Dumas APWH Unit 9

Question 1

Martin Luther King Jr.

Answer 1

African-American Civil Rights Leader of the 1950s/1960s and Baptist minister who led many protests, as well as gave speeches in order to aid the Civil Rights Movement.

Question 2

Nelson Mandela

Answer 2

A socialist lawyer who advocated against racial segregation/apartheid in South Africa in the 20th century. He also led non-violent protests

Question 3

Modes of Communication

Answer 3

Television and radio ads encouraged people to make long-distance phone calls. Soon after, telephones and cellphones would follow, as well as social-networking sites.

Question 4

Green Revolution

Answer 4

A revolution in which new ways of growing crops (crossbreeding, genetic engineering) had been developed in response to global hunger.

Question 5

Medical Innovations

Answer 5

In a time of discovering, especially in a time where very serious diseases had come, antibiotics and vaccines began to be introduced (the first antibiotic being penicillin from Alexander Fleming).

Question 6

Covid-19 Pandemic

Answer 6

A pandemic originating in China in very early 2020, that soon infected many and caused a worldwide call for quarantine.

Question 7

Diseases of Poverty

Answer 7

Malaria- Killed over 600K people in tropic areas, mostly young African children.
Tuberculosis- Associated with poverty, and affects the lungs, especially in prisons.
Cholera- Disease found in dirty, contaminated water, as well as polio

Question 8

Diseases of Longevity

Answer 8

Heart Disease- It’s said the longer you live, heart disease is more likely to appear, and the same goes for alzheimer’s and dementia.

Question 9

Causes of Environmental Change

Answer 9

• Population growth caused more use of land for agriculture, resulting in deforestation and soil erosion
• Urbanization caused the growth of cities taking over land
• Industrialization caused energy and natural resources to start being used up

Question 10

Economic Liberalization

Answer 10

Less restriction towards opening up the economy to trade for better participation.

Question 11

Deng Xiaoping

Answer 11

Chinese Leader during the 1980s who backed China’s communist economy up a bit to achieve economic growth.

Question 12

Knowledge Economy

Answer 12

Knowledge economies use knowledge and ideas for economic purposes (designers, engineers, and teachers)

Question 13

World Trade Organization

Answer 13

Formed in 1995, this organization governed more than 90 percent of all international trade in order to encourage safe trade between different countries around the globe. However, the organization was a very private one, and the decisions of it were in favor of the corporation, not other countries.

Question 14

Multinational Corporations

Answer 14

A corporation involving multiple nations that may make, buy, or sell in other countries other than itself (British East India Company), (Dutch East India Company).

Question 15

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

Answer 15

Regional organization in Southeast Asia providing regional economic growth after WWII.

Question 16

UN Declaration of Human Rights

Answer 16

A document asserting basic human rights, fundamental freedoms of the people, and states that everyone is entitled to these rights, no matter race, gender, etc.

Question 17

US Civil Rights Act of 1965

Answer 17

An act outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

Question 18

Green Belt Movement

Answer 18

Movement led by Wangari Maathai in response to environmental degradation from colonial rule. Women helped majorly in planting trees and collecting rainwater.

Question 19

Bollywood

Answer 19

Indian film industry similar to Hollywood, found in Bombay, Mumbai.I

Question 20

World Cup Soccer

Answer 20

Soccer became, and is one of the most popular sports globally. Since it required little equipment to play, the World Cup became an event rivaled with the Olympics