Quiz 34
"Global warming" refers to
the rise in global temperatures caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
In 1998 Osama bin Laden called for the murder of Americans in response to
the stationing of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, the bombing of Iraq, and U.S. support for Israel.
In 2011, the population of the globe was approximately
7 billion.
The purpose of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was to
eliminate barriers to free trade.
The largest migrations of the second half of the twentieth century were primarily composed of
refugees fleeing war.
Which of the following regions is NOT one of the places where today's most highly urbanized societies are found?
sub-Saharan Africa
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was established to do all of the following EXCEPT
subsidize state-owned industries in developing nations.
Which country's Taliban movement provided sanctuary and training grounds to Islamic militants in the late 1990s?
Afghanistan
Which of the following statements about women in the workforce is LEAST accurate?
After achieving economic equality with men in industrialized countries at the beginning of the twentieth century, women successfully demanded the right to vote.
The term "little tigers" is used to designate emerging economies in
Asia.
All of the following nations were founding members of the European Economic Community EXCEP
Britain.
Which of the following is NOT a good example of the Americanization of global culture?
Foster's beer
Which of the following statements about human trafficking is LEAST accurate?
Human trafficking is practiced exclusively in Asia.
The "Bush Doctrine of Deterrence" was implemented in 2003 by a U.S.-led preemptive strike against
Iraq.
Which organization issued a Declaration of Human Rights in 1948?
UN
Which of the following nations is a member of OPEC?
Venezuela.
Which organization eradicated smallpox in 1980?
WHO
What organization supplanted GATT in 1995?
WTO
Who orchestrated the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?
al Qaeda
In the 1970s OPEC demonstrated that
an alliance in control of a valuable resource could have strong political as well as financial effects.
