Developed & Developing Nations

Literacy

able to read and write

Developed Nation

an industrialized nation with a well-developed economy

Horn of Africa

ethic conflicts in the Horn of Africa mainly between Eritreans and Ethiopians

Illiteracy

unable to read and write

European Union

-EU An international organization of European countries created to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members. Its currency is the Euro

Characteristics of a Developing Nation

-High population growth rate(birth rate) -High illiteracy rate -High mortality rate (death rate) -Low GDP (Gross Domestic Product) -Lower Standard of Living -Less access to Health care

IMF

-International Monetary Fund -an agency that offers monetary advice and provides loans to developing nations

Characteristics of a Developed Nation

-Low birth rate (population growth) -High Literacy rate -Low mortality rate (death) -High GDP (Gross Domestic Product) -Higher Standard of Living -High access to Health care

Terrorism

-the use of violence by groups against civilians to achieve a political or religious goal. Methods include, car bombings, plane highjacks, bombings, suicide bombings, taking of hostages, etc

Tamil Tigers

A Sri Lankan terrorist group fighting for an independent Tamil homeland. They used suicide bombing tactics

Irish Republican Army (IRA)

An unofficial nationalist military force seeking independence for Ireland from Great Britain. They resorted to terrorist attacks including car bombings

Osama bin Laden

Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957)

Russia and Chechnya

Chechnya wanted independence from Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Muslim Chechen rebels began using terrorists tactics on Russia

Munich Olympics

In September 1972, a Palestinian terrorist organization held Israeli athletes hostage and killed eleven of them.

United Nations

International organization founded in 1945 to promote world peace and cooperation. It replaced the League of Nations.

Al Qaeda

Islamist terrorist organization that launched a series of attacks against U.S.

Pol Pot

Leader of the Khmer Rouge that wanted to create a rural agricultural communist society in Cambodia by killing government officials. technicians, and the educated in 1975

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement; allows open trade between US, Mexico, and Canada.

9/11 attacks

Planes crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and another crashed in Pennsylvania. Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda were responsible

Slobodan Milosevic

President of Yugoslavia who initiated a policy of ethnic cleansing against Bosnian Muslims, Croats, and Albanians. He was tried for war crimes.

Genetic Engineering

Process of making changes in the DNA code of living organisms

WTO

The World Trade Organization - an international body that enforces agreements that reduce barriers to international trade

Bioethics

The study of ethics related to issues that arise in health care.

Guest Workers

Workers who migrate to the more developed countries of Northern and Western Europe, usually from Southern of Eastern Europe or from North Africa, in search of higher-paying jobs. This is usually short term.

Economic Interdependence

a condition in which countries have strong economic ties and depend on each other for resources, technology, trade, and investment

Developing Nation

a nation that has not gone through the process of industrialization and mainly relies on agriculture and exporting raw materials

Pollution

caused by industrialization and a rapid population growth

Yasser Arafat

leader of Palestinian Liberation Organization or PLO which organized terrorist attacks on Israelis around the world. The goal of PLO was to rid Palestine of the state of Israel.

Rapid Population Growth

leads to environmental destruction

Sudanese Genocide

ongoing conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan between Arab and non-Arab ethnic groups. Led to a refugee problem in neighboring Chad

Refugees

people who flee to another country to escape conflict