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| 13807266725 | globalization | The economic, political, and cultural integration and interaction of all parts of the world brought about by increasing trade, travel, and technology. significance: showed how all national countires are dependent on each other | 0 | |
| 13807266726 | ethnic cleansing | Effort to eradicate a people and its culture by means of mass killing & the destruction of historical buildings and cultural materials. It was used by both sides in the conflicts that accompanied the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. significance: example of how certain religions became more prominent while other religions diminished | 1 | |
| 13807266727 | weapons of mass destruction | Nuclear, chemical, and biological devices that are capable of injuring and killing large numbers of people. significance: sparked the United States's intervention in Iraq | 2 | |
| 13807266728 | terrorism | Political belief that extreme & seemingly random violence will destabilize a government & permit the terrorists to gain political advantage. Though an old technique, terrorism gained prominence in the late twentieth century with the growth of worldwide mass media that, through their news coverage, amplified public fears of terrorist acts. significance: led to the events of 9/11 | 3 | |
| 13807266729 | Usama bin Laden | Saudi- born Muslim extremist who funded the al Qaeda organization that was responsible for several terrorist attacks, including those on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001. significance: example of a known terrorist mainly because of his leadership in the events of 9/11 | 4 | |
| 13807266730 | World Trade Organization (WTO) | An international body established in 1995 to foster and bring order to international trade. significance: an example of organizations to put globalization into action | 5 | |
| 13807266731 | millenarianism | Beliefs, based on prophetic revelations, in apocalyptic global transformations associated with the completion of cycles of a thousand years. significance: showed how different religions had different conspiracies of how the world is going to end | 6 | |
| 13807266732 | Universal Declaration of Human Rights | A 1946 United Nations covenant binding signatory nations to the observance of specified rights. significance: led to equality in humans' rights especially with women | 7 | |
| 13807266733 | nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) | Nonprofit international organizations devoted to investigating human rights abuses and providing humanitarian relief. Two NGOs won the Nobel Peace Prize in the 1990s: International Campaign to Ban Landmines & Doctors Without Borders. significance: an example of organizations to put globalization into action | 8 | |
| 13807266734 | cultural imperialism | Domination of one culture over another by a deliberate policy or by economic or technological superiority. significance: example of Western ideas and innovations dispersing globally, but were neglected by some countries such as Iraq | 9 | |
| 13807266735 | pop culture | Entertainment spread by mass communications and enjoying wide appeal. significance: example of cultural imperialism | 10 | |
| 13807266736 | global culture | Cultural practices & institutions that have been adopted internationally, whether elite (the English language, modern science, and higher education) or popular (music, T.V., the Internet, food, & fashion). significance: example of cultural imperialism | 11 |
