa
The Cuban President who made the Cuban revolution
Fidel castro
Nelson Mandela
First black president of South Africa
USSR
Soviet Union
The long-term rise in Earth's average temperature
Interdependence
Nations relying on each other for resources