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20 Cards in this Set
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Popular unrest forced Todor Zhivkov, eastern Europe's longest surviving communist dictator, to reign in 1989 as leader of what country? |
Bulgaria |
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In what year did the two Germanies reunite to form a united nation? |
1990 |
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The purpose of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was to: |
eliminate barriers to free trade. |
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What is NOT a general characteristic of modern global corporations? |
They have helped more money for social services and welfare programs. |
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What is NOT a factor in the Japanese postwar "economic miracle"? |
Abundant reserves of oil and gas fueled postwar industrialization. |
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What are the four Asian "Little Tigers"? |
Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan |
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What has NOT contributed to the dramatic growth of the Chinese economy since the late 1970's? |
More efficient long-term economic forecasting by the Communist Party leadership. |
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In the 1970's, OPEC demonstrated that: |
an alliance in control of a valuable resource could exert control over the global economy. |
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One objective that the EU and ASEAN share in common is a commitment to: |
removing barriers to trade between member states. |
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What is NOT a good example of the Americanization of the global culture? |
Rolex watches |
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What is NOT true of modern global consumption? |
Global consumption is entirely one way: the tastes of the US are imposed on the rest of the world. |
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One significant result of the electronic information age is that: (4) |
-English has become the primary language of global communications -social and political isolation has been vastly reduced -politically repressive regimes such as that of China are trying to control the Internet -the gulf between the technological haves and have-nots has widened. |
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Between 2005 and 2050, population is NOT expected to continue to grow in: |
Europe |
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Global warming refers to: |
the rise in global temperatures caused by atmospheric pollution such as the emissions of cars and factories. |
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What is NOT true of modern terrorism? |
Modern terrorists have been largely successful in achieving their political objectives. |
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What is NOT a perceived grievance of al-Qaeda against the United States and its allies? |
US failure to support mujadideen in their war against the Soviet Union. |
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What is NOT a good example of an NGO? |
the United Nations. |
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What was not a goal of feminism in industrialized nations after WWII? |
women's suffrage. |
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As a result of China's one-child policy: |
a significant number of girl babies are missing. |
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In spite of cultural prejudices against women in Asia, women have NOT emerged as political leaders in: |
China |
