Chapter 40: A World without Borders (QUESTIONS)

Free trade favors those states with

the cheapest manufactured goods and often undermines indigenous handicrafts.

Solidarity was

a combined trade union and nationalist movement in Poland.

When Mikhail Gorbachev discussed the opening of Soviet society to public criticism and admission of past mistakes, he used the term

glasnost.

Aspects of the process of globalization include the following:

global institutions, economy, culture, migrations, inequities, resistance to globalization

Many nations have formed trade associations, such as the EU and ASEAN, which

grant special trading privileges to member states.

Many cultures perceive a threat to their traditions and values. Islamic countries in particular

have resisted the sexualized images of western pop culture.

For many societies this process has significantly improved standards of living, yet,

in other societies the results have been more mixed.

The global economy seeks out the cheapest labor and resources, and as a result,

millions of workers have relocated to new industrial centers seeking opportunities.

The world is increasingly shaped by

multinational agencies and organizations.

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

Thailand

The most famous and most strongly integrated regional bloc is

The European Union

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

The attacks on the U.S. World Trade Center and Pentagon

Americanization refers to

The homogenizing of global culture

The global economy favors nations with

capital and highly developed economies.

Those nations that are economically dependent find it difficult to break out of that role, although

the "little tigers" of Asia demonstrate that this is possible.

In the Islamic world, roughly what percentage of women is in the workforce?

10

Such dramatic changes have met with

resistance from many quarters.

Through mass media, mass production, and mass transportation, the world has become

smaller and more integrated.

Problems of rapid urbanization and environmental degradation often result in

some migrants becoming the unwilling victims of trafficking and even slavery.

The term wangguan refers to

the "net wall" that China has attempted to construct to keep out the Internet

Consumers increasingly define themselves with

reference to brand names and current fashions.

All of the following have contributed to the dramatic growth of the Chinese economy since the late 1970s EXCEPT

A) more efficient long-term economic forecasting by the Communist Party leadership.

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

Communist countries

The "velvet revolution" brought change to

Czechoslovakia.

Which of the following was NOT a factor in the Japanese postwar "economic miracle"?

D) Abundant reserves of oil and gas fueled postwar industrialization.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of modern terrorism?

D) Modern terrorists have been largely successful in achieving their political objectives.

Which of the following is NOT a good example of the Americanization of global culture?

D) Rolex watches

One objective that the EU and ASEAN share in common is a commitment to

D) removing barriers to trade between member states.

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

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

One significant result of the electronic information age is that

E) All these answers are correct.

Which of the following is NOT one of Asia's "little tigers"?

E) Vietnam

Which of the following would NOT be a good example of an NGO?

E) the United Nations

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

23 noncommunist nations

Dowry deaths are a major problem facing women in

India

The earliest nongovernmental organization was the

Red Cross

The Asian economic crisis began in 1997 in what country?

Thailand

New technologies create a "digital divide" between

the wealthy and the poorer nations.

By 2001, female literacy in India stood at

54 percent.

In 2005, the population of the earth stood at

6.5 billion

The world's population increases by ________ every year.

75,000,000

In what year did the two Germanies reunite to form a united nation?

A) 1990

In spite of cultural prejudices against women in Asia, women have emerged as political leaders in all of the following countries EXCEPT

A) China.

OPEC is

An oil-producing cartel

The global culture is enhanced through

the instant access of telecommunications and the Internet.

The goals of feminism in industrialized nations after WWII include all the following EXCEPT

A) women's suffrage.

Eighty percent of the children with HIV/AIDS live in

Africa

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

Age of access

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of modern global corporations?

B) They have helped provide more money for social services and welfare programs.

As a result of China's one-child policy,

B) a significant number of girl babies are missing.

In the 1970s, OPEC demonstrated that

B) an alliance in control of a valuable resource could exert control over the global economy.

Global warming refers to

B) the rise in global temperatures caused by atmospheric pollution such as the emissions of cars and factories.

Popular unrest forced Todor Zhivkov, eastern Europe's longest surviving communist dictator, to resign in 1989 as leader of what country?

C) Bulgaria

Between 2005 and 2050, population is expected to continue growing in all of the following world regions EXCEPT

C) Europe.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of modern global consumption?

C) Global consumption is entirely one way: the tastes of the United States are imposed on the rest of the world.

The perceived grievances of al-Qaeda against the United States and its allies include all of the following EXCEPT

C) U.S. failure to support the mujahideen in their war against the Soviet Union.

The purpose of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was to

C) eliminate barriers to free trade.

The new age of global interconnectedness

Carries the threat for mass media to act as a vehicle for cultural imperialism

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

Global warming from the emission of greenhouse gasses

The spread of U.S. mass culture

Is often seen as a threat to local or indigenous cultures

China's population policy

Limits couples to one child

The Russian leader who brought massive reform to the Soviet Union beginning in 1985 was

Mikhail Gorbachev.

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

South and southeast Asia

The Equal Rights Amendment in the United States

Was never ratified

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

World Trade Organization

Global recognition and acceptance of the concept of human rights grew after

World War II

Since World War II, the industrial nations have tried to eliminate

barriers to free trade, such as protective tariffs and import duties.

Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) try to address international problems without

binding themselves to the policies of any single country.

Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of perestroika referred to

decentralizing the economy.

The products of the global economy have come to

dominate consumer tastes all over the world.

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

the mystery of a half million "missing" girls every year

Global corporations operate apart from

the restrictions imposed by any one government or legal system.