Deck 18: Voyage into the Twenty First Century

Question 1

Ethiopian officials compare their country's growth to that of Asia,dubbing themselves

A)"the jewel of Africa."
B)"the world's fastest growing economy."
C)"African lions."
D)"the next China."
E)"the liberators."

Answer 1

"African lions."

Question 2

Weiwei has been a world traveler,living in Paris and having a home in New York,but carries citizenship in which country?

A)United States
B)China
C)France
D)Russia
E)England

Answer 2

China

Question 3

What has been the most startling transition in Africa?

A)Africa's alignment with the European Union
B)Africa's closer alliance with the United States
C)Africa's overall prosperity created by a union of African nations
D)The trend away from traditional Western sources of aid and investment and the debut of China as a leading player.
E)Africa's move towards democracy

Answer 3

The trend away from traditional Western sources of aid and investment and the debut of China as a leading player.

Question 4

What problem did the governments of the European Union face during the recent economic crisis?

A)Division between those who favored stimulus plans versus harsh austerity
B)The rising price of energy
C)The mounting crisis in the Middle East
D)Outsourcing
E)Collapse of the euro

Question 5

What was considered the major cause of the 2008 banking crisis that affected the global economy?

A)The deepening of American debt due to war in Iraq
B)The uncertainty of the American presidential race, which made banks nervous
C)A severe increase in the price of oil
D)The use of bundling high risk loans and investments
E)The rise in the price of gold

Question 6

What has been a factor in Turkey's economic development?

A)It has aligned with Iran.
B)Social conservatism grounded in religious beliefs has been compatible with strong economic performance.
C)Islam cannot be separated from politics in Muslim countries.
D)Muslim nations will not be accepted into the European Union.
E)Turkey is still considered a third world nation.

Question 7

India is considered to be the world's largest ____ state.

A)communist
B)theocratic
C)Muslim
D)democratic-Christian
E)democratic

Question 8

India's economic growth has

A)provided new opportunities for people to purchase consumer goods.
B)happened without its involvement in the technology sector.
C)eliminated a great deal of corruption.
D)ensured that rural Indians all have access to basic services such as clean water.
E)ensured access to computer and internet technology for even the poorest sectors of society.

Question 9

Members of the BRIC include all of these nations EXCEPT

A)Russia.
B)China.
C)India.
D)Brazil.
E)South Korea.

Question 10

Past economic theories involved Keynesian economics,which called governments to ____ in hard times and pay back in good times.

A)raise interest rates
B)lower interest rates
C)raise tariffs
D)increase the minimum wage rate
E)spend money

Question 11

The modern economy of the "new India" includes all of these features EXCEPT

A)a prominent high-tech sector.
B)a vital telecommunications industry.
C)the world's largest film industry.
D)a closely government entrepreneurial sector.
E)large expatriate communities worldwide.

Question 12

What did critics think of government bail-outs of financial services companies during the 2008 economic crisis?

A)Major banks should be being bailed out by the government.
B)The government has no place in the economy.
C)There should be clear parameters for when and how the bail-out money will be repaid.
D)The people who made the risky business decisions that caused the crisis were now being bailed out.
E)They worried that the bail-out would accelerate deficit spending.

Question 13

What has been a negative consequence of the liberalization of India's economy?

A)Political instability
B)Rise of an industrial-military complex
C)Real estate swindles that cost rural Indians their land
D)Decline in growth rates
E)Decline of the middle class

Question 14

In Russia,Putin's economic policies have

A)eliminated much of the corruption in government.
B)placed key industries and sectors under his control.
C)spread the fruits of economic growth more evenly across society.
D)inspired a war in Crimea.
E)enabled him to make important trade agreements with the United States.

Question 15

One lesson from microfinance in countries such as Africa has been that

A)despite its good intentions, monies still tend to be channeled to those in the middle and upper classes.
B)poor borrowers do not make trustworthy clients.
C)women who receive such loans stimulate local economies while addressing gender inequality.
D)bottom-up approaches challenge larger institutions and traditional approaches.
E)microlending is fraught with challenges and unforeseen perils.

Question 16

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil surprised many observers by

A)announcing his former connections with labor organizations.
B)focusing on environmental concerns.
C)supporting economic liberalization as well as a safety net for the poor.
D)creating a state-assisted infrastructure.
E)supporting programs that benefited the rich over the poor.

Question 17

Criticism of the World Trade Organization centers mainly on what issue?

A)The way deregulation favors multinational corporations
B)Environmental regulations
C)Labor unions
D)Military dictatorships
E)Human rights

Question 18

Ai Weiwei has come under surveillance by the Chinese police because he

A)is an artist.
B)advocates for free speech on his blog and through social media.
C)is the son of an ardent anti-communist.
D)decries China's economic success.
E)has challenged the One Child Policy.

Question 19

What happened to Weiwei's father when Mao came into power?

A)He became a leading figure in Mao's government.
B)He was told not to leave Shanghai.
C)He became a teacher in Mao's re-education and thought reform programs.
D)He was exiled to a re-education camp in the Gobi Desert.
E)He was arrested, tried, and executed.

Question 20

Which European country faced a meltdown during the economic crisis that remained unresolved as late as 2015?

A)Ireland
B)Spain
C)Italy
D)Germany
E)Greece

Question 21

In 2014,global panic followed when cases of _________appeared outside West Africa,even though they were quickly contained.

A)H1N1 virus
B)Ebola
C)a virulent new strain of malaria
D)swine flu
E)smallpox

Question 22

Regarding immigration,which of these statements is FALSE?

A)Many immigrants leave to make higher wages with the intention of eventually returning home.
B)Religious and ethnic issues often affect the welcome immigrants receive.
C)Today's easy access to travel complicates the past slow assimilation of new immigrants entering a nation.
D)Immigration is not related to poverty.
E)International labor movements are affected by the global economy.

Question 23

During the war in Afghanistan,

A)Shi'ites and Sunnis shared political power for the first time.
B)Kurdish groups gained independence from Iraq.
C)Hussein regained power.
D)an international coalition removed the Taliban from power.
E)Afghani forces maintained Taliban strongholds and kept the Taliban in power.

Question 24

Which statement about the environment is FALSE?

A)Global climate change will cause a decrease of infectious diseases.
B)Many diseases can withstand climate changes.
C)Warmer climates will be able to house diseases that once were limited to the tropics.
D)Poorer nations will be most affected by environmental change because of their minimal technological and financial bases.
E)Increased tropical hurricanes and cyclones generate conditions for the spread of waterborne diseases.

Question 25

HIV,once a disease found primarily in Africa,is a growing menace in India and ultimately can cause which type of disaster for the country?

A)Force limits on emigration out of the country
B)A severe decline in males
C)Millions of deaths of people in their prime
D)A major decline in the female population
E)A major decline in the Hindu population

Question 26

HIV/AIDS is a continuous and growing health problem in

A)India, but not China.
B)China, but not India.
C)Africa, but not India or China.
D)the United States.
E)India, China, and Africa.

Question 27

What has been the effect of increased mobility in the modern world on diseases and their prevention?

A)There has been no concern about pandemics because of strict immigration control.
B)Antibiotics have led to drug-resistant bacteria, creating problems with world health security.
C)The United Nations has successfully eradicated most communicable diseases.
D)Diseases have been confined to humans without any harm to the environment.
E)Many infectious diseases can mutate and survive when taken out of their natural environment.

Question 28

The fourth airplane in the September 11,2001 terrorist attacks

A)was aimed at the stock market.
B)hit one of the two World Trade Center buildings in New York.
C)crashed in a Pennsylvania field.
D)just missed the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
E)never left Boston.

Question 29

In 1918,a flu strain killed millions of people,a pandemic that became the basis for hysteria surrounding the outbreak of which related virus in 2009?

A)Measles
B)HIV
C)H1N1
D)Syphilis
E)Hong Kong flu

Question 30

In 2006,the death of its long-time ruler made ____ especially dangerous on matters of possible nuclear war.

A)Russia
B)China
C)India
D)South Korea
E)North Korea

Question 31

Why many members of the international community support the American invasion of Afghanistan?

A)It was seen as a war on Islam.
B)Iran, Russia, and China hoped to become investors in Afghanistan.
C)America promised to remove its missiles from Turkey.
D)Bush declared the action a "war on terror."
E)Afghanistan was a military threat to all three.

Question 32

The main goal of the Kyoto Treaty was

A)ending toxic dumping in developing nations by developed nations.
B)a multi-nation commitment to sustainable development
C)preventing water and air pollution.
D)ending nuclear energy plant accidents like the one at Chernobyl.
E)an international commitment to reduce greenhouse gases.

Question 33

All of these statements about the American invasion of Iraq are true EXCEPT

A)Many Americans knew Iran was not connected to al-Qaeda or the 9/11 attacks.
B)The Bush administration claimed Iraq was a threat due to its "weapons of mass destruction."
C)The U.S. began withdrawing its remaining troops from Iraq in 2011.
D)The CIA proved, beyond a doubt, that Hussein trained and bankrolled the 9/11 attacks.
E)It generated controversy in the U.S. and international community.

Question 34

Which statement about the present-day crises of global warming and deforestation is FALSE?

A)Tropical forests replenish the atmosphere with carbon dioxide.
B)High prices and the demand for tropical hardwoods have felled vast areas of forests.
C)Rising grain prices have provided farmers with incentive to cut forests to plant sugar.
D)Central Africa and Indonesia have been leading nations in deforestation.
E)To evade environmental regulations, many nations have been subjected to political bribery.

Question 35

What is meant by "airpocalypse",which appeared in Beijing in 2013?

A)Clouds with remnants from earlier nuclear plant emissions
B)Visible clouds of greenhouse gases
C)Traveling clouds containing the H1N1 virus
D)Fumes from airplanes that made breathing difficult
E)Toxic clouds of coal smoke

Question 36

Beginning in 2015,the U.S.faced a new challenge in Iraq in the form of

A)a resurgent Taliban.
B)a more virulent extremist group dubbed the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
C)the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
D)Kurdish domination of the Iraqi government.
E)new threats of al-Qaeda attacks on U.S. soil.

Question 37

The effectiveness of the Kyoto Protocol was severely limited when ____ refused to ratify the treaty.

A)China
B)the United States
C)India
D)Russia
E)western Europe

Question 38

The effects of global warming would be devastating on Bangladesh and other highly populated coastal areas as a result of

A)severe cyclones.
B)droughts.
C)earthquakes.
D)melting polar ice caps.
E)tsunamis.

Question 39

Which country has committed to ensuring that most of its energy comes from renewable sources by 2020?

A)China
B)India
C)Germany
D)France
E)United States

Question 40

HIV/AIDS was first diagnosed in the

A)1960s.
B)1970s.
C)1990s.
D)1950s.
E)1980s.

Question 41

Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman founded "Women Journalists without Chains," insisting that

A)women have been blocked from jobs in the journalism profession.
B)her sole mission is to use the media to press for Arab women's rights.
C)Arab women journalists should be allowed to travel to the countries that they cover.
D)women should be free to express themselves publically.
E)her activism focuses on freedom of information for all.

Question 42

The greatest disappointment of the Arab Spring was

A)Cairo.
B)Iraq.
C)Syria.
D)Iran.
E)Pakistan.

Question 43

In America,which group evolved to protest the economic problem of corporate greed?

A)Tea Party
B)Occupy Wall Street
C)Greens
D)Libertarian Party
E)Fascists

Question 44

The year of protest (2011)saw major protests in all the following nations EXCEPT

A)China.
B)Russia
C)the United States.
D)Egypt.
E)Greece.

Question 45

Which segment of global culture seems to have the brightest future,considering its reach and influence?

A)Music
B)Fashion
C)Sports..
D)Literature
E)Sports

Question 46

China's One Child Policy

A)rewards for parents having more than one male.
B)has maintained gender balance in China.
C)is designed to limit population growth.
D)has encouraged adoption.
E)has been copied by many other countries.

Question 47

In countries that express concerns about immigration,immigrants are most often blamed for

A)reducing the tax base.
B)hostility to the culture of their new countries.
C)trying too hard to gain acceptance.
D)depleting social services and other resources.
E)taking jobs away from resident citizens.

Question 48

The two most influential centers of the global film industry today are

A)Paris and the U.S.
B)Beijing and the U.S.
C)London and the U.S.
D)Mumbai and the U.S.
E)Rio de Janeiro and the U.S.

Question 49

The total world population currently tops

A)4 billion.
B)4.5 billion.
C)5 billion.
D)6 billion.
E)7 billion.

Question 50

All of these women are leaders in the international movement for women rights EXCEPT

A)Margaret Thatcher.
B)Suu Kyi.
C)Tawakkol Karman.
D)Malala Yousafzai.
E)Wangari Maaathai.

Question 51

Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by Taliban fighters who

A)mistook her for another anti-government radical.
B)sought revenge for her blog posts promoting education for girls.
C)were angry that she won the Nobel Peace Prize.
D)wanted her to tell them where her father was hiding.
E)wanted to stop her dress reform movement.

Question 52

Arab Spring actions have taken place in

A)Turkey.
B)Egypt.
C)Saudi Arabia.
D)Russia.
E)Liberia.

Question 53

The state of Punjab has significantly fewer women than men due to

A)the dowry system.
B)wartime attacks on women.
C)selective abortions.
D)large numbers of women seeking better jobs in other countries.
E)the One Child Policy.

Question 54

Countries that engage in ____ seek to increase economic output without severe damage to the environment

A)the Kyoto Protocol
B)sustainable development
C)reduction in fossil fuel use
D)the quest for alternative fuels
E)deforestation

Question 55

In the European Union,policies of austerity called for

A)pension reductions.
B)eliminating the military.
C)increasing tariffs.
D)existing membership in the United Nations.
E)introducing the draft to reduce unemployment.

Question 56

Where is the largest Muslim population found?

A)Saudi Arabia
B)Syria
C)Indonesia
D)North Africa
E)India

Question 57

The final straw that led to the detainment and beating of Ai Weiwei was the

A)leading a student uprising in Beijing.
B)leading a public movement concerning the effects of an earthquake in Sichuan.
C)the use of terror against government facilities.
D)attempts to build labor unions.
E)written articles criticizing government policies.

Question 58

In ____,the majority of people around the world lived in urban areas for the first time in history.

A)2000
B)2002
C)2010
D)2005
E)2008

Question 59

India's dowry system

A)has been all but eliminated as women explore new job and educational  opportunities.
B)has led to increasing reports of bride murders as in-laws demand even greater dowry payments.
C)is a minor expense for parents.
D)is a relatively new custom.
E)applies to male and female children alike.

Question 60

In recent years,biases against women in India have resulted in

A)lower rates of marriage.
B)imprisonment of women who cannot meet dowry demands.
C)laws limiting their access to education.
D)an epidemic of rapes.
E)new laws preventing women from working in the major growth industries.

Question 61

Please define the following key terms
Derivatives

Question 62

Please define the following key terms
microfinance

Question 63

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stimulus

Question 64

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"bottom-up" approaches

Question 65

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Keynesianism

Question 66

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Vladimir Putin

Question 67

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George W.Bush

Question 68

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Saddam Hussein

Question 69

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Ai Weiwei

Question 70

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Muhammad  Yunus

Question 71

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BRIC

Question 72

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Kim Jong-Il and Kim Jong-Un

Question 73

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Grameen Bank

Question 74

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"war on terror"

Question 75

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Arab Spring

Question 76

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regional trading blocs

Question 77

Which sport has had the greatest impact in regard to cultural globalization?

A)Tennis
B)Track
C)Automobile racing
D)Soccer
E)Baseball

Question 78

Please define the following key terms
World Trade Organization

Question 79

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"African lions"

Question 80

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Malala Yousafzai