People and nations all over the world now depend upon one another for many goods and services.
100
Internationalism
Involvement in world affairs.
100
Genocide
Mass murder of people because of their race, religion, ethnicity, politics , or culture.
100
Environmental Destruction
The damage done to the natural environment because human and industrial pollution.
200
Protectionism
Policy of trade restrictions to protect domestic industries.
200
General Assembly
The only UN body to which all member nations belong.
200
Sanctions
Measure such as withholding economic aid used to influence a foreign government's actions.
200
Free Trade
Policy of reduced trade barriers.
300
Acid Rain
Rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants.
300
Secretary-General
The chief executive officer of the UN.
300
Apartheid
System of laws that separated racial and ethnic groups and limited the rights of blacks in South Africa.
300
North-South Conflict
Most of developed nations are located north of the equator.
400
Conservation
The careful preservation and protection of natural resources.
400
Economics and Social Council
Agency that tries to promote a higher standard of living around the world, including improvements in health, education, and human rights.
400
Satellites
Nation pollitically and econmically dominated or controlled by another, more powerful country.
500
Multinationals
Firm that does business or has offices in many countries.
500
Globalization
Individuals and nations working across barriers of distance, culture, and technology.
500
Cold War
Conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union dating from the later 1940s to the late 1980s, when the two countries competed for world influence without declared military action.