Imperialism
What are the 3Gs?
Gold, Glory and God
What is the goal of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?
To limit the spread of nuclear weapons to non-treaty countries.
Give an example of ARTIFICIAL infrastructure.
Roads, Bridges, Railroads, Airports, Canals,
How many countries are in Africa?
54
Which states are in the Nuclear Club?
USA, Russia, France, UK, China, Pakistan, India, North Korea, Israel
Exports > Imports
These were indirect military conflicts between the USA and USSR?
Bonus points for each one you can name...
Proxy Wars
Vietnam, Korea, Afghan, Chinese Civil War, Greek Civil War, Congo, Iran-Iraq, Cuba
An miner in a copper mine is working in which sector of the economy?
These two countries colonized the most territory in Africa
England and France
This is the main problem for LDCs trying to develop clean energy sources.
It's SUPER expensive.
Due to colonization this country is the destination for many workers leaving Niger, Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso etc.
France
These were the main TWO military alliances during the Cold War?
NATO and the Warsaw Pact
If you're country is experiencing this other countries and foreign companies will be hesitant to invest in your development because it's dangerous and risky.
Political Instability.
What did the Berlin Conference (1884-1885) do?
Europeans carved up Africa creating many of the modern borders today. Creating landlocked states, multi-nation states, stateless nations etc.
You are part of this economic sector if the money from your job is NOT taxed. (Think babysitting or drug dealing)
Informal economy.
Many economies of former colonies are dependent on the export of a single natural resource for most of the money and growth. What is this problem called?
Commodity dependency or mono-economy.
How did the Arms Race help collapse the Soviet Union?
It was so expensive that it bankrupted their economy. (also the Soviet-Afghan War)
Give examples for BOTH types of Brain Drain
(800 points possible)
Internal- from one part of a country to another. Usually a primate city.
External- from one country to another.
The Belgians used this strategy to more easily control Rwanda causing future instability and conflict between the Hutus and the Tutsis
Divide and conquer
Correctly DEFINE a primate city.
MORE than twice the size of the next largest city AND politically, economically, & culturally dominate.
Correctly DEFINE a nation state.
A state whose population consists of a vast majority of ONE nation and the majority of that nation lives in the state.
The US allied with this group against the Soviet Union in the Soviet-Afghan proxy war.
The Mujahadeen/The Taliban
This theory/model tries to categorize countries based on their level of development and how they are interconnected to the rest of the world. Especially economically.
Wallerstein's World System Model
AKA Core-Periphery Model
This disease is especially harmful to a country's development because it mainly impacts working age population. It was especially bad in the 1990s and 2000s in sub-Saharan Africa.
HIV/AIDs
This development started the trans-Atlantic spread of goods and crops from Europe to the Americas and vice versa.
The Columbian Exchange