Globalization
What concept is the connection of economies and cultures between nations?
Globalization
Which 1994 agreement created a free-trade zone between the US, Canada, and Mexico?
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
Which 1948 UN document lists rights that all humans deserve, and is often cited in debates about globalization?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Which UN agency leads global responses to pandemics such as AIDS / HIV?
The WHO or World Health Organization
Which genocide in an African nation killed 800,000 people in 100 days?
The Rwandan genocide
Why did leaders decide that global unity was necessary?
To counteract the chaos of the preceding decades and wars
What European currency launched in 1999 and linked economies across borders?
The euro
Which court prosecutes genocide and war crimes across borders?
The International Criminal Court (ICC)
Which virus emerged in the 1980s and became a global pandemic, leading to major health cooperation efforts?
HIV / AIDS
Which 1900'S conflict broke up Yugoslavia and led to NATO's first military action in Europe?
The Balkan wars/ Bosnian war
Was the only outcome of globalization the creation of new markets?
No; it also changed the strategy of many nations around the world, helped remove poverty from multiple regions, while exposing issues in other regions at the same time.
What term describes when companies move factories to countries with cheaper labor?
Outsourcing or Offshoring
What is a term for unregulated factories with poor pay and conditions became a common point in anti-globalization protests?
Sweatshops
Which 2003 respiratory disease spread from China to 26 countries, and showed globalization’s health risks?
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
Which 2001 terrorist attack reshaped global security and led to the "War on Terror"?
The 9/11 attack in New York
What nation joined the WTO in 2001, dramatically accelerating world trade with low-cost manufacturing?
China
Which 1989 convention protects people under 18 and is the most widely ratified human rights treaty?
The Convention on the Rights of the Child
Which 2014-2016 outbreak in Western Africa prompted a UN emergency health mission?
Ebola
Which 2003 us.-led invasion was justified by claims of weapons of mass destruction, fracturing UN consensus?
The Iraq war
What organization became a symbol of post Cold War economic integration?
The World Trade Organization or WTO
Which UN summit popularized “sustainable development“ and linked trade with environmental protection
The Rio Summit (aka the Earth Summit)
Which 2011 UN framework says that businesses must “respect, protect, and remedy” human rights abuses in their supply chains?
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
Which term describes diseases that jump from animals to humans?
Zoonotic diseases
Which term describes conflicts driven by ethnic groups seeking independence after the Cold War?
Separatist wars