Chapter 36
Which of the following is an example of using a renewable resource to generate electricity?
Placing large wind turbines in areas with strong, steady winds
In 1987, hundreds of thousands of activists took part in the National March on Washington to demand that President Ronald Reagan do what?
Allow gays and lesbians to marry
In which country would women be most likely to have more rights?
Australia
Which title best completes this partial outline? Mass starvation in Ireland (1845-1850) Partition of India (1947) Latin Americans seeking jobs in the United States (post-World War I) Ethnic cleansing in the Balkans (1990s)
Causes of Global Migrations
What is the main idea of this cartoon?
Child labor in developing nations is used to produce goods for developed nations.
Which of the following does a school menu (American with foods from many differing cultural backgrounds) best reflect?
Diverse ethnic contributions to U.S. culture
Who is the third President to be impeached?
Donald Trump
What was given as a reason for the US invasion of Iraq?
Intelligence reports indicated there were weapons of mass destruction
This cartoon's implied message (An Iranian creating a nuclear bomb using countries) is critical of which of the following?
International efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation in Iran
What did NOT happen in Iraq after the US invaded in 2003?
Iraq quickly became a peaceful democracy
Which word describes the use of violence to strike fear into people and attain political goals?
Terrorism
The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon had two maior immediate effects. What were they?
The War on Terror and the passage of the USA PATRIOT ACT.
Baseball becoming a major sport in Japan is an example of..
The diffusion of American culture
What do Hezbolla, Hamas, and the Taliban have in common?
They are militant Islamist groups in the Middle East willing to use terror to achieve their goals.
The changes shown in these photographs most likely (nonindustrialized florida vs modern, industrialized florida)
altered the makeup of natural ecosystems
One reason the 2008 presidential election was historically significant is that it was the first time
an African American won the presidency
In developing countries, the use of wood, charcoal, and dung as major sources of energy has created an increase in
deforestation and other environmental problems
The term Green Revolution refers to
increased agricultural production based on technological advancements
What is the definition of globalism?
interdependence of cultures and people in all part of the world
"the world is at a point where it can see the danger from terrorism but not the cure." The author of this 2006 passage concludes that terrorism
is extremely difficult to defeat
Who is Osama Bin Laden?
the Islamic extremist who founded Al Qaeda
What was the original reason that al-Qaeda was formed?
to train young men to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan
Which is NOT typically a reason for terrorist attacks?
to win elections
This cartoon (UN on a split world) raises the question as to whether the United Nations is able to
unite opposing forces and differing ideologies