Cold War Causes & Effects
What was the principal ideological cause of the Cold War?
Capitalism (US) v. Communism (USSR)
China's economy most closely mirrored which major global power after 1949?
USSR/Soviet Union
What ideology encouraged the decolonization movements in the "3rd World?"
Nationalism
The world gathers around their TVs and Radios every four years to watch this soccer tournament
World Cup
The loss of the Amazon Rainforest contributes to _________________.
Deforestation
This project allowed for larger crop yields in more challenging places to grow food
Green Revolution
What were the main alliance systems of the Cold War?
NATO (US) v. Warsaw Pact (USSR)
What was the name of the strategy the United States used to try to stop the spread of communism?
Containment/Truman Doctrine
Identify ONE new African state that emerged as a result of decolonization
Egypt, Ghana, South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria, Angola
This nation makes more films than any other country.
India (Bollywood)
When the Sahara grows, this is what's happening to our planet.
Desertification
This black gold fueled increased economic productivity in the 20th century
Petroleum (oil)
How did Ideological rivalries between Western countries and the Soviet bloc lead to political instability or conflict in Asia?
Proxy Wars!!
What happened to the number of nuclear weapons following the Cold War and what was this process called?
Declined (denuclearization/nuclear disarmament)
What was the name of the movement that decided not to align with either the US or the USSR?
Non-Alignment Movement
Nations like Finland, Japan, and other Asian Tigers began changing towards this kind of economy
Knowledge Economies
These inventions allow humanity to harness the power of the sun, the wind, the earth, and the waves
Renewable Energy
This disease was eradicated by vaccines in 1979 in the US
Polio
What is the name of the even in which the world was at its closest its ever been to being ended by nuclear weapons?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What was the major event that ended the Cold War?
Why were new states hesitant about becoming aligned with the US or the USSR?
As former colonial territories, they were wary of being dominated by another foreign power
One of many organizations created after WWII to allow ease of trade, this one set the rules of trade, encouraged free trade, and even supported fair labor laws.
World Trade Organization
This document of the world sought to lay out the fundamental rights and freedoms of humanity
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Protests occurred at the WTO conference in 1999. The 40,000 protestors included environmentalists, students, labor unions, farmers and more
The Battle of Seattle
Why did the US and the USSR fight each other the way they did during the Cold War?
To avoid direct military confrontations that could lead to nuclear war
Who were the primary audiences of the speeches of communist revolutionaries like Mao Zedong and Ho Chi Minh?
Peasants
How did European imperialism from the 19th century lead to INTERNAL conflict in new states in Africa during the 20th century?
Boundaries set by European colonizers continued to create local conflict during colonization
Due to the development of this trade agreement in 1994, maquiladoras (factories) were set in Mexico, and many American manufacturing jobs shifter to Latin America where the wages were lower
North American Free Trade Agreement
pro-democracy activists demonstrated after the death of a high-level government figure sympathetic to their desire for more democratic reforms. Many of the protestors were students, professors, and urban workers, and hundreds if not thousands of protesters were killed by their government in this location.
Tiananmen Square
List 2 economic reasons for resistance to globalization
Poor labor conditions
Harm to small businesses
Push for fair trade, sustainable development, & debt relief