Review Questions
1.
Which organization later became the World Trade Organization (WTO)?
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
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European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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European Economic Community (EEC)
2.
What controversial policy has the World Bank supported around the world?
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increased support for tariffs
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increased privatization of public utilities
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increased protections for workers
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increased access to education
3.
What was one consequence of Bechtel Corporation’s efforts to develop water infrastructure in Bolivia?
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the nationalization of Bechtel
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NAFTA’s condemnation of Bechtel
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better access to water in Bolivia
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violent protests in Bolivia
4.
How did U.S. politicians in the 1980s respond to public concerns that Japan was pursuing unfair trade practices?
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They called for lower wages in the United States.
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They pushed to limit Japanese car exports to the United States.
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They cut off trade in electronics with Japan.
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They criticized the use of foreign workers in Japan.
5.
At what industry did Rachel Carson take aim in her book Silent Spring?
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the coal industry
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the chemical industry
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the meat industry
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the nuclear industry
6.
Which group was most likely to support the growing environmental movement in the 1960s through the 1980s?
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young people
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older veterans of war
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poor timber workers
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ranchers in developing countries
7.
Efforts to protect which species created tensions between environmentalists and workers in the Pacific Northwest in the 1980s and 1990s?
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seals
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rainforest mites
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iguanas
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spotted owls
8.
Which international agreement was created to address the ozone hole in Earth’s atmosphere?
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the Montreal Protocol
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the Paris Agreement
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the UNFCCC
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NAFTA
9.
What device made it possible for digital computers to efficiently process large amounts of information without the need for complicated wiring that took up space?
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the integrated circuit
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the vacuum tube
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the BBS
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the analog computer
10.
What was one consequence of the Egyptian protests in Tahrir Square in 2011?
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The Egyptian president began supporting the use of social media.
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China banned the use of Facebook.
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Apple invented the iPhone.
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The Egyptian president was overthrown.
11.
The vaccine developed by Hilary Koprowski was designed to prevent which communicable disease?
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smallpox
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polio
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AIDS
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HIV
12.
Which continent is home to the overwhelming majority of HIV-positive cases?
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Europe
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Asia
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North America
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Africa
13.
What was the stated reason for the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003?
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to protect Afghanistan
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to destabilize Pakistan
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to remove WMDs from Iraq
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to find Osama bin Laden
14.
What ultranationalist group has arisen in Germany to oppose the immigration of Muslim refugees?
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PEGIDA
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Order of the Golden Dawn
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Kaigi
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National Justice Party
15.
Which country experienced the rise of “death squads” during a bloody civil war in the 1980s?
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El Salvador
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Venezuela
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Peru
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Ecuador
16.
Where did Rohingya refugees from Myanmar seek shelter in 2017?
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Pakistan
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Bangladesh
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United States
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Germany
17.
Countries that experience the resource curse are also more likely to experience what other result?
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authoritarianism
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economic development
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peace
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government stability