Technological Milestones
The adoption of this revolutionized global trade by allowing goods to be easily transferred between trains, tucks, and ships without unpacking
Shipping Containers
This form of power was harnessed for civilian use as a clean energy source, but concerns over accidents have limited its widespread adoption.
Nuclear Power
Which demographic group was most significantly impacted by influenza?
Individuals of working age
The two leading causes of deforestation
Urbanization and farmland expansion
How many members of 2024 are a part of the EU? (European Union)
27 Member Nations
This technology, which became widely available in the 1990s, revolutionized how people communicated and accessed information.
Internet
This medical development gave women more control over their lives, allowing them to manage fertility with greater reliability.
Birth control pill
This 1918 pandemic spread along travel and trade routes, killing 50 million people.
Influenza pandemic/Spanish flu
Increased urbanization led to this environmental consequence, which has caused species extinction and pollution.
Deforestation
This international organization works to prevent war, facilitate cooperation, and includes the Security Council and UNICEF.
United Nations
The rise of this form of travel after WW2, for both business and leisure, gave people greater access to the world.
Air Travel
This type of fuel, became the main energy source for industrial manufacturing, boosting production to meet global demand for consumer goods
Fossil fuels
Why is malaria so prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Lack of medical intervention
How much of the world did the WHO estimate will lack drinking water by 2025?
Half The World
This organization estimated that half the world will lack drinking water by 2025.
WHO (World Health Organization)
The rise of this personal communication device in the 1980s allowed people to connect across the globe.
Cellular Phone
The Green Revolution, which began in the 1950s, used this technique to boost crop yields and help alleviate food shortages.
Genetic modification
This disease, primarily affecting Sub-Saharan Africa, is caused by mosquitoes and leads to hundreds of thousands of deaths annually.
Malaria
Over-cultivation from commercial farming has caused this process, which renders land infertile.
Desertification
The organization was created to assist with rebuilding Europe post-WWII and help developing countries in the late 20th century.
The World Bank
In the 1960s, this media replaced the radio as the primary source of global news, broadcasting events like the Vietnam War.
Television
These two 20th-century medical technologies played a major role in increasing life expectancy and fighting the spread of disease?
Vaccines and antibiotics
These two diseases, primarily affecting wealthier older individuals, became more prevalent in the 20th century due to medical advancements that extended lifespans.
Heart Disease and Alzheimer’s
As populations grow, this resource, which is only 3% of Earth’s total water, has become a point of competition and scarcity.
Drinkable water
This international body helps regulate global trade and resolve disputes between member countries.
The World Trade Organization (WTO)