Misc.
What is a business when it has places all over the world or global?
multinational
What is it called when two companies come together under one?
Merger
What day did the Twin Towers fall?
September 11th, 2001
This president was famous for influencing the Space Race during the early 1960s.
J.F.K.
in the 1950s, what new item was used for entertainment, sports, and news, in black and white?
TV
What organization deals with 140 countries to make sure they get the goods they need, in making sure trading policies are followed?
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Who was the woman leader in India?
Indira Gandhi
What was the death toll of 9/11/01?
over 3000
What was the first satellite into space and by who?
Sputnik/Soviet Union.
A canal is a man-made waterway that connects other bodies of water, where is the Suez Canal located?
Egypt
Define Pan-Africanism
When Africans unify no matter the boundaries.
Who was the woman leader of Great Britain, and was called the Iron Lady??
Margaret Thatcher
What was the terrorist group responsible for the attacks on 9/11?
Al-Qaeda
What Happened in July 1969 during the Space Race?
Apollo 11, first humans to land on the moon.
What are the two big companies that deal with computers today?
Apple and Microsoft
What is a business that is seen by law as its own legal body?
Corporation
we went to Iraq, Who did we get in Iraq?
hint...starts with an S.
Saddam Hussein
on 9/11/01, what three places were attacked here in the U.S.?
In the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, what mission landed on the moon first, and who?
Apollo 11, United States.
What terrorist group is in Ireland??
IRA (Irish Republican Army)
What is the organization that tries to control the world's oil prices?
OPEC, an organization of petroleum exporting countries.
Who was the woman leader of Israel?
Golda Meir
Define Terrorism.
the use of violence to achieve ones goals.
What space Shuttle exploded in 1986, killing 7 people
Challenger Space Shuttle