Globalization & Technology
This social media app formerly known as Musical.ly, blew up in popularity during the pandemic and because of global security concerns this app may soon be banned in the US
What is TikTok?
This racist poem by Rudyard Kipling called Africans "half-devil and half-child" and claimed that Europeans had a "responsibility" to civilize Africans
What is White Man's Burden?
This Cold War country lost the most soldiers in World War 2 and tried to make up for it with massive spending on nuclear weapons to compete with the United States in the 50's and 60's
What is the USSR?
This global conflict began in 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and continued for years in the trenches
This "Miss Americana" singer-songwriter has influenced globalization with her Eras Tour where she performs many of her 243 songs
Who is Taylor Swift?
The ancient trade route named after a fancy cloth, could easily be seen as the start of Globalization.
What is the Silk Road?
This terrorist group was responsible for the attacks on 9/11. Their name comes from Arabic, meaning literally 'the base'.
What is Al-Queda?
The first satellite launched into space was this one by the Soviet Union back in 1957
What is Sputnik?
During World War 2, Germans bombed this royal country almost non-stop, but they could not destroy the morale of the civilians living there.
What is the United Kingdom?
This global sports event was capped off in 2022 with a classic match between Argentina and France where Lionel Messi led his country to victory
What is the World Cup?
Globalization can be seen as a continuation of this "Revolution" that was characterized by new inventions and technology with efficient manufacturing systems like factories
What is the Industrial Revolution?
This international organization was established in 1945 to promote peace and cooperation among countries after World War 2
What is the United Nations?
Translate into English this Cold War phrase coined by Winston Churchill to show the divide between East and West: La Cortina de Hierro
What is the Iron Curtain?
This "lightning" attack by the Germans allowed them to sweep through Poland and other countries for many early victories during World War 2
What is blitzkrieg?
In 2009, this movie grossed 3 billion dollars worldwide by showing a bunch of "a"ction on the planet Pandora
What is Avatar?
Depending on your perspective, this group could be seen as revolutionary or terroristic. Their violent tactics were meant to throw out British rule, and establish a united Ireland.
Tiocfaidh ár lá!
What is the IRA?
This policy includes extending a country's power and "i"nfluence through diplomacy or military force and resulted in the Scramble for Africa where European countries built their empires there
What is Imperialism?
The Cold War can be said to end in this palindromic year when the Berlin Wall fell
What is 1991?
Germany and Austria-Hungary were right in the middle of the action in World War I so they were called these powers
What are the Central Powers?
This South Korean music video became the first YouTube video to reach 1 billion views in 2012, exemplifying global cultural connectivity.
What is "Gangham Style"?
This minority group in China is currently being persecuted primarily because of their Muslim faith. They are currently being forced into re-education camps, being separated from family, and their struggle has been recently named a Genocide.
What is the Uyghurs?
In what African country did the Hutus and Tutsis fight a Civil War that developed into genocide?
What is Rwanda?
This Chinese leader led the Cultural Revolution and millions of youths carried around his little red book in their pockets
Who is Mao Zedong?
This policy by Neville Chamberlain involved giving the hungry crocodile that was Adolf Hitler small amounts of land that he wanted in order to avoid a larger war. Spoiler alert: it didn't work.
What is appeasement?
This Colombiana music artist is known for her many collaborations and her Spanglish songs like "Moonlight" and "Telepatia"
Who is Kali Uchis?