Economics
What is the Stamp Act of 1765?
The stamp act of 1765 was when Britain decided to put a tax on recognizing legally binding documents.
What is the Suez Canal?
The Suez Canal is a Canal that cuts through seas and lets ships go through Africa without going all the way south saving time. This is why the Suez canal is a very important trade route because it helps reduce travel time for trade.
Why did the industrial revolution lead to an increase in the modification of the environment and pollution?
There were more tools and machines that made modifying the environment easier, and the use of fossil fuels(oil or gas) to power them led to increased pollution.
Use the graph on question 8 to answer the question.
How did NAFTA impact the wages of its three member countries?
Wages in Mexico remained about the same, while increasing in Canada and the United States.
How did fascist leaders use propaganda during WWII?
The fascist countries used Propaganda to place national unity above the people.
What issues in this Cold War era political cartoon featuring Mikhail Gorbachev?
A weakened Soviet economy and ethnic groups demanding independence
"I content that we are the finest race in the world and that the more of the world we inhabit the better it is for the human race... What and alteration there would be if [Africans] were brought under Anglo-Saxon influence." -Englishman Cecil Rhodes, Concessions of Faith, 1877
What did Cecil Rhodes believe about European Imperialism.
European Imperialism benefited the human race.
How did American colonists respond to the British actions like the Stamp Act, Tea Act, and increased taxation?
They boycotted and damaged British goods.
Overall, the effects of globalization around the world are positive. However, in some developing countries, there are negative effects. What could be a negative effect of globalization?
The workers are taken advantage of and paid a lower wage.
How did the ideas championed by the Enlightenment impact modern governments?
Citizens became aware that humans are born with natural rights
The period of imperialism has witnessed many wars... They have resulted in the taking of territory by force... The white rulers of the colonies lived at the expense of the natives. Their chief work is to organize labor for their support. In the typical colony, the most fertile lands and the mineral resources are owned by white foreigners. These holdings are worked by natives under their direction. The foreigners take wealth out of the country. All the hard work is done by natives.
According to the author, how did imperialism affect African societies?
Foreigners used the most fertile land and took wealth out of the country.
Historically, Mali was one of the richest African nations and its plentiful salt mines were traded for gold. Recently there has been a history of conflict including terrorism, criminal behavior, and ethnic based violence.In 2020, the army arrested the prime minister and placed a general in charge to stop the violence.
How would this recent history impact the country of Mali?
Citizens who can afford to leave would leave taking their skills and money with them.
Which situation was a contributing in order to help factor in the decision to partition British Palestine and create the nation of Israel?
The migration of Jews from Europe after the Holocaust.
"Don Jose Ruiz and Don Pedro Montez, of the island of Cuba, having purchased 53 slaves at Havana, imported them from Africa, put them on board the Amistad... After being out from Havana about four days, the African captives on board, in order to obtain their freedom and return to Africa, armed themselves with cane knives and rose upon the captain and crew of the vessel.Captain Ferrer and the cook of the vessel were killed; Ruiz and Montez made prisoners.
According to the text above, how did the enslaved Africans on the Amistad respond to enslavement?
They used a violent uprising to resist enslavement
One of the most important effects on the environment is indirect, and therefore less obvious: Industrial meat production is a key factor behind the deforestation of the Amazon and other tropical rain forests. They're being cleared to create fields to grow the feed needed for all those cows, especially corn and soy, which the cows eat instead of the grass they'd munch on if they were grazing the fields as they used to. In fact, most of the corn and soy grown today goes to feed cattle, pigs, and chickens, not people.
Why are humans changing the environment according to the news article?
These changes allow farmers to grow more crops to feed a larger amount of livestock.
What was the economic result of the Columbian Exchange?
Development of a European dominated global trade network.
"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an Iron curtain has descended across the continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and eastern Europe. Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest, and Sofia, all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I might call the Soviet Sphere, and all are subject, in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence, but to very high, and in some cases increasing measure of control from Moscow." ~ Winston Churchill
What is Churchill's main idea in his speech?
The Soviet Union expanded its influence throughout Eastern Europe.
“Each man joins in society to preserve his life, liberty, and property. Whenever the ruler endeavors to take away the property of the people or reduce them to slavery… they are removed from any further obedience and left to… rise up with force and violence.”-John Locke, The Second Treatise of Government (1690)
Citizens have natural rights that should be protected by government
Middle east- The middle east is the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, all monotheistic religions that grew from the same tradition. Each religion used texts from earlier groups, and so the share many rules and beliefs. For example Islam, and Judaism observe the same dietary rules and have a focus on religion as a foundation for civil law.
United States:
In their first Amendment to the Constitution, the founders guaranteed freedom of religion for each and every citizen in the new United States... The right of freedom of religion in the United States instigated a fundamental shift in human history.
What best compares the relationship between Middle Eastern and American culture?
In the Middle east, culture and laws have been affected by traditions that grew from religion.
Overall, the effects of globalization around the world are positive. However, in some countries, there are negative effects.
Which of the following would be a negative effect of globalization in a developing country?
The workers are taken advantage of and paid a lower wage.
Why was the Triangular Trade an example of Mercantilism?
The colonies provided raw materials to the rulers of Europe. In return, the rulers of Europe forced the colonies to buy manufactured goods.
What does the Soviet Sphere mean?
The Soviet Sphere is an area that included the Iron Curtain that the Soviets could easily influence. It is called a sphere because there was a sphere from Moscow that influenced the nearby countries.
What was the impact of the alliance system during World War 1?
Multiple countries joined the war to protect their allies, making this war much larger.
History shows that wars are divided into two kinds, just and unjust... We Communists oppose all unjust wars that impede progress, but we do not oppose progressive, just wars. Hot only do we Communists not oppose just wars; we actively participate in them. As for unjust wars, World War I is an instance in which both sides fought for imperialist interests; therefore, the Communists of the whole world firmly opposed war.
Based on this passage, what does Mao believe about World War I?
The war was fought because of imperialistic, economic motivations.
The General Assembly Proclaims this Universal Declaration of Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations , to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms...
People around the world no matter where they live.