Advances in Technology and exchange after 1900
List 3 examples of technologies that facilitated globalization after the 1900.
Internet, radio communications, ship containers/air planes, etc.
What countries have left the UNESCO before over political disputes?
Singapore, United States, and Israel
Environmental changes after the 20th century include
Species extinction, increase of CO2 in the atmosphere, depletion of groundwater, enlargement of desert, wetlands shrink, etc.
In the second half of the 20th century, the bulk of global manufacturing shifted toward which of the following regions?
East, South, and Southeast Asia
Multinational corporations maximized their profit by
taking advantage of low labor cost countries.
Technology that played an important role in the Arab Spring is
Social media
Arab Spring was a series of anti-government protests across the Arab world; many protests were organized and promoted on cell phones and social media.
What is the purpose of the UN security council?
Maintain international peace peace and security & facilitate international cooperation
What is the negative impacts of Green Revolution.
leads to overpopulation which damage the environment and will outpace growth or resources.
Whose reforms boosted China's economy and lifted millions out of poverty in the late 20th century?
Deng Xiaoping
Battle in Seattle in an example of a/an
anti-globalization movement
What late-20th-century technology innovation let to an information revolution?
The invention of personal computer
What countries are the five permanent members of the UN security council?
United States, Russia, France, China, Great Britain.
Define desertification.
The process by which relatively dry land becomes desert; consequence of intensive agriculture, drought, or deforestation. Desertification increased drastically in the late 20th century due to all the human activities.
What is one example of a multinational corporation?
NESTLE, Apple, Amazon, McDonald's...
China created "Weibo" to prevent
Western influence
What are the outcomes of Arab Spring?
The protester's goals were not achieved, however, the Arab Spring demonstrated how technology could be harnessed to bring about change.
Which two NGOs worked together to create the Pathways to Peace study (2018)?
World Bank and IMF
What caused the Great Smog in London in 1952?
Air quality; the combination of industrial coal emissions and a fog created a poisonous smog that was covered the city for five days.
What organization was established in 1995 and its purpose was to promote international trade between nations?
WTO (The World Trade Organization)
The causes of Brexit are
regional economic inequalities, immigration, sovereignty, etc...
Who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
World Food Program is an organization that
responds to emergencies due to starvation and helps nations to develop an infrastructure to help feed people over the long term.
What is Kyoto Protocol?
An international agreement to reduce carbon emissions.
Which labor system provided European plantation in the Caribbean with workforce after Native American populations declined?
African slave trade
How did globalization affect nationalism?
It undermines national identity. Phones and internet changes the way information used to be spread; making it harder for any single national identity to retain its unique significance and distinguish itself from other nation identities.