Globalization & Technology
Global warming can more accurately be described using this alliterative phrase because the planet doesn't only get warmer because of pollution, storms get stronger and colds get harsher
What is Climate Change?
This racist poem by Rudyard Kipling called Africans "half-devil and half-child" and claimed that Europeans had a "responsibility" to civilize Africans
What is White Man's Burden?
This Cold War country lost the most soldiers in World War 2 and tried to make up for it with massive spending on nuclear weapons to compete with the United States in the 50's and 60's
What is the USSR?
This global conflict began in 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and continued for years in the trenches
This "Miss Americana" singer-songwriter has influenced globalization with her Eras Tour where she performs many of her 243 songs
Who is Taylor Swift?
The Arab Spring Revolts were primarily driven by posts on this social media where you might "like" to RSVP to a protest or political demonstration
What is Facebook?
This international organization was formed at the end of World War 2 to maintain peace and it includes at least one member from each country in the world
What is the United Nations (UN)?
The first "s"atellite launched into space was this one by the Soviet Union back in 1957
What is Sputnik?
During World War 2, Germans bombed this royal country almost non-stop, but they could not destroy the morale of the civilians living there.
What is the United Kingdom?
This global sports event was capped off in 2022 with a classic match between Argentina and France where Lionel Messi led his country to victory
What is the World Cup?
After the attacks on 9/11, President George Bush claimed that this country and its leader Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and we needed to declare war on their country
What is Iraq?
This terrorist group was responsible for the attacks on 9/11. Their name comes from Arabic, meaning literally 'the base'.
What is Al-Queda?
Translate into English this Cold War phrase coined by Winston Churchill to show the divide between East and West: La Cortina de Hierro
What is the Iron Curtain?
This "lightning" attack by the Germans allowed them to sweep through Poland and other countries for many early victories during World War 2
What is blitzkrieg?
In 2009, this movie grossed 3 billion dollars worldwide by showing a bunch of "a"ction on the planet Pandora
What is Avatar?
Globalization can be seen as a continuation of this "Revolution" that was characterized by new inventions and technology with efficient manufacturing systems like factories
What is the Industrial Revolution?
In what African country did the Hutus and Tutsis fight a Civil War that developed into "r"uinous genocide?
What is Rwanda?
The Cold War can be said to end in this palindromic year when the Soviet Union dissolved
What is 1991?
Germany and Austria-Hungary were right in the middle of the action in World War I so they were called these powers
What are the Central Powers?
This South Korean music video became the first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views in 2012, exemplifying global cultural connectivity.
What is "Gangham Style"?
Due to global competition, many governments have been granting money to "s"uffering industries with these type of payments that are payed to farmers in the USA
What are subsidies?
This policy includes extending a country's power and "i"nfluence through diplomacy or military force and resulted in the Scramble for Africa where European countries built their empires there
What is Imperialism?
This Chinese leader led the Cultural Revolution and millions of youths carried around his little red book in their pockets
Who is Mao Zedong?
This policy by Neville Chamberlain involved giving the hungry crocodile that was Adolf Hitler small amounts of land that he wanted in order to avoid a larger war. Spoiler alert: it didn't work.
What is appeasement?
This Colombiana music artist is known for her many collaborations and her Spanglish songs like "Moonlight" and "Telepatia"
Who is Kali Uchis?