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45 Cards in this Set
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The four major goals of the United Nations are:
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to prevent wars.
to promote human rights. to increase the standard of living for all people. to provide international law. |
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The name of the plan for reconstructing Europe following World War II was the _____.
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Marshall Plan
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In this unit, the term bipolar refers to a world that has
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two superpowers
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Place these Cold War events in the order they occurred.
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Afghanistan War
SALT I talks Vietnam War Cuban Missile Crisis Berlin blockade |
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Which issue was not addressed at the 1994 Cairo Conference?
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men's social inequality
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The satellite nations of the Soviet Union were called the:
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Eastern Bloc
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capitalism
socialism nationalism culture diversity fundamentalism |
an economic system based on private ownership and competition motivated by profit
an economic system where all business is controlled by people who share equally in the profits a strong sense of love and devotion toward a nation. all the knowledge and values shared by a society variety in a group such as gender, ethnicity, and economics a religious movement based on a literal interpretation of a doctrine |
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What are four forms of nationalism?
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cultural
ethnic religions political |
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The United Nations finances itself through ______.
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membership fees
voluntary contributions |
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Japan has become one of the world's most
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industralized nation since world war 2
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Match the world leader with his nation.
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1. Fidel Castro United Kingdom
2. Mikhail Gorbachev Soviet Union 3. Harry Truman Cuba 4. Winston Churchill United States |
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Besides the United States, what other nations gained control of Germany following World War II?
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Great Britain
Soviet Union France |
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There are
official languages of the United Nations. |
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The Marshall Plan was designed to _____.
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ring unity to the European continent
stop Communist advances in the region rebuild European industry |
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The former Soviet Union broke into
separate states. |
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The Mughal Empire was replaced by the ____
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British
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The two most divisive issues when it comes to Eastern European nationalism have been _____.
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religion
ethnicity |
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Four forms of Nationalism are
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cultural
ethnic religious political |
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The Indian leader that advocated a peaceful attempt at independence was _____.
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Gandhi
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The "Scramble for Africa" had its roots in European _
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politics
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Nationalism comes from the desire to self-rule.
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True
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A mixed economy is one that has government control of some businesses and private ownership of others.
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True
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The Indian leader that advocated a violent attempt at independence was _____.
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Bose
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had to fight wars against the French and the Americans to gain its independence.
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Vietnam
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What were three conditions of the Berlin Conference of 1884–85?
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Most lakes and waterways were considered neutral.
The Congo would stay in Belgian hands. Slave trade was prohibited. |
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India was partitioned to create Pakistan due to this form of nationalism.
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religious
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The Indian subcontinent was partitioned into __
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Pakistan and India
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The period of time when European imperialism greatly affected the continent of Africa is called the
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Scramble for Africa
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Nazi Germany practiced this form of nationalism.
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ethnic
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The Indian National Army fought alongside the
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Japanese
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What two Eastern Bloc nations tried to break away from the Soviet Union in the 50s and 60s, only to be crushed?
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Hungary and Czechoslovakia
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What are three Eastern Bloc nations as mentioned in lesson 9?
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Romania
Bulgaria Poland |
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OPEC stands for _____
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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A society dominated by men is called ____
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patriarchal
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Fundamentalism can be characterized in which of the following ways?
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by a tendency to be more militant
by a stricter adherence to a set of beliefs |
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What are the three basic economic systems?
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planned
market mixed |
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The 1994 Conference was the UN’s effort to address the world’s population issues.
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Cairo
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Private ownership, limited government involvement, and private investing are three characteristics of a economic system
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market
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From the unit, what are four things that affect social change today?
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gender
culture religion ethnicity |
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Culture affects technology and technology affects culture.
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True
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According to the unit, what are three things that affect oil prices today?
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natural disasters that affect refineries
greater demand for oil war and terrorism |
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What is not a characteristic of ethnicity?
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politics
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Which of the following are overpopulation issues?
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energy shortage
lack of fresh, clean water increased famine |
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After the breakup of the Soviet Union, nearly every republic moved from a Communist economic system to a
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mixed one
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Capitalism falls under what economic system?
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Market
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