Deck 32: A New Millennium

Question 1

What entity is connected to social identification in the 21st century?

A)religious affiliation
B)the individual
C)political party
D)advanced technology
E)the family or clan

Answer 1

the individual

Question 2

In 1950, the United Nations used a Security Council member's boycott to order defensive action for which nation?

A)Vietnam
B)South Korea
C)Romania
D)Czechoslovakia
E)Poland

Answer 2

South Korea

Question 3

Which of the following is true of higher education in the West?

A)Fewer students have access to public higher education.
B)Students find it difficult to find funds to sustain them while in college.
C)Countries provide living expense stipends to students.
D)Few women take advantage of access to higher education.
E)Fewer men enter the business and science programs in college.

Answer 3

Countries provide living expense stipends to students.

Question 4

Which of the following explains why Eastern Europe responded differently to communism than Asia?

A)The people of Eastern Europe were more directly affected by World War II.
B)The people of Eastern Europe had previously experienced social and political freedoms.
C)The people of Asia had such a high standard of living that they did not fear communism.
D)The people of Asia were more directly affected by the use of atomic weapons.
E)The people of Asia had a culture that was less accepting of communism.

Question 5

The United Nations has organizations that play a role in all of the following areas EXCEPT

A)military affairs
B)labor affairs
C)cultural affairs
D)public health
E)financial affairs

Question 6

All of the following were nations where the United Nations unsuccessfully intervened EXCEPT

A)Afghanistan
B)Yugoslavia
C)Somalia
D)Rwanda
E)Dar Fur

Question 7

Where is the longest sustained economic advance in modern history taking place?

A)Australia and Africa
B)Western nations and Asia
C)Russia and Eastern Europe
D)Africa and Latin America
E)Muslim countries

Question 8

What has been the worldwide trend regarding the gap between the wealth of developed and developing countries?

A)The gap has significantly widened.
B)The gap has remained constant.
C)The gap has slightly declined.
D)The gap has been reversed.
E)The gap has greatly declined.

Question 9

How do most women today feel about the feminist movement as a political force?

A)excited
B)complacent
C)angry
D)indifferent
E)lost

Question 10

All of the following are true regarding legal changes for women in the West EXCEPT

A)Laws prohibiting paying women less than men for the same work.
B)Laws prohibiting discrimination against refusing women credit.
C)Laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender in employment.
D)Laws prohibiting women from attending a major university.
E)Laws prohibiting women from being denied contractual rights.

Question 11

Which of these could not be used as a weapon of mass destruction (WMD)?

A)Releasing an epidemic disease of germs or poisons into the atmosphere.
B)Poisoning municipal water supplies with a substance designed to kill or maim at least 100,000.
C)Introducing diseases such as anthrax through the postal system.
D)Infecting a person with a deadly disease to infect as many people as possible before they die.
E)Getting infected with the flu virus and going out to full ballpark stadiums.

Question 12

What is the name of the executive branch of the United Nations?

A)The Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
B)The International Labor Organization
C)The Security Council
D)The General Assembly
E)The United Nations Secretariat

Question 13

Which geographical areas of the world have been most affected by downward mobility ?

A)Southern Europe and Southeast Asia
B)Latin America and the Near East
C)Southeast Asia and Africa
D)Eastern Europe and the Middle East
E)Africa and Latin America

Question 14

What is  Osama bin Laden's  country of origin?

A)Afghanistan
B)Pakistan
C)Saudi Arabia
D)Yemen
E)Iraq

Question 15

All of the following are true of technology in the modern era EXCEPT

A)Electronics are making physical distance almost irrelevant.
B)Mass communication and instantaneous data transfer have transformed society.
C)Technology has out run ethics and ways of thinking.
D)The world has become immensely more interdependent.
E)All nations of the world have experienced the post-industrial revolution.

Question 16

What percentage of the world's population lives in the less-developed countries?

A)89 percent
B)50 percent
C)30 percent
D)60 percent
E)75 percent

Question 17

What is the ultimate goal of the United Nations?

A)To end poverty worldwide through education.
B)To alleviate famine in the Third World.
C)To reduce the rate of population growth.
D)To achieve international peace.
E)To achieve economic parity worldwide.

Question 18

After cancer, what is the second leading cause of death for women in general?

A)stroke
B)heart disease
C)violence
D)obesity
E)child birth

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of the limits of international collaboration among states, especially within the confines of the United Nations?

A)Condemnation by most nations of the terrorist actions of al-Qaida in 2001 in America.
B)Successful coalition that stood up to Saddam Hussein in 1990-1991 when he sent his troops into neighboring Kuwait.
C)General support for the campaign to remove the Taliban from Afghanistan in the aftermath of September 11.
D)Quarrels among nations over the United States' decision to invade Iraq to remove Saddam from power.
E)Efforts of the World Bank to help Third World countries receive loans for crops.

Question 20

What is considered the most powerful body in the United Nations?

A)The General Assembly
B)The Security Council
C)The World Health Organization (WHO)
D)International Labor Organization (ILO)
E)The United Nations Secretariat

Question 21

The ____________________ defined the second half of the 20th century.

Question 22

In 1986, the ____________________ disaster was an example of inadequate policy and protection by industries.

Question 23

According to historian John Lukacs, what are considered ​the landmark events that mark the beginning and ending of the 20th century?

A)​The Spanish-American War and the First Gulf War.
B)​The Industrial Revolution and the Post-industrial Revolution.
C)Western Imperialism and the invention of the Internet​
D)​The Spanish-American War and the September 11 attacks.
E)​World War I and the collapse of communism.

Question 24

Presently, which one of the following nations does NOT possess nuclear weapons?

A)Israel
B)France
C)India
D)China
E)Yemen

Question 25

​To what do most scientists attribute the cause of global warming?

A)​acid rain
B)​greenhouse gases
C)​rising sea levels
D)​advanced technology
E)​excessive droughts

Question 26

​What is one reason the United Nations has been limited in political and military intervention?

A)Ultimate power has been retained by the Secretariat.
B)​Ultimate power has been retained by sovereign states.
C)​Wide authority of power lies with the General Assembly.
D)​Intervention has been overshadowed by the work of WHO.
E)​Intervention was not as important as the work of UNESCO.

Question 27

One concern about weapons of mass destruction is the possibility that ____________________ warfare could be used to pollute our water supply.

Question 28

____________________ was a worldwide  organization  that carried out the September 11 attacks on the US.

Question 29

The ____________________ is commonly used to measure the individual wealth of a nation.

Question 30

​Which of the following is NOT a change in the modern family?

A)​The male breadwinner-female housewife model is no longer considered the ideal family.
B)​The number of female-headed households has dramatically increased.
C)The institution of marriage has been supplanted by informally living together.
D)​The abandonment by male partners has become easier and more common in society.
E)The legal responsibility for a spouse or children has been easier to legally enforce.

Question 31

The original goal of the United Nations was to guarantee ____________________, which the League of Nations had been unable to do.

Question 32

During the Cold War, what was the reaction of the United Nations to world events?

A)They were able to intervene every time one member had a concern.
B)They were so restricted in their powers that they were never able to intervene.
C)They could only reprimand a country, not act.
D)They were only able to intervene a few times due to voting procedures.
E)They were at the mercy of the smaller nations to react to situations.

Question 33

​All of the following are concerns about weapons of mass destruction (WMD)EXCEPT

A)The Iranian government's secret attempts to develop atomic weapons.
B)​Many fear Cold War-era weapon stockpiles being used by terrorists.
C)​Nuclear power plants worldwide are vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
D)​A fear that chemical or biological warfare will be used in attacks.
E)​The inadequate and nonexistent policing and protection of mines.

Question 34

The ____________________ are Muslims who use terrorism to carry out their fight against unbelievers.

Question 35

All of the following are considered major environmental threats facing the world in the 21st century EXCEPT

A)pollution and radioactive waste.
B)global warming.
C)consumption of energy sources.
D)weapons of mass destruction.
E)problems with African food production.

Question 36

An example of ____________________  is when large groups of previously independent landowners are forced out due to demographic pressure and overdependence on market-oriented agriculture.​

Question 37

​What are the powers of the United Nations General Assembly?

A)​Oversee the administration of UNESCO.
B)​Oversee the administration of WHO.
C)​Refer international issues to the United Nations Secretariat.
D)​Debate issues and recommend actions to the Security Council.
E)​Use land, sea, and air military action against aggression of nations.

Question 38

The ____________________ of the United Nations has the power to use air, sea, and land military action against aggression.

Question 39

What methods do the   takfiri employ to advance what they see as their sacred duty?

A)They use holy war against infidels that includes martyrdom and carrying out bombings.
B)They are advancing ongoing peace talks between Israel and Palestine.
C)They are seeking a peaceful resolution between Muslims in Pakistan with India.
D)They prefer to negotiate a peaceful resolution between the Muslim and Christian worlds.
E)They use monetary incentives to achieve unity between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims.

Question 40

A large majority of scientists today attribute what they now view as global warming to the emission of ____________________.

Question 41

Using examples, describe the significant dangers to human life as a result of manmade threats.

Question 42

Term for identification: greenhouse gases

Question 43

Explain the realities of the income gap between the most advanced countries and the least advanced. What problems, opportunities, and challenges does this gap project for the future?

Question 44

Compare and contrast the different approaches to social reform in both developed and developing nations.

Question 45

Term for identification: United Nations

Question 46

Term for identification: World Trade Center

Question 47

Term for identification: Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Question 48

Term for identification: downward mobility

Question 49

Term for identification: weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)

Question 50

Term for identification: global warming

Question 51

Describe the structure of the United Nations. How effective has the United Nations been in the 20th and 21st centuries?

Question 52

What was meant by "women's liberation" and what impact has this had on social foundations such as the family?

Question 53

Term for identification: women's liberation

Question 54

Describe the world's current environmental issues faced in the 21st century. What interventions need to be addressed? Consider energy consumption, global warming, pollution, and food production.

Question 55

Term for identification: ​Third Industrial Revolution

Question 56

Term for identification: takfiri