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1
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example of a large western company which has caused cultural erosion

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disney and hollywood

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2
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how many cultural groups have been affected in Papua New Guinea

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7000

each with their own fashion and forms of dance and weaponary

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3
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when was the geneva convention set up

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1949 but updated in 1997 and 2005

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4
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what is article 3 of geneva convention

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porhibits torture

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5
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when was guantanamo bay built and how many extremists

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2002

775

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6
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how many leave detroit a month due to factors like unemployment

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1000

downwards cumulative causation in detroit since economic shift

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when did the global shift of industry become highest

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in the last 30 years

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why might people support the shift of industry

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> manufactured goods become cheaper

>any businesses that remain after the shift are more cohesive higher wage jobs that offer employment prospects

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Although USA growth has slowed in last 20 years how much more is their GDP per capita than China

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$46,000 more

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10
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when was the WTO established and how many members

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1995 and has 161 members

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what are the 2 reasons for promoting neo-liberal markets and trade policies

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> to cause the deregulation of barriers of trade and reduction and removal of tariffs

> to lay down foundations and conditions needed for take off from a traditional society (Rostows theory of modernisation 1960) b y promoting free trade and capitalism

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12
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when was the OECD est.

how many members

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1960

34 members

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13
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what % of undiscovered oil is in the Arctic

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13%

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14
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how far can country exploit from their coast

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200miles

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15
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why is arctic significant for USA

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88% of USA economy relies on oil revenues

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why is their tension between russia and assession 8 countries

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former communist countries joined EU in 2004 loss of soveriegnty for Russia

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17
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how much did Ukraine owe russia for gas in 2007

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$2 billion

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18
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how many pipelines run through ukraine

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3/4 of europes pipelines

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why was tension over gazprom not significant for some countries

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they obtain oil and gas from elsewhere such as 80% Norweigan power is HEP or nuclear

20
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when did USA gain ownership of south china sea

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in 1972

21
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what have china done thats caused tensions

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built airports and military reserves on spratly islands

worker on missiles and silent submariens

22
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what % trade goes through malacca straight

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30%

23
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how many barrels of oil expected in south china sea

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33 billion barrels

24
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how many barrels of oil expected in arctic

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90 billion

25
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when was UK aid given to somalia

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2012 as they were ranked most corrupt nation

26
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how many in somalia not in school

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3/5 children many are girls out of school

27
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analysis of cases between 2007 and 2012 found that how much money in aid was lost due to corruption or fraud according to WB

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$245 million

28
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in 2015 5 years after earthquake how many still hoemless in haiti

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85,000

29
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what % haiti in poverty

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75%

30
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how muh aid of the $13billion made it to Haitians

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2%

31
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what is article 4 of human rights act

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freedom from slavery and forced labour

32
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what are taiwan and south koreas economies now known as

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tiger economies

33
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how much money given from UK to improve equality in afrcian countries like kenya

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£143 million

34
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how many people did the £143 million programme reach

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600,000 including 71,000 familes with malnour. childrne

35
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when was intervention in afghanistan

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2001 after 9/11

36
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when was removal of taliban regime

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dec 2001

37
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when was a democracy instilled in afghansistan

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2004

38
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how many refugees did UK offer place for

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56000

39
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how much was the militray aid package for jordan

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£1 billion

300,000 in military assistance

40
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how many peacekeeping operations have been organised by USA in places like Jordan facing torture

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16

41
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when was Osama bin laden killed

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2011

42
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in iraq how many ISIS soldiers

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31,000

43
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when was the SRebrenica massacre

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1995

44
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how many died in the massacre

A

8000 bosniak mulsim men

45
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which forces were implemented into Srebrenica but couldnt do anything to help

A

Dutch UN forces

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