Deck 33: New Challenges in a New Millennium

Question 1

What is globalization?

A)the warming of the earth's core
B)the attempt to colonize planets in space
C)the growing global economic, cultural, and political integration and interaction
D)pcting the markets in your country by raising tariffs
E)the call for a one-world government

Answer 1

the growing global economic, cultural, and political integration and interaction

Question 2

The most successful of the regional trade associations has been

A)NAFTA in North America.
B)Mercosur in Latin America.
C)the twenty-seven member European Union (EU).
D)APEC (Asia and the Pacific).
E)SADC (Southern Africa).

Answer 2

the twenty-seven member European Union (EU).

Question 3

The political leader in Zimbabwe who used violence and intimidation to hold on to power was

A)Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.
B)"Baby Doc" Duvalier.
C)Thabo Mbeki.
D)Robert Mugabe.
E)Idi Amin.

Answer 3

Robert Mugabe.

Question 4

Which of the following were powerful conservative political forces in the twenty-first century?

A)the haredim, or ultra-orthodox Jews
B)Catholic popes
C)evangelical Protestantism
D)Hindu zealots of the BJP party
E)All of these are correct.

Question 5

Democracy in sub-Saharan Africa has had "mixed results"; however, in 1994

A)South Africa became a dictatorship under Nelson Mandela.
B)Nelson Mandela was assassinated by white extremists.
C)South Africa elected Nelson Mandela as its first postapartheid president.
D)South Africa was invaded by Uganda and made a "puppet state."
E)None of these are correct.

Question 6

The motives for the September 11, 2001, attacks likely included

A)the price of oil.
B)access to American education in the non-Western world.
C)anger over American control of the Suez Canal.
D)anger at American influence in the Middle East.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 7

What did Russia suddenly seize in 2014?

A)Lithuania
B)the Crimea
C)South Ossetia
D)Poland
E)the White House

Question 8

Members of Hezbollah are

A)Shi'ites in Jordan.
B)Sufi and Kurdish.
C)Sunnis in Syria.
D)Shi'ites in Lebanon.
E)Muslims in Israel.

Question 9

The ruler of which of the following was not toppled in the "Arab Spring"?

A)Tunisia
B)Libya
C)Egypt
D)Syria
E)Yemen

Question 10

What is the goal of terrorism?

A)to maim as many people as possible
B)to extort money
C)to create peace in a world full of conflict
D)to convince frightened people that their government is incapable of protecting them
E)to maintain the status quo

Question 11

In the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq in 2010, strong animosity and conflict remained between the Shi'ite majority and

A)Sunni minority.
B)the Taliban.
C)Hezbollah.
D)Palestinians.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 12

The stated purpose of the United States' invasion of Iraq was that

A)Iraq harbored Usama bin Laden.
B)the West would lose control of oil enterprises in Iraq.
C)Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.
D)invasion could prevent Saddam Husain from uniting the Arab Emirates and blocking oil sales to the United States.
E)invasion would re-liberate Kuwait, which had fallen back into the hands of Shi'ite extremists.

Question 13

Which of the following is true of India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)?

A)It opposed economic and social progress for Untouchables.
B)Its electoral victory in 1998 ended four decades of Congress Party rule.
C)It has condoned violence against Indian Muslims.
D)It rose to power by appealing to Hindu nationalism.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 14

Who was the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere?

A)John Paul I
B)John Paul II
C)Benedict XVI
D)Francis I
E)None of these are correct.

Question 15

What industry did the Obama Administration rescue?

A)airline
B)automobile
C)banking
D)health Care
E)entertainment

Question 16

Where did Osama bin Laden base al-Qaeda?

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

Question 17

The collapse of what in September 2008 turned the recession into a catastrophic economic downturn?

A)the World Bank
B)the London stock exchange
C)the Bund
D)the Russian government
E)Lehman Brothers

Question 18

After toppling Saddam Husain, the United States failed

A)to foresee a guerilla insurrection.
B)to prevent sectarian violence.
C)to preempt economic devastation.
D)All of these are correct.
E)to find weapons of mass destruction

Question 19

A significant reason for the collapse of the American housing market was

A)predatory lending.
B)sudden hikes in interest rates made homeowners fall behind on payments.
C)the assumption that home prices would continue to rise led to risky loan measures.
D)home prices were so high that average workers could not afford to buy them.
E)foreclosures by foreign investors.

Question 20

When was the World Trade Organization (WTO)founded?

A)1945
B)1961
C)1995
D)2001
E)2014

Question 21

The Internet is a linkage of academic, governmental, and business computer networks originally developed by

A)the American Department of Defense in the 1960s.
B)a series of Russian satellites.
C)one transnational computer company.
D)Bill Gates.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 22

Why does the World Trade Organization attract critics and protests?

A)It is dominated by communist sympathizers.
B)It donates its profits to antiabortion advocates.
C)It is extremely pro-labor.
D)Many fear the loss of job opportunities as manufacturers relocate to poorer countries.
E)It has been exposed as a "front" for the CIA.

Question 23

A major catalyst to promoting global culture was

A)Michael Jackson.
B)the Olympics.
C)travel writing.
D)missionary work by Christians.
E)the Internet.

Question 24

In 2002, twelve member states of the European Union promoted economic growth and free trade by

A)signing NAFTA agreements.
B)taking advantage of loans from the United Nations.
C)bringing a law suit against the Tri-Lateral Commission.
D)adopting a common currency, the euro.
E)unifying all of Europe into one single country.

Question 25

Television did not spread to many poor societies until

A)governments lifted bans on television in the 1950s.
B)the emergence of satellite broadcasts in the late 1960s.
C)religious leaders deemed the new technology acceptable.
D)the 1980s and 1990s, when mass production and cheap transistors made televisions more affordable.
E)the United States began exporting the technology in the 1940s.

Question 26

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in

A)1918.
B)1933.
C)1948.
D)1979.
E)2000.

Question 27

Anti-American terrorist attacks prior to September 11, 2001, included bombing the

A)United States Embassy in Tanzania.
B)United States Embassy in Kenya.
C)U.S.S. Cole in port in Yemen.
D)All of these are correct.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 28

The North American Free Trade Agreement, the world's largest trade zone,

A)raised tariffs with Canada.
B)allowed the world free trade with North America.
C)was never agreed to.
D)eliminated tariffs among the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
E)was one of the great accomplishments of the European Union.

Question 29

In 2008, the price of crude oil spiked to a barrel.

A)$ 20
B)$ 70
C)$ 100
D)$ 145
E)$ 200

Question 30

Since 2011 North Korea has been ruled by

A)Kim Jong-il.
B)Kim Jong-un.
C)Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.
D)Bashar al-Assad.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 31

Cultural imperialism has spread Western tastes and styles around the globe by a deliberate policy or by economic superiority and

A)Western techniques to sell foreign goods.
B)global marketing.
C)political control and influence.
D)fears of military intervention.
E)subliminal messages broadcast at very low frequencies.

Question 32

The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights reflected

A)its intention to remove guns from the U.S. population.
B)an international consensus against slavery, inhumane punishment, exile, racism, and imperialism.
C)its intention to try leaders of the major powers as war criminals.
D)its understanding of slavery as a culturally defined phenomenon.
E)All of these

Question 33

Which NGO focuses on obtaining freedom for those tortured or imprisoned without trial

A)Amnesty International.
B)Doctors Without Borders.
C)International Campaign to Ban Land mines.
D)World Wildlife Fund.
E)UNICEF.

Question 34

The first international conference on the status of women, sponsored by the United Nations, was held in 1985 in what country?

A)United States
B)Kenya
C)France
D)China
E)Turkey

Question 35

The most important factor in making Western culture available to the rest of the world was

A)capitalist ideology.
B)political imperialism.
C)improved technology.
D)Cold War alliances.
E)its inherent superiority.

Question 36

Western women and secular leaders in Muslim countries often criticized this Muslim practice, especially in Iran and Saudi Arabia,

A)fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.
B)requiring women to wear head coverings and loose garments.
C)undertaking pilgrimages to Mecca.
D)abstaining from alcohol.
E)All of these are correct.

Question 37

Who was the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize?

A)Barack Obama
B)Nelson Mandela
C)Anne Frank
D)Malala Yousafzai
E)Aung San Suu Kyi

Question 38

The post-World War II decades were dominated by American cultural imperialism; however,

A)many nations have rejected it and started their own cultural imperialism.
B)the Cultural Revolution in China stemmed the spread of American ideas.
C)popular culture and products have become increasingly international.
D)the C.I. Treaty of 1998 guaranteed that cultural imperialism would cease.
E)Soviet cultural imperialism has now become popular as well.

Question 39

An important force for promoting human rights has been philanthropic bodies known as

A)nonorganizations.
B)nonaligned nations.
C)nongovernmental organizations.
D)semiprivate charities.
E)transnational conglomerates.

Question 40

At international women's rights conferences, non-Western women

A)were elected to the majority of the organization's leadership positions.
B)complained that Western women had narrow concerns and were condescending.
C)were excluded from participation.
D)were taken hostage by white supremacists.
E)formed a splinter group.

Question 41

What was the basis for and the contents of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of December 1948?

Question 42

Since the end of the Cold War, cultural imperialism has replaced overt political imperialism as a worldwide issue. Briefly explain cultural imperialism and how it has spread.

Question 43

As it became apparent the Japanese culture and society began to spread in modern times, which countries were quick to develop dynamic industrial economies of their own?

A)Taiwan
B)South Korea
C)Singapore
D)Hong Kong
E)All of these are correct.

Question 44

The three pillars of the global elite culture are science, globalized language, and

A)universities.
B)the Internet.
C)libraries.
D)drones.
E)All of the above

Question 45

What is Islamic militancy, and why has it emerged at the turn of the millennium?

Question 46

What language is a key element of global elite culture?

A)English
B)Arabic
C)Mandarin
D)Spanish
E)None of these are correct.

Question 47

What developments underlie the expansion of worldwide commerce?

A)standardization of scientific terms
B)standardization of weights and measures
C)standardization of computer codes
D)All of these are correct.
E)standardization of wordless instruction icons

Question 48

What country has long been the world's largest producer of films?

A)The United States
B)France
C)China
D)India
E)Mexico

Question 49

Discuss the spread of democratic government in the last decades of the twentieth century. Why and where has it spread? What is the impact of the expansion of democracy?

Question 50

What is the theory behind terrorism? Who is Usama bin Laden? Has terrorism worked?

Question 51

What is globalization? How has this affected global politics, nuclear proliferation, and the world economy?

Question 52

Which nation first demonstrated that a country with a non-Western culture could industrialize effectively?

A)China
B)Singapore
C)Thailand
D)India
E)Japan

Question 53

The most closely watched experiments in democratization took place in which countries invaded by the United States after 9/11?

Question 54

Instructions: Answer the following question(s).
What events took place on September 11, 2001? How did these events reflect a rejection of American domination at the end of the millennium? Why was terrorism the chosen method for this rejection?

Question 55

An abortive military coup boosted the popularity of which Turkish ruler?

Question 56

Describe how certain Muslims and evangelical Protestant Christians viewed the events at the turn of the millennium in 2000.

Question 57

What is the difference between pop culture and global culture? To whom does pop culture appeal, and why is it controversial? How has technology affected the transmission of these ideas?

Question 58

What organization has the goals of reducing barriers and enforcing international agreements among world traders?

Question 59

What is the global elite culture and what role does language have in its influence across cultures?