Traditions and Encounters Ch. 40

India

dowry deaths are a major problem facing women in?

Africa

eighty percent of the children with HIV/AIDS live in?

world war 2

global recognition and acceptance of the concept of human rights grew after?

rainbow warrior

greenpeace flagship?

5.5 billion

in 1994, the population of the earth stood at?

Tokyo

in 1996 the largest urban area in the world, with a total population of around 27 million, was?

10% or less

in the Islamic world, what percentage of women are in the workforce?

mujahideen

islamic warriors?

11.6 billion

it is estimated that by 2200 the population of the earth will reach?

disappearance of a large number of girls

one suspected consequence of China's one-child family rule is?

cut emissions blamed for global warming- CO2 and other dangerous gases

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

Thailand

the Asian economic crisis began in 1997 in what country?

failed to achieve ratification before the 1982 deadline- never materialized

the Equal Rights Amendment in the United States?

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

the Myanmar leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 is?

september 11- attack of the twin towers

the United states' "war on terror" began in the wake of which of the following events?

south/southeast Asia; especially India

the areas of the world where child labor is most prominent are?

scientist Rachel Carson

the author of "Silent Spring" was?

Red Cross

the earliest nongovernmental organization was the ?

CHandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga

the first female president of Sri Lanka was?

European Union

the most famous and most strongly integrated regional bloc is?

has critics; "mass media is a vehicle for cultural imperialism"/ english became dominant language around globe

the new age of global interconnectedness?

socialist or communist societies- ex: USSR, Cuba, China

the only countries that transformed their legal systems to ensure basic equality for women were?

threatened local/indigenous cultures everywhere

the spread of US mass culture?

net wall- trying to contain internet by erecting firewall in china

the term "wangguan" refers to?

100 million

the world's population increases by____ every year?

Zimmerman Note, Treaty of Versailles, Stock Market Crash, New Deal

which of the following sets is listed in correct chronological order?

was: hong kong, singapore, south korea, taiwan

which of the following was not one of the "little tigers"?

Italy

which of the following was one of the Allied powers but not a member of the Triple Entente?

WTO- World Trade Organization

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

one of the earliest/most successful alliances (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries); established in 1960 by oil producing states

OPEC is?

islamic version of Barbie

Sara was?

123

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) started with 23 noncommunist nations in 1947, and by 1994 was up to how many nations?

homogenizing aspect of global culture

americanization refers to?

37.8

at the end of the year 2003, how many million adults and children lived with HIV/AIDS?

limited 1 child per couple

China's population policy?

Germany began the 1930's as a democracy.

Which of the following is a true statement about ideologies in the 1920's and 1930's?

Poland, Lithuania, Hungary

Which of the following sets is a correct list of new nations created by the Treaty of Versailles?

"age of success"

because of the rise of communication technology, observers have labeled today's era the?

54%

by 2001, female literacy in India stood at?