Vocabulary
Socialism promotes What?
Community
The Iron Curtain was what?
A buffer zone between Eastern and Western Europe
What was the 1st Social Media Platform
Friendster
3 biggest issues that face the world today
Terrorism, Human rights violations, and Nuclear War
Who was head of Al Queda
Osama Bin Laden
Glasnost was a policy of what?
Openness
How many countries gain independence after the Russian collapse?
100
Why did the U.S. invade Iraq
We thought Iraq had WMDs
How did the world find out about the Iran Contra Scandal?
a Libyan paper found out and printed the story
9/11 attack happened due to the United States actions:
True or False
False
Globalism means
Worldwide connectedness
After WWII there were how many instance of Genocice
2
Who was put in prision in South Africa and later became President
Nelson Mandela
Why was the Rodney King important?
1st instance of a recorded police brutality and civil rights violation
What two events were similar attacks
1993 and 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center
Embargo means to:
to place a ban or restriction on a specific activity or trade
Which Countries went through Civil War that included Genocide?
Rwanda and Bosnia
Why was Dolly the sheep important
1st mammal cloned
The Hubble Telescope takes pictures of what?
Stars and Galaxy
Why did Saddam Hussein invade Kuwait?
Oil
Apartheid was what?
The policy of discrimination against blacks
What was the Union that united Europe
European Union
What made the world seem smaller?
transportation & communication systems
The internet had no effect on society
False
Bin Laden was killed by who?
U.S. Navy Seals