Deck 34: A World Without Borders

Question 1

Americanization is sometimes used to refer to the

A)homogenizing of global culture.
B)spread of liberal democracy throughout the globe.
C)spread of U.S.-financed high technology.
D)central role that U.S.financial institutions play in the world market.
E)spread of Latin American influences to the U.S.market.

Answer 1

homogenizing of global culture.

Question 2

What international organization was founded at the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944 to promote market economies and free trade?

A)IMF
B)GATT
C)UN
D)OPEC
E)WTO

Answer 2

IMF

Question 3

In 2013,the population of the earth stood at

A)2 billion.
B)3.5 billion.
C)4.3 billion.
D)7.2 billion.
E)8.6 billion.

Answer 3

7.2 billion.

Question 4

Which of these organizations has developed into a forum for settling international trade disputes?

A)North American Treaty Organization
B)Warsaw Pact
C)United Nations
D)World Trade Organization
E)Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Question 5

OPEC is

A)the remnant of the old communist bloc nations.
B)an association of southeast Asian nations.
C)a military wing of the United Nations.
D)an oil-producer cartel.
E)designed to stop the spread of communism.

Question 6

What medium has most been used to promote state-building around the world,as it is mostly state-controlled?

A)movies
B)radio
C)blogs
D)the Internet
E)television

Question 7

It is estimated that by 2050 the population of the earth will stabilize at around

A)4.2 billion.
B)5.7 billion.
C)9.2 billion.
D)15.4 billion.
E)18.9 billion.

Question 8

The world's population increases by ________ every year.

A)200,000
B)600,000
C)4.3 million
D)6 million
E)8.1 million

Question 9

The new age of global interconnectedness

A)has the potential to ensure complete equality among nations.
B)eliminates the distinction between "connected" and "unconnected."
C)has resulted in near-universal literacy.
D)carries the threat,perceived by some,of mass media acting as a vehicle for cultural imperialism.
E)ensures the continued victory of capitalism over communism.

Question 10

The 1997 agreement at Kyoto was aimed at controlling which of the following threats to the world's environment?

A)overpopulation
B)the extinction of large numbers of plants and animals
C)global warming from the emission of greenhouse gases
D)the threat of nuclear war in central Asia
E)the destruction of the rainforests of Africa

Question 11

A major difference between multinational corporations and global corporations is that unlike multinational corporations,

A)global corporations operate in a number of different countries.
B)global corporations function in only one country.
C)global corporations are tightly regulated by international laws.
D)global corporations largely evade the laws of and obligations to national states.
E)only a handful of small yet powerful global corporations have emerged,while multinational corporations have proliferated widely.

Question 12

The spread of U.S.mass culture

A)is welcomed around the world.
B)provides a standard of quality that did not exist before.
C)is viewed as the first positive step in the creation of a truly global American empire.
D)is feared at all times.
E)is often seen as a threat to local or indigenous cultures.

Question 13

The most famous and most strongly integrated regional bloc is

A)OPEC.
B)ASEAN.
C)the European Union.
D)NAFTA.
E)the Warsaw Pact.

Question 14

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)started with how many nations?

A)30 communist nations
B)10 communist nations;and 15 noncommunist nations
C)55 noncommunist nations
D)35 noncommunist nations;and 11 communist nations
E)23 noncommunist nations

Question 15

The Asian economic crisis began in 1997 where?

A)China
B)Thailand
C)Hong Kong
D)Japan
E)South Korea

Question 16

Which of the following was NOT one of the "little tigers"?

A)Thailand
B)Hong Kong
C)Singapore
D)South Korea
E)Taiwan

Question 17

What has become the "universal tongue" of the twenty-first century?

A)HTML
B)hip hop
C)English
D)Spanglish
E)commercialism

Question 18

Because of the rise of communication technology,observers have labeled today's era the age of

A)anxiety.
B)entertainment.
C)access.
D)intrusion.
E)privacy.

Question 19

The WTO was created in what year?

A)1994
B)1944
C)1963
D)1979
E)1986

Question 20

The area(s)of the world where child labor is most prominent is/are

A)Africa.
B)south Asia.
C)southeast Asia.
D)the Middle East.
E)south and southeast Asia.

Question 21

International trade has proved to be a key driving force behind economic globalization.

Question 22

One unexpected consequence of China's one-child-family rule is

A)a precipitous drop in the Chinese population.
B)the need to "import" women of a marriageable age.
C)the mystery of a half million "missing" girls every year.
D)repeated anti-governmental uprisings in the countryside.
E)the loophole that allows the Chinese to adopt as many children as they want.

Question 23

By 2001,female literacy in India stood at about

A)12 percent.
B)20 percent.
C)42 percent.
D)54 percent.
E)75 percent.

Question 24

AIDS is the last stage in the progress of

A)HIV.
B)cancer.
C)influenza.
D)pneumonia.
E)HAART.

Question 25

The United States' war against global terrorism began in the wake of which of the following events?

A)the Islamic revolution in Iran
B)the first Gulf War
C)the attacks on the U.S.World Trade Center and Pentagon
D)the 2003 invasion of Iraq to oust Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein
E)an attack on a U.S.warship in Yemen

Question 26

The Taliban emerged out of the disorder and devastation of the Afghan-Soviet war and the later civil war.

Question 27

Critics sometimes refer to the homogenizing aspect of global culture as the "McDonaldization" of the world.

Question 28

The UN issued its Universal Declaration of Human Rights in

A)1926.
B)1982.
C)1948.
D)1958.
E)1969.

Question 29

A list of the UN's most impressive successes would include

A)eradicating smallpox.
B)ending human trafficking.
C)regulating global corporations.
D)maintaining peace throughout the world.
E)ending the threat posed by terrorism.

Question 30

Medical experts first identified AIDS in 1981 among members of which group(s)?

A)intravenous drug users
B)homosexual men
C)sub-Saharan African families
D)both intravenous drug users and homosexual men
E)heterosexual women

Question 31

The earliest and most successful imitators of the Japanese model for economic development were the "two little tigers," Hong Kong and Thailand.

Question 32

China's population policy

A)limits couples to one child.
B)encourages families to have as many children as possible.
C)has created a complicated but logical formula tying the number of children to economic well-being.
D)suggests that couples have no more than four children.
E)was copied from a successful Indian policy.

Question 33

In the 1950s,the legal position of women most closely matched that of men in

A)Islamic countries.
B)western European countries.
C)Latin American countries.
D)communist countries.
E)North American countries.

Question 34

The U.S.Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination on the basis of race but not gender.

Question 35

The AIDS epidemic is a serious public health threat throughout the world;the disease has struck the developed world the hardest.

Question 36

In the 1970s,OPEC's policies concerning oil production and trade contributed to global economic growth.

Question 37

The Internet reinforces the contemporary fact that English has become the universal tongue of the twenty-first century.

Question 38

A key feature of terrorism is the deliberate and systematic use of violence against civilians with the aim of advancing political,religious,or ideological causes.

Question 39

Approximately how many people today are citizens of one country but reside in a different one?

A)500,000
B)12,000,000
C)68,000,000
D)94,000,000
E)130,000,000

Question 40

Global recognition and acceptance of the concept of human rights came in the aftermath of

A)World War I.
B)World War II.
C)the cold war.
D)the Vietnam War.
E)the Korean War.

Question 41

Examine concepts such as Americanization and McDonaldization.How influential is the United States in the world today? Why are some countries frightened by this influence?

Question 42

The largest external migrations in the second half of the twentieth century consisted of refugees fleeing war.

Question 43

How have the mass migrations of people shaped the world today? How are these migrations helping to break down boundaries? What are the dangers?

Question 44

What threat does terrorism pose to the world,and what are some of the possible implications of the "war on terror"?

Question 45

Discuss China's one-child-family rule.What would drive the Chinese to take such a drastic step? Have there been any unexpected problems associated with this rule? How difficult is it to enforce population control?

Question 46

What events led to the invasion of Afghanistan by the United States and the Northern Alliance in 2001?

Question 47

What are the challenges of combating HIV/AIDS in Africa? What has been the impact on African societies?

Question 48

What are some of the characteristics of global corporations? What are the advantages and disadvantages of corporations that can operate without any national regulation?

Question 49

What have been the principal causes of mass migration since World War II? What are some of the challenges presented by these migrations to host countries?

Question 50

Discuss the concept of consumption as a form of self-expression.Give some specific examples from your own experience.

Question 51

How have rural populations in the developing world dealt with the increasing trend of urbanization? How has this affected migration patterns?

Question 52

What factors led to the oil embargo of 1973-1975? What were the results?

Question 53

What roles have international organizations such as the United Nations played in today's world? How will they continue to shape the future?

Question 54

The largest internal migrations in the world today are urban-to-rural migrations.

Question 55

What role has technology and mass communication played in the formation of today's world? How does reporting the news sometimes cause the news to happen? Why are some nations afraid of the communication revolution of today's world? Can it be stopped? Is there a downside to the age of access?

Question 56

What are the ecological challenges facing the planet today? How great of a threat is the explosive population growth,especially in the developing world?

Question 57

Describe the relationships among the Soviet Union,the Taliban,and the United States.How has the U.S.war on terrorism progressed so far,and how has U.S.President Obama's implementation of that war differed from that of his predecessors?

Question 58

What factors account for the explosive postwar growth of the Japanese economy? What factors led to a recession in Japan in the 1990s?

Question 59

The "little tigers" of Asia have been able to escape the cycle of economic colonialism that has haunted so many former colonies.What factors account for this reversal?

Question 60

What are some of the significant nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)operating in the world since WWII? What causes do these groups address?

Question 61

What was the significance of the Iran-Iraq War? Was it influenced in any way by legacies of the cold war? Discuss the implications of the Gulf War.

Question 62

Discuss the exploding economies of Asia in the last quarter of the twentieth century.Why was Japan so successful? Examine the rise of the "four little tigers."

Question 63

What role does internal and external migration play in today's world? How have migrant communities developed in various countries,and what has been their effect?

Question 64

What are some of the problems facing women in the world today? Describe the growth of the feminist movement in the industrialized world as well as the plight of women in developing countries like India and China.