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?