Middle East
What effect did the Holocaust have on the creation of Israel?
After the horror of the Holocaust, many in the international community believed Jews needed a homeland and safe place to live and worship. This homeland became Israel after the 1947 Partition split Palestine.
What is the difference between antisemitism and islamophobia?
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre antisemitismo e islamofobia?
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Antisemitism is hatred towards Jewish people whereas Islamophobia is fear of / prejudice against Muslims.
El antisemitismo es el odio hacia el pueblo judío, mientras que la islamofobia es el miedo o el prejuicio contra los musulmanes.
What is economic water scarcity?
It is when there is not enough water for the population as a result of poor governance, poor infrastructure, and limited investment
What is a supply chain?
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transforms raw materials and components into a finished product that's delivered to a customer. I
What was the "Arab Spring"?
A wave of antigovernmental protests across the Middle East from 2010-2011.
What was the partition of Palestine in 1947 and why were Palestinians upset about it?
¿Qué fue la partición de Palestina en 1947 y por qué les molestó a los palestinos?
The partition of the Palestinian mandate happened when the UN divided the land into 2 states: Israel for Jewish people and Palestine for Muslim Arabs.
Palestinians were upset because they wanted their entire land, did not want to be ruled by a Jewish minority, and had not consented to the partition.
Define imperialism.
Defina imperialismo con sus propias palabras.
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When one strong country dominates a weaker one to gain economic resources or political control.
Una política en la que una nación fuerte busca dominar a otros países política, social y económicamente.
What is physical water scarcity?
when water resources are overexploited for different uses and no longer meet the needs of the population. In this case, there is not enough water available in physical terms.
What are two positive effects of globalization?
Interconnected world (culturally)
Jobs in developing countries
Spread of ideas and new technology
increased standard of living (less poverty in developing world)
companies can make goods more efficiently and cheaper
Explain the process of desertification.
Explicar el proceso de desertificación.
When semi-arid land becomes even drier and becomes more like a desert.
Cuando la tierra semiárida se vuelve aún más seca y se vuelve más como un desierto.
Name 2 consequences of the US invasion of Iraq on Iraq.
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The Hussein regime was overthrown. Iraq's economy was destroyed. 5 million Iraqis became refugees. AQI terrorist group emerged in the resistance to the US. Iraqi infrastructure was destroyed. Iraqi deaths numbered in the hundreds of thousands.
Define terrorism and give an example from history.
Defina terrorismo y dé un ejemplo de la historia.
Acts of violence designed to promote a specific ideology or agenda by creating panic among an enemy population
Actos de violencia diseñados para promover una ideología o agenda específica creando pánico entre una población enemiga
One effect of water scarcity (physical or economic is)
Poor health consequences, spread of disease, poor crop production, hunger, loss of schooling as a result of walking to water
Name 2 costs, or negative effects, of globalization.
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Exploitation of workers
Pollution and harm to the planet through global warming
When manufacturing is outsourced it leaves people jobless in the developed world
urbanization leads to poor standard of living in slums
urbanization leads to loss of biodiversity and habitats
income disparity around the world
cultural appropriation
Define globalization using the words industrialization, trade, interconnected, exchange, culture, economy
the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide. It also involves the technological, economic, political, and cultural exchanges made possible largely by advances in communication, transportation, and infrastructure around the world
What was one outcome of the protests against the government in Egypt, Iran, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, or Syria?
Egypt ousted their ruler (Mubarak).
Iran Green Movement resulted
Syria Civil War against Assad regime
Saudi Arabia's government continues to use violence to crack down against dissent
Define authoritarianism & explain why people have protested against it.
Defina autoritarismo y explique por qué la gente ha protestado contra él.
A government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power.
Many people protested against authoritarian rulers in the Middle East in 2010 to have democratic rights, free speech, and gender equality.
One way people are trying to stop desertification is...
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through reforestation, replanting trees like in the Great Green Wall.
What is urbanization and at least one effect that is has?
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Urbanization is the migration of people from rural areas to cities. One effect may be negative impacts on the environment due to the growth of urban areas, the rise of slums, poor sanitation or standard of living in slums, more job opportunities for all, more gender equality, access to more resources.
What does it mean to "outsource" jobs?
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When corporations choose to employ people from other countries for some parts of their production / manufacturing.
"Verizon outsourced their customer help line to India."
What reasons did the Bush Administration give for invading Iraq and which turned out to be false?
1. Iraq had weapons of mass destruction
2. Iraq was connected to the 9/11 attacks.
3. Saddam Hussein was a dictator who needed to go.
4. Iraq needed democracy.
Define two-state solution and explain why it is so difficult to achieve.
One Israel and one Palestine living side-by-side in peace.
It is so difficult because neither side wants to give up land they have. Israel has expanded (via settlements) into the land that would be a Palestinian state and many Palestinians won't recognize Israel.
Describe one effect of water scarcity on human populations in Africa.
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Many girls and women are left out of school because of the need to fetch water or because of poor health as a result of the spread of disease. Farmers suffer when there is not enough water for their crops.
Explain the difference between a market and command economy. How is this connected to globalization?
Market economy is one in which businesses make decisions and set prices, but in a command economy the government does.
It connects to globalization because as a result of our global free market, businesses like TNCs have outsourced their production, can choose where to source their commodities and manufacture their products and can decide the price to sell them to retailers.
What does it mean for a country to have sovereignty over itself? How is it connected to self-determination?
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Sovereignty means to rule yourself, to have full power to make decisions and govern your country. No foreign power would be involved.