Technology & Innovation
What mode of communication, developed in the mid-20th century, became a dominant source of news and entertainment globally?
Television
This international organization, founded in 1944, provides financial assistance and economic advice to countries in need.
What is the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
This global environmental issue, caused by greenhouse gas emissions, has led to rising temperatures and extreme weather events.
What is climate change?
This international movement, gaining momentum in the mid-20th century, fought for racial equality and the end of discriminatory policies.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
This international organization, founded in 1945, works to promote global peace and security through diplomacy and humanitarian aid.
What is the United Nations (UN)?
What medical breakthrough, introduced in 1955, drastically reduced cases of polio worldwide?
Polio vaccine
This 1995 agreement created a global framework for trade regulations, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
What is the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
This international agreement, adopted in 2015, aims to limit global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius.
What is the Paris Agreement?
This global movement, advocating for gender equality and women's rights, has gone through multiple "waves" since the 19th century.
What is feminism?
This economic strategy, often used by powerful nations, involves restricting trade with other countries to achieve political goals.
What is economic sanctions?
What 1970s innovation revolutionized global shipping and trade by standardizing cargo transportation?
Shipping containerization
This economic policy, emphasized in the late 20th century, advocates for reducing government intervention in markets.
What is neoliberalism?
This process describes the movement of people from rural areas to cities, leading to increased urban populations.
What is urbanization?
This cultural phenomenon, shaped by digital connectivity, has allowed for the rapid spread of trends, media, and activism worldwide.
What is global pop culture?
This event, beginning in 2001, marked a global shift in counterterrorism policies and security measures.
What is the War on Terror?
What late 20th-century networking system laid the foundation for the global digital revolution?
World Wide Web
This regional trade agreement, established in 1994, promoted economic cooperation between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
What is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
This term refers to the economic and social challenge of a declining birth rate and an aging population, particularly in industrialized nations.
What is demographic transition?
This global movement, emerging in the late 20th century, advocates for indigenous rights and the recognition of native sovereignty.
What is the Indigenous rights movement?
This agreement, signed in 1997, aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but faced challenges due to limited global participation.
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
What high-yield crop variety, developed by Norman Borlaug, significantly increased wheat production and helped combat food shortages?
Dwarf wheat
This 1970s financial system change led to fluctuating currency exchange rates rather than fixed values tied to gold.
What is the end of the Bretton Woods system?
This phenomenon describes the increasing interconnectivity of ecosystems, economies, and societies due to globalization.
What is ecological globalization?
This ideology promotes sustainable development and environmental protection, influencing policies and activism worldwide.
What is environmentalism?
This concept refers to the increasing political and military influence of regional powers rather than dominance by a single superpower.
What is multipolarity?