C. 30 wor-def (Pres)

Question 1

ethnic cleansing

Answer 1

The attempt to establish ethnically homogeneous territories by intimidation, forced deportation, and killing.

Question 2

Color Revolutions

Answer 2

A series of popular revolts and insurrections that challenged regional politicians and Russian interests in the former Soviet republics during the first decade of the twenty-first century

Question 3

globalization

Answer 3

The emergence of a freer, more technologically connected global economy, accompanied by a worldwide exchange of cultural, political, and religious ideas.

Question 4

European Union (EU)

Answer 4

The economic, cultural, and political alliance of twenty-eight European nations

Question 5

Maastricht Treaty

Answer 5

The basis for the formation of the European Union, which set financial and cultural standards for potential member states and defined criteria for membership in the monetary union.

Question 6

World Trade Organization (WTO)

Answer 6

A powerful supranational financial institution that sets trade and tariff agreements for over 150 member countries and so helps manage a large percentage of the world’s import-export policies. Like the IMF and the World Bank, the WTO promotes neoliberal policies around the world.

Question 7

nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)

Answer 7

Independent organizations with specific agendas, such as humanitarian aid or environmental protection, that conduct international programs and activities.

Question 8

diasporas

Answer 8

Enclaves of ethnic groups settled outside of their homelands.

Question 9

multiculturalism

Answer 9

The mixing of ethnic styles in daily life and in cultural works such as film, music, art, and literature.

Question 10

war on terror

Answer 10

American policy under President George W. Bush to fight global terrorism in all its forms.

Question 11

Muslim Brotherhood

Answer 11

Islamic social and political reform group founded in Egypt in 1928 that called for national liberation from European control and a return to shari’a law (based on Muslim legal codes), and demanded land reform, extensive social welfare programs, and economic independence

Question 12

Arab Spring

Answer 12

A series of popular revolts in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa that sought an end to authoritarian, often Western-supported regimes.

Question 13

Islamic State

Answer 13

A radical Islamist militia in control of substantial parts of central Syria and Iraq, where it applies an extremist version of shari’a law

Question 14

climate change

Answer 14

Changes in long-standing weather patterns caused primarily by carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.