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What is a reason for the conflict between ethnic groups in the Middle East?
The United States created the state of Israel and put their own puppet governor in charge of Palestinians
The sudden rise of Jews living in the Middle East clashed with Muslims living in nations like Iraq and Syria
British colonies, such as Syria and Afghanistan, saw a rise in English citizens over Arab citizens
Western countries draw new boundaries that didn’t respect the ethnic groups living there
Western countries draw new boundaries that didn’t respect the ethnic groups living there
What is Al-Qaeda?
A terrorist group that took money from the U.S. in their war against the Soviets
A terrorist group from the Middle East that hates Israel and the United States
A terrorist group from Iraq that supported Palestine in the Arab War
A terrorist group from Asia that hates the global superpowers and the Western world
A terrorist group from the Middle East that hates Israel and the United States
What is terrorism?
The use of violence against civilians to achieve political goals
Any act of violence committed against a large population
War crimes committed by nations in an attempt to deescalate a conflict
Threat of violence used as a form of international diplomacy
The use of violence against civilians to achieve political goals
What happened on September 11, 2001 (9/11)?
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America invaded Afghanistan in a manhunt for Osama bin Laden and to remove the Taliban from power
A bomb exploded in the base of the Empire State Building in NYC, killing 3,000 citizens nearby
Osama bin Laden was executed and Al-Qaeda was disbanded, but terrorism continued to rise
Two American planes were hijacked by Al-Qaeda and crashed into the World Trade Center in NYC
Two American planes were hijacked by Al-Qaeda and crashed into the World Trade Center in NYC
What specific war began AFTER 9/11?
Syria War
Gulf War
Cold War
Afghanistan War
Afghanistan War
What is media literacy?
The ability to deliberately misinform others
The ability to understand the accuracy and reliability of sources of information
The ability to find information on the Internet
The ability to read and comprehend text
displayed through digital screens
The ability to understand the accuracy and reliability of sources of information
What effect does the Internet, and its availability to the public, have on society?
It created pockets of ignorance because people stopped associating with other cultures
It made everything digital and eliminated the use of analog systems and mechanical industries
It led to the War on Terror and the spread of communism into Israel and the Middle East
It allowed anyone to interact and share opinions from all over the world
It allowed anyone to interact and share opinions from all over the world
What is climate change?
The change in ice levels in the polar caps caused by a climate cooling and brewing global winter
The change in global climate, generally, because of war and famine in the Eastern world
The change in regional climates brought about by local laws and regulations on industry
The change in global temperatures brought about by carbon emissions in the atmosphere
The change in global temperatures brought about by carbon emissions in the atmosphere
What is disinformation?
False information that is meant to harm or harass others
False information that intentionally takes things out of context
False information that is not intentionally wrong
False information that is intentionally misleading or incorrect
False information that is intentionally misleading or incorrect
How has the Industrial Revolution affect climate change?
James Watt discovered coal, which is the sole contributor to climate change worldwide
Child labor specifically contributed to the rise of capitalist industries which brought with it global winter
Many industries release carbon into the atmosphere and have been since the revolution
The steam engine, by disrupting the water cycle, has destabilized global temperatures
Many industries release carbon into the atmosphere and have been since the revolution
What was the Arab Spring?
A period of violence and unrest against the state of Israel and American imperialism in the Middle East
A holy site that many Saudi Arabians believe is the place where Muhammad was born
A lone region of the Middle East where democracy thrives and there are no dictatorships
A wave of support for democracy and uprisings against dictatorships in the Middle East
A wave of support for democracy and uprisings against dictatorships in the Middle East
What was the result of the Arab Spring?
Israel was divided into two independent states with their own democratic governments
The holy site was desecrated by drone strikes from the United States targeting ISIS
Some nations descended into civil war and chaos and only Egypt transitioned to democracy
The democracy in the region spread all throughout the Middle East and ended the Saudi monarchy
Some nations descended into civil war and chaos and only Egypt transitioned to democracy
Where did the COVID-19 Pandemic originate?
Japan
Russia
India
China
China
Which was an effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Many schools were forced to adapt to online learning and struggled to keep students educated
All who had the disease developed feelings of hatred towards the Chinese government and people
Many hospitals were so overwhelmed they shut down and never opened back up again
All people that had the disease later developed new diseases such as skin cancer
Many schools were forced to adapt to online learning and struggled to keep students educated
Why is it believed Russia invade Ukraine in 2021 (and possibly also why they invaded Crimea in 2014)?
Ukraine was taking business from the Russian oil market
Ukraine wants to leave the United Nations
Ukraine was preparing for war with Belarus
Ukraine wants to join NATO
Ukraine wants to join NATO
What is a satellite state?
A nation that specializing in scientific research
A nation that is dependent upon another
A nation that borders another, stronger nation
A nation that has no formal, national government
A nation that is dependent upon another
cause of 9/11
After World War I, the Ottoman Empire collapsed
The British stepped in to draw new boundaries
But the ethnic groups were NOT taken into consideration
As a result, many ethnic groups were divided into random countries AND combined with other ethnic groups they didn’t get along with
will give rise to terrorism
One specific terrorist group that hates Israel and the United States specifically is called Al-Qaeda
They hate Israel because they hate Jews, and they hate the United States for its support for Israel (as well as homosexuals, non-Muslims, and women)
On September 11, 2001, two jet airliners hijacked by Al-Qaeda crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City on an event called 9/11
The attack also included 2 other hijacked
airliners: one that crashed into the Pentagon and another that was retaken by passengers and crashed in a field in PA
What is a “soviet socialist republic”?
Nation-states that are Soviet-style communist dictatorships
Nation-states that are allied with and dependent upon the Soviet Union
Nation-states within the Soviet Union and are part of it
Nation-states within the Warsaw Pact that are socialist democracies
Nation-states within the Soviet Union and are part of it
What did glasnost and perestroika do?
Formally ended the Soviet Union as an entity and liberated all member-states
Give more democratic liberties and capitalist freedoms to the Soviet people
Formally transition the Soviet Union into full-fledged communism, phasing out the nation-state
Make the Soviet government stricter and harsher on the Soviet citizen
Give more democratic liberties and capitalist freedoms to the Soviet people
What did many Eastern European (former-Warsaw Pact) nations do following the end of the Cold War?
They remained quite socialist, but began a slow process of restructuring, which is still going on today
They became part of a new alliance, called the Eastern Union, which remained a major rival to NATO
They became right-wing capitalist democracies and joined the newly-created European Union
They remained allies of Russia and kept many elements of former communism, which they still have today
They became right-wing capitalist democracies and joined the newly-created European Union
What is an accurate description of the European Union and its government?
A superpower nation with a centralized, federalist republic that dominates all of Europe
A globalist alliance that acts as a decentralized, central government for its member-nations
A pointless alliance that has no central government at all and is more ineffective than the League of Nations
A communist dictatorship created out of the ashes of the Soviet Union meant to rival NATO
A globalist alliance that acts as a decentralized, central government for its member-nations
future of 9/11
A major change to society is the increased security on public transportation and increased gov’t surveillance
Terrorism will not end, but it did decline.
effect of 9/11 at time
Allies of the United States across the globe will send aid and support after the attacks
the United States will begin a manhunt for Osama bin Laden, beginning the Afghanistan War against the government of Afghanistan (called the Taliban) which was accused of supporting terrorism and hiding Osama bin Laden in their country
his marks the beginning of the War on Terror, which was America’s goal to end terrorism worldwide and will cause the country to get involved in many more global conflicts
cause of rise of social media
The Internet was a Cold War invention from the 1960’s by the government through a process called time-sharing essentially allowed multiple computers to be connected at once and share data with each other
The Internet did not become available for the public to access until April 30, 1993
Within just 10 years, websites such as Google, MySpace, or AOL allowed people to socialize and interact online for the first time from across the world
The invention of Facebook in 2004 allowed everyone to social network with one another and express their opinions and thoughtsSocial media never began on a single day, but Facebook swept the world in popularity and laid the foundation of modern social media
effect at time of social media
Alongside the development of social media was also the advent of 24-hour news
As 24-hour news networks like CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News tried to keep viewers for 24-hours, they will begin running opinion shows
As media evolves and more and more people have opinions and want to share them, it’s important to develop skills in media literacy
Part of media literacy is understanding the difference between misinformation (incorrect information) and disinformation (incorrect information INTENDED to deceive and mislead) and malinformation (incorrect information that is TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT with the INTENTION to deceive)
