Red
The closest the world has ever been to nuclear warfare
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cold War military alliance formed by the U.S. and Western allies was called _________.
NATO
The system of interconnected global trade and communication is called ________
Globalization
Provide 2 environmental changes that are due to commercial activity in the 20th century
Deforestation, Desrtifications, Air Quality, Lack of Water
The partition of India in 1947 created India and __________________
Pakistan
The organization that promotes global trade rules is the _________________
World Trade Organization (WTO)
The ____________ increased food production through new Agricultural Technology.
Green Revolution
The amount of CO2 a person produces is known as their _________
carbon footprint
The Soviet invasion of __________ in 1979 increased Cold War tensions
Afghanistan
The economic shift toward free-market policies in the late 20th century is known as _________
Economic Liberalization
Neooliberalism
Provide an example of a disease that led to global response from different nations
COVID-19, Polio, HIV/AIDS, Ebola
Smart Phones are the biggest export in ______
Vietnam
Provide 3 examples (that we've talked about) if technological innovations that led to increased globalization
Internet, Shipping containers, Radio, TV, Airplanes, Vaccines
Provide 3 examples of a multinational corporation that we talked about in class
Nike, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Nestle
Clothing takes up 80% of exports in _______
Bangladesh
The trade agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico is called __________.
NAFTA
Provide a disease that has developed more frequently due to longevity of life in higher-income countries
Heart Disease, Alzheimers Disease
Provide 2 examples of new states following the end of WWII
India, Pakistan, Israel, Jordan, Libya, East/West Germany,
Fertility rates declined in higher income countries following the invention of the ___________ pill
Birth Control
Provide an example of a disease that impacts mainly impoverished communities
Malaria, Tuberculosis, Cholera
Factories in Mexico that were built by US and Canadian industries
maquiladoras
Provide an example of a trade organization in Asia
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
Provide 3 economic programs during the 20th century
5 Year Plans, New Deal, Great Leap Forward, COMECON, Marshall Plan
The Soviet Union responded to NATO by creating the __________ in 1955.
Warsaw Pact
Provide 6 examples of Cold War conflict between the US and USSR
Cuban Missile, Bay of Pigs, Olympics (X2), Vietnam, Korea, Space Race, Afghanistan, Berlin