Vocabulary
Organizations
Pacific Rim
Modern Russia
Really Hard Questions
100
The common currency of twelve European countries.
What is the Euro?
100
An organization, consisting of 12 European nations, that regulated the flow of capital in Europe.
What is the European Union?
100
Why were certain countries in the Pacific Rim nicknamed the Asian Tigers?
They were the major powerhouses of the Pacific Rim.
100
A Russian president elected in the second free elections.
Who is Vladmir Putin?
100
Amount of nations in NATO.
What is 12?
200
The process of sending jobs to developing countries.
What is Outsourcing?
200
This organization transformed into a peacekeeping organization that focused on protecting human rights.
What is NATO?
200
The country that influenced the Asian tigers.
What is China?
200
What happened to Russia after the break up of the Soviet Union?
Russia faced hard times
200
Name of the EU before it was changed
What is European Economic Community
300
Development that balances the needs of today with the needs of tomorrow.
What is Sustainability?
300
An organization that tries to expand world trade and reduce tariffs.
What is the WTO or World trade organization?
300
The country that originally dominated the Pacific Rim.
What is Japan?
300
This is what the Russian government did with state owned industries.
What is privatization?
300
President of the US that took office in 2009.
Who is Barack Obama?
400
Use of tariffs and other restrictions that defends a countries home economy.
What is Protectionism?
400
This organization was formed to further trade in the Pacific Rim nations.
What is APEC?
400
One reason for the Asian Tigers success.
What is low wages, long hours, or worker sacrifices?
400
The year Vladimir Putin was elected
What is 2000?
400
What does OPEC stand for?
What is Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
500
The process by which national economies, politics, cultures, and societies become integrated with other countries around the world.
What is Globalization?
500
An organization formed to allow for easier trade among the US, Canada, and Mexico.
What is NAFTA?
500
Name two of the four Asian tigers.
What is Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, & South Korea?
500
How did the government fair under Vladimir Putin?
It was corrupt.
500
The amount of stars the NATO flag has on it.
What is TWELVE!!!!!!!!!!!!
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