Current Global Issues
What is the term for the gradual increase in Earth's temperature due to human activity?
What is global warming?
This technological advancement revolutionized communication by allowing people to send messages instantly across long distances.
What is the telephone?
This country was a part of the Allied Powers and was led by King George V. during WW1.
This is a disagreement between two or more groups or people over different ideas, beliefs, or interests.
What is conflict?
This term refers to bias or misleading information spread to promote a particular political cause or point of view.
What is propaganda?
This economic system is being challenged in many countries due to rising inequality and the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few.
What is capitalism?
This invention by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century significantly impacted the spread of knowledge and ideas.(A modern version would be a keyboard.)
What is the printing press?
The U.S president during WW1 helped create the league of nations.
Who is Woodrow Wilson.
This is the process where two sides give up something to reach a solution that both sides can accept.
What is compromise?
This propaganda technique encourges people to join in because others are doing it.
What is the bandwagon technique?
What virus, which led to a pandemic in 2020, spreads through respiratory droplets and causes symptoms like fever and coughing?
What is COVID-19?
The development of this technology in the 20th century enabled humans to explore outer space.
What is the rocket?
This empire, led by Kaiser Wilhelm ll, was a major Central Power in WW1.
What is Germany?
This is a type of agreement between nations, usually evolving peace, trade, or land, often involves compromise to avoid war.
What is a treaty?
This propaganda technique uses endorsements from respected individuals to prompt an idea or product.
What is the testimonial technique?
What is the term for the basic rights and freedoms that every person is entitled to, like the right to education and freedom of speech?
What are human rights?
This global network, introduced in the late 20th century, transformed how people access and share information.
What is the internet?
This country was a part of Central Powers and was led by Emperor Franz Joesph l.
What is Austria-Hungary?
This is one of the key benefits of resolving conflicts through comprising helping to avoid violence and destruction.
What is peace?
This propaganda involves betraying a person or idea as just like you using everyday language actions and settings to build trust and reliability.
What is a plain folks technique?
Which country invaded Ukraine in 2022, leading to an ongoing conflict and international sanctions?
What is Russia?
This device, first introduced in the early 21st century, revolutionized personal communication and access to information.
What is the smartphone?
This country joined on side of the Allies in 1917.
What is the United States?
This was a major conflict in the 1800's over the issue of slavery, where the North and South in the U.S couldn't reach a comprise leading to civil war.
What is conflict over slavery that lead to civil war?
This technique involves linking a person or idea to a negative symbol to encourage injection based on the symbol rather than evidence.
What is name calling?