AP World History, AMSCO Chapter 30 Flashcards

Post Cold War, 1990-Present

13813230614	After the fall of the Soviet Union what other challenges threatened the world?	new democracies, economic inequity, ethnic conflict/genocide, terrorism, enviornmental degradation, and global epidemics.	0
13813230615	What does Globalization mean after 1970?	The increased integration of the global economy since the 1970s.	1
13813230616	What were two reasons Globalization expanded after the fall of the Soviet Union?	Eastern Bloc nations formerly under Soviet control could now trade freely with capitalist democracies, along with international trade agreements and organizations.	2
13813230617	What did market oriented policy advocate for?	Cutting taxes, regulations, and government assistance to the poor as a way to promote economic growth.	3
13813230618	How did Japan control its imports after WWII?	Decreased them by using high tariffs and other trade restrictions on goods made abroad to discourage imports.	4
13813230619	What caused Japan's economy to slow by the 1980's?	A weak government response to a financial panic in the 90s and a combined earthquake and tsunami in 2011, creating drags on growth.	5
13813230620	Who were the four Asian Tigers minus China?	Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea.	6
13813230621	When did China become one of the Asian Tigers and how did it happen ?	In 1978 when Xiaping came to power. Shanghai stock market reopened, allowing private ownership of (some) businesses, so foreign factories were created and took advantage of low wages and neglectful enviornmental laws.	7
13813230622	In the case of India what should come first a middle class or government spending on health care? (opinion)	Government spending on health care. There are 100s of millions in the middle class as well as 100s of millions in poverty. With more spending on health care, the poorer half of India could rise to the wealthier half.	8
13813230623	What is Russia's economy based on today?	Oil.	9
13813230624	What effect did GATT have on the economies of Europe? Explain	GATT lowered tariffs and promoted international trade that helped restore economic prosperity to Europe and eased the movement of goods across borders.	10
13813230625	What are some of the problems with the WTO?	Meetings were closed to the public, interests were mostly corporate, it's rules favored trade over moral issues.	11
13813230626	Why do some people say "free trade is not always fair trade"?	Large corporations often ignored worker's rights, enviornmental impacts, and forced small busiess into bankruptcy.	12
13813230627	What did some theorist hope the Internet would cause?	A new global consciousness, a renewed regionalism that replaces nationalism.	13
13813230628	How has modern communication technology changed the "fourth estate"?	The media became accessible to anyone, anywhere.	14
13813230629	How did the "Arab Spring" show a change in the power of Authoritarian rulers?	Pressured president to hand over power to vice president because of protests.	15
13813230630	Explain how Globalization has changed world culture.	Through advertising brands, which became global brands (Nike, Apple, Rolex).	16
13813230631	How do sports represent Globalization?	Many countries participated in the Olympics and popular sports like soccer and basketball.	17
13813230632	How did civil rights movements affect people in India and the United States?	In India, discrimination was outlawd against dalits, and in the US, discrimination was outlawed against race, color, religion, sex, or national origion and in voting.	18
13813230633	Explain how South African Apartheid worked.	Separated black and white Africans as much as possible. No mixed marriages and whites had privileges.	19
13813230634	Explain the transition of life that Nelson Mandela went through while living in South Africa.	Imprisoined for life against Apartheid, released by president De Klerk, then became president.	20
13813230635	How did the CCP limit political organizations?	Oragnizations were not free to operate in China unless willing to undergo strict regulation, and the governing system was designed to thwart all challenges to the CCP's authority.	21
13813230636	Explain the events of Tiananmen Square in 1989.	Chinese activists for democracy protested, but the government sent troops and the army attacked unarmed protestors. Government censored mention of this incident. Other news reports say 100-1000s of civillians were killed.	22
13813230637	How do the minority groups of China feel about Chinese government policies?	Didn't like them. Ex: Tibetans wanted more autonomy/independence.	23
13813230638	Explain the environmental challenges China faces.	Global warmimg, air and water pollution, and gobi desert exansion bc of reduced rainfall.	24
13813230639	What are some of the problems with the three gorges dam project in China?	Its construction and rising displaced 1.3 million people. It deprived people downstream of water and altered the ecosystem of the river	25
13813230640	What effects on the world did President George H.W. Bush's administration have?	They declared a New World Order where the U.S would create a unified and secure world.	26
13813230641	What angered many regions of the world in regard to America's role as the world's sole superpower?	They felt that they Americanized popular culture and they criticized them for supporting Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict	27
13813230642	Describe the various terrorist groups presented.	al-Qaeda bombed during 9/11, The United Kingdom Roman catholic militants bombings to protect Northern Ireland's status as part of the U.K instead of the Republic of Ireland, and the Basque terrorists of Spain who acted violently to further their cause.	28
13813230643	Why did the United States prosecute the War in Afghanistan?	They wanted to capture Bin Laden but the Taliban wouldn't give him up so they went to invade Afghanistan.	29
13813230644	What was the reason the United States invaded Iraq?	George H.W Bush's son claimed that dictator Saddam Hussein was connected to September 11th terrorist attack and was stockpiling weapons for mass destruction.	30
13813230645	Explain the genocide in Bosnia.	It was caused by ethnic conflict. Serb forces tried to dominate states like Bosnia by committing ethnic cleansing against Muslims.	31
13813230646	Explain the genocide in Rwanda.	Caused by ethnic hatred. Belgian colonizers treated Tutsis better than Hutus. When they won independence Hutus won control of the gov't and sought revenge against Tutsis with discrimination.	32
13813230647	Explain the genocide in the Sudan.	In darfur sudan non arabs formed two groups against the sudanese gov't because of Arab nomad attacks and the gov sent arab militants called Janjaweeds in response, slaughtering over 200,000 (mostly non arab) people.	33
13813230648	What are some advantages of the Green Revolution?	Emerged as a long term response to hunger. Crossbreeding and genetic engineering and forests burned down for agriculture increased grain production. New varieties of wheat, rice, and other grains that had higher yields and more resistance to pests, diseases, and drought developed.	34
13813230649	Explain some of the problems faced with overcoming Global Warming ("Climate Change").	They argued that developed countries should curb their output of carbon but developing countries wanted wealthier countries to make reductions bc they wanted to provide for their citizens with electricity, cars, wealth by using oil/coal.	35
13813230650	Explain two of the organization associated with Environmental issues.	Greenpeace- battled deforestation, desertification, global warming, killing of whales, and overfishing National Council of Women of Kenya- Greenbelt movement, top deforestation, reduce soil erosion, and provide fuel for home cooking.	36
13813230651	What were the three places that created concerns about Nuclear energy?	Three mile island in pennsylvania, Chernoby in Ukraine, and Fukushima in Japan.	37
13813230652	What are some of the biggest challenges to women according to the World Health Organization?	Genital mutining, trafficking, not be able to own property or inherit land, social exclusion, restricted mobility, early marriage and denied right to health.	38
13813230653	What effect have antibiotics had on the world stage?	They cured bacterial infection in soldiers in WW2 and civilians, created antibiotic strains, and cured diseases.	39