Globalization
This is the focus of manufacturing in the developing world
What are Labor-Intensive industries?
The two countries the United States invaded in the US led War on Terror
What are Iraq and Afghanistan?
The main reason for European Colonial expansion
What is Economic Exploitation?
Nelson Mandela rallied South Africans against this set of laws that legalized racial segregation in every facet of life
What is Apartheid?
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
What is a Refugee?
This trade deal eliminated tariffs between the US, Canada, and Mexico, but was later replaced by President Trump in 2019
What is NAFTA? (North American Free trade Agreement)
The first major terrorist incident on U.S. Soil, carried out by a right wing extremist in the 90s
What is the Oklahoma City Bombing?
The place where European leaders divvied up Africa in a glorified game of dibs
What is the Berlin Conference?
This famous leader led a campaign against the British rule in India
Who is Gandhi?
A political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned
What is communism?
This organization drafted the Declaration of Universal Human rights, as well as acts as an arbitrator for international conflicts
What is the UN? (United Nations)
The attacks on September 11th led to the passage of this law, enabling widespread government surveillance
What is the USA PATRIOT Act?
The main focus of most colonial economies
What are cash crops?
WW1 and WW2 helped promote this cause and showcased the groups contributions to society
What is Women's Suffrage?
The number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births in a given year
What is Infant Mortality Rate?
The growing gap between technology in the developing and developed world in this age of globalization
What is the digital divide?
This organization governed large swaths of land in both Iraq and Syria
What is ISIS? (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
One of the justifications for colonialism where civilization is being brought to the masses
What is racial superiority complex?
This movement in Hong Kong sought the introduction of democratic elements to modern day China
What is the Umbrella Movement?
A tax on imported goods
What is a tariff?
Economic globalizations has created this in most of the developing world
What is poor working conditions/exploitation?
These types of terrorists often do not negotiate or compromise on their principles
What are religious terrorists?
Making these created the conditions for conflict to thrive in the post colonial era
What are arbitrary borders?
This protest turned deadly for protesters in China in 1989
What is the Tiananmen Square Protest?
When prices rise way above their actual value because of demand and speculation
What is a bubble?