Globalization & Technology
This social media app formerly known as Musical.ly, blew up in popularity during the pandemic and because of global security concerns this app may soon be banned in the US
What is TikTok?
The racist poem "White Man's" this 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 terrorist group was responsible for the attacks on 9/11. Their name comes from Arabic, meaning literally 'the base'.
What is Al-Queda?
The first satellite 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?
This series of Revolutions occurred in the early 2010s, and information was spread across Social Media to help grow the movement.
What is the Arab Spring?
This international organization was established in 1945 to promote peace and cooperation among countries after World War 2
What is the United Nations?
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?
What "lightning" attack by the Germans allowed them to sweep threw 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?
This athletic event occurred during the Cold War, and was an important representation of International Relations between the US and the USSR. It showed their cultural competition reached across many different areas.
What is the Miracle on Ice?
This Chinese leader led the Cultural Revolution of the youth and millions of youths carried around his little red book in their pockets
Germany and Austria-Hungary were right in the middle of the action in World War I so they were called these powers
What is 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"?
This industry was covered in the World Trade documentary we watched. In particular, it struggled because of cheaper options created in places like China, and was supported by Tariffs created by Donald Trump.
What is the American Steel Industry?
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?
The Cold War can be said to end in this palindromic year when the Berlin Wall fell
What is 1991?
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?