Deck 32: Voyage Into the Twenty-First Century

Question 1

 Which country surged past Great Britain by 2011 as the 6th largest economy in the world? 

A)Thailand. 
B)Canada.
C)Brazil. 
D)Italy. 
E)Turkey. 

Answer 1

Brazil. 

Question 2

 Which of the following was involved in protests concerning the World Trade Organization?

A)Environmentalists.
B)Supporters of social justice.
C)Labor supporters.
D)Global People's Network.
E)All of the answers are correct. 

Answer 2

All of the answers are correct. 

Question 3

 The background of the modern Indian economy was the result of which of the following?

A)lowering business taxes.
B)all of the answers are correct. 
C)government deregulation.
D)worldwide concern about backing up software.
E)global movement toward free markets.

Answer 3

all of the answers are correct. 

Question 4

 In response to the global financial crisis of 2008,and to protect financial institutions,the United States

A)drastically cut government spending.
B)used government borrowing.
C)sold shares in the country to China.
D)asked Germany for economic help.
E)withdrew from the World Trade Organization.

Question 5

 India is considered to be the world's largest ____ state.

A)communist
B)theocratic
C)Muslim
D)monarchy
E)democratic

Question 6

 NAFTA includes the nations of Canada,the United States,and

A)Cuba.
B)Mexico.
C)Colombia.
D)Nicaragua.
E)Panama.

Question 7

 Which organization was established in 1995 to set rules for international trade? 

A)Global People's Network. 
B)NAFTA.
C)European Union. 
D)World Trade Organization. 
E)None of the answers are correct. 

Question 8

 Which of the following statements is not true?

A)Muhammad Yusuf was concerned about those people not included in economic globalization.
B)Grameen Banking lent small amounts of money to villagers.
C)Although an idealistic attempt,Grameen failed because villagers did not understand the loan-repayment system.
D)Microfinancing was an alternative to large-scale globalization ventures.
E)Traditional bankers attempting microfinancing expected a profitable return on their investments.

Question 9

 While defenders and opponents debated the merits of neo-liberal globalization,Muhammad Yunus of __________ pioneered micro-financing in his Grameen Bank.  

A)Colombia.
B)Venezuela.
C)Tunisia.
D)Singapore. 
E)Bangladesh.

Question 10

 Perhaps the most startling economic transition in Africa has been the trend away from traditional Western sources of aid and investment and the debut of this country as a leading player.  

A)India
B)China
C)Mexico
D)America
E)Thailand

Question 11

 ​The life of artist Ai Weiwei (b.1957)exemplifies some of the best and some of the worst of contemporary​

A)China. 
B)India. 
C)Japan.
D)Korea. 
E)Kampala.

Question 12

 Where did Ai Weiwei move to in 1981 to form his singular artistic vision among many creative voices? 

A)Singapore.
B)San Francisco. 
C)Paris.
D)New York City. 
E)Moscow.

Question 13

 Economists coined the term BRIC to represent which of the following world surge points?

A)Boston,Rome,Incirlik,Canton. 
B)Bengal,Rhodesia,Indonesia,China.
C)Brazil,Russia,Indonesia,Canada. 
D)Brazil,Russia,India,China. 
E)Bengal,Russia,India,Canada. 

Question 14

 In response to the economic crisis of 2008,the United States and Great Britain tried which of the following?​

A)​economic stimulus.
B)​low interest rates.
C)​tax cuts
D)​increased government spending.
E)​all of the answers are correct.​

Question 15

 Which country is considered by economists to almost be in the same status as the BRIC countries? 

A)Ukraine. 
B)Venezuela. 
C)Spain. 
D)Egypt. 
E)Turkey. 

Question 16

 Ai Weiwei's innovative design contributions to this project helped the People's Republic make a strong impression on world opinion in 2008. 

A)The longest bridge. 
B)The largest ice sculpture. 
C)The tallest building in Hong Kong.
D)The Grand Canal. 
E)The Beijing National Stadium. 

Question 17

 One of the complaints about NAFTA is that American industry would lose jobs to

A)Mexico.
B)India.
C)Canada.
D)Thailand.
E)Colombia.

Question 18

 Regional trade blocs usually involve controversy and tough bargaining because of which of the following?

A)Nations are forced to raise tariffs.
B)Unions are not allowed to strike because of foreign competition.
C)Nations are forced to drop all tariffs.
D)Regional goals have to be taken into consideration,along with national ones.
E)None of these

Question 19

 After Ai Weiwei exercised freed speech in opposition to the Chinese government,which of the following happened to him? 

A)Constant police surveillance.
B)Authorities shut down his influential blog. 
C)All of the answers are correct. 
D)Authorities destroyed his Shanghai studio. 
E)He was detained for three months in 2011. 

Question 20

 Which of the following has been the common consequence in countries that have hastened to liberalize their economies?

A)Countries failed to temper market forces for the greater good of the economy and the society.
B)The poverty level has decreased in nations involved in globalization.
C)Governments have increased their responsibilities of health and education of its citizens.
D)There is no evidence that globalization is associated with poverty.
E)The United States is an example of a nation involved in globalization without rising inequality.

Question 21

 Despite being one of Asia's largest working democracies,protests in this country in 2011 mobilized millions against government corruption. 

A)People's Republic of China.
B)India.
C)Vietnam.
D)Myanmar.
E)North Korea.

Question 22

Please define the following key terms.

- Manmohan Singh

Question 23

 Which U.S.president declared a "war on terror," sending U.S.forces in October 2001 to invade Afghanistan,where the Islamist Taliban government had given sanctuary and support to Osama bin Laden?​

A)Bill Clinton.
B)Barack Obama. 
C)Ronald Reagan. 
D)George W.Bush. 
E)George H.W.Bush. 

Question 24

 Sustainable development of energy sources such as nuclear power were increasingly questioned after the earthquake and subsequent tsunami to a nuclear power plant in ________ in 2011. 

A)China. 
B)Japan. 
C)Russia.
D)Malaysia.
E)Australia. 

Question 25

 Which entity attacked the United states with four hijacked airplanes on September 11,2011?

A)al-Qaeda. 
B)Hamas. 
C)Shi'ites. 
D)Sufis.
E)None of the answers are correct. 

Question 26

 Where did the Arab Spring begin? 

A)Tunisia.
B)Sudan.
C)Saudi Arabia. 
D)Jordan. 
E)Oman. 

Question 27

 When HIV/AIDS was first identified it was most closely associated with which two groups? 

A)war veterans and children. 
B)homosexual men and intravenous drug users.
C)alcoholics and drug users. 
D)the handicapped and the elderly. 
E)flu and cancer sufferers. 

Question 28

 Which of the following relate to HIV/AIDS medical issues in China and India? 

A)​hundreds of millions in India lack access to the most basic health care. 
B)the number of people living with HIV/AIDS in India has soared in 2011 past 2.4 million. 
C)all of the answers are correct. 
D)Estimates for 2011 put the Chinese HIV/AIDS infection rate at a relatively low 750,000 persons 
E)By 2012,the Chinese HIV/AIDS infection rate jumped 10 percent.

Question 29

 Which of the following statements are true? 

A)American and British intelligence produced reports of a real Iraqi threat in the Middle East.
B)all of the answers are correct. 
C)British prime minister Blair supported Bush's claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
D)Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq without United Nations approval.
E)a "coalition of the willing" was part of the United States' Iraqis invasion in April 2003.

Question 30

Please define the following key terms.

- Arab Spring 

Question 31

 HIV/AIDS was first diagnosed in the

A)1960s.
B)1970s.
C)1990s.
D)1950s.
E)1980s.

Question 32

 International mobility increases the risk of pandemics,as shown by the global spread in 2009 of _______ 

A)Anthrax. 
B)Malaria. 
C)H1N1. 
D)Yellow Fever.
E)Polio.

Question 33

 The surging and unregulated economies of which nation(s)threaten to offset the progress of the Kyoto Treaty?

A)China and India.
B)The United States.
C)Russia.
D)Venezuela.
E)Mexico.

Question 34

 The effectiveness of the Kyoto Protocol was severely limited when ____ refused to ratify the treaty.

A)China
B)the United States
C)India
D)Russia
E)Western Europe

Question 35

 The region with the largest number of AIDS cases in

A)Africa.
B)Indian subcontinent.
C)North America.
D)East Asia.
E)South America.

Question 36

 Although the Cold War and nuclear war seem like things of the past,which of the following indicates that nuclear weapons might actually be more of a threat today?

A)Israel developed nuclear weapons in defiance of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. 
B)Nuclear devices and post-Soviet technology may have fallen into irresponsible governments' hands.
C)Relations between nuclear powers India and Pakistan are always a potential problem.
D)North Korea and Iran have made substantial ground toward developing nuclear weapons.
E)All of the answers are correct. 

Question 37

Please define the following key terms.

- Ai Weiwei 

Question 38

 Which of the following statements is true relating to the present-day crisis associated with global warming and deforestation?

A)All of the answers are correct. 
B)High prices and demand for tropical hardwoods have felled vast areas of forests.
C)In Brazil,farmers have an incentive to cut forests to plant sugar and soybean
D)Central Africa and Indonesia have been leading nations in deforestation.
E)To evade environmental regulations,many nations have been subject to political bribery.

Question 39

Please define the following key terms.

- Shanghai 

Question 40

 ​By late 2013,which country had amassed foreign currency reserves of $366 billion,much of it in U.S.Treasury bonds?

A)​China.
B)​Russia.
C)​France.
D)​Japan.
E)​India.

Question 41

Please define the following key terms.

- Sustainable Development

Question 42

Please define the following key terms.

- Taliban

Question 43

Please define the following key terms.

- BRIC 

Question 44

Please define the following key terms.

- "Coalition of the willing"

Question 45

Please define the following key terms.

- Airpocalypse 

Question 46

Please define the following key terms.

- Weapons of Mass Destruction 

Question 47

Please define the following key terms.

- Osama bin Laden

Question 48

Please define the following key terms.

- Global South 

Question 49

Please define the following key terms.

- Kyoto Protocol

Question 50

Please define the following key terms.

- AIDS

Question 51

Please define the following key terms.

- World Trade Organization

Question 52

Please define the following key terms.

- One Child Policy

Question 53

Please define the following key terms.

- Islamist Justice and Development Party 

Question 54

Please define the following key terms.

- Muhammad Yusuf

Question 55

Please define the following key terms.

- NAFTA

Question 56

Please define the following key terms.

- Global Warming

Question 57

Please define the following key terms.

- September 11,2001

Question 58

Please define the following key terms.

- War on Terror 

Question 59

Please define the following key terms.

- European Union

Question 60

Please define the following key terms.

- Gypsy 

Question 61

 How have the economic crises of 2008 revealed the problems of globalization?

Question 62

 India is considered one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.In many ways,India has one foot in the modern world and the other foot in its near and far past.Discuss this statement.

Question 63

 Although the Cold War and the threat of a nuclear war seems to have diminished,in reality,how is the threat of nuclear and chemical war or weapons more severe today?

Question 64

 Population figures,as simple numbers on a globe,tell little of the real story of the earth and its population.Discuss at least two different aspects of population in an international,national,or regional sense.

Question 65

Please define the following key terms.

- Dowry System

Question 66

 How does the life and work of Ai Weiwei crystallize the contradictions of modern China? 

Question 67

Please define the following key terms.

- Aung San Suu Kyi

Question 68

 The world appears to be a more dangerous place to live in with the development of globalization.One area of great concern is that of health.Discuss how globalization has the potential of creating major disease issues and pandemics.

Question 69

 Discuss the advent and the impact of the Arab Spring. 

Question 70

 Referring to the reading in the textbook,"Movement of Ideas: A Post-American World?," describe Fareed Zakeria's thesis and some of examples that support his position from this excerpt. In your opinion,is global connectivity a negative or positive technology? How do you see your future world with this vast connectivity?

Question 71

 What is China's One Child Policy and how is it reshaping Chinese culture? When did they institute it and why are they re-evaluating it?

Question 72

 Why has the present President Bush faced so much opposition in regard to the American invasion of Iraq?

Question 73

Please define the following key terms.

- Green Belt Movement

Question 74

Please define the following key terms.

- Wangari Maathai