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1
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What was the USA’s military budget in 2020?

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$778 billion

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How much more is the USA’s military spending than China’s?

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5 times

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What is the world’s reserve currency?

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US $

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What percentage of all global financial transactions are in dollars?

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80%

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Which country gives out the most financial aid?

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USA

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How many Fortune 500 companies are American?

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126

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How much has has the Chinese GDP grown by since 1990?

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10 times

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How many Chinese state owned corperations are in the top 10 of the Global 500 and which?

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3
Sinopec
State Grid
and China national patroleum

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When did China open thier firdt overseas military bas in Djibouti and why?

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2017
near strategic oil shipping routes

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How much a year does the One Belt Road cost?

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$150 billion

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In 2014 China signed more than how much in construction contracts across Africa?

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$56 billion

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12
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How many scholarships a year does China offer to African students?

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33,000

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13
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When did Russian forces invade Crimea?

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2014

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Where is the worlds largest producer of Fossil fuels?

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USA

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Where is the worlds second largest producer of Fossil fuels?

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Russia

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China’s annual increase in emissions fell from what in 2002 to what in 2016?

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9% - 0.3%

17
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What percentage of renewable energy patents in 2016 were submitted by China?

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29%

18
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China mines what percentage of the world’s rare Earth metal production?

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90%

19
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In 2017 the US accused which aircraft manufacture of recieving how much of illegal subsidies from the EU?

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Airbus
$22bn

20
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Why did the US claim the Airbus subsidies where damaging which domestic manufacturer?

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Boeing by making Airbus aircrafts unnaturally cheap

21
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How did the US respond to the Airbus subsidies?

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Imposing $7.5bn of extra tarrifs on imported EU products

22
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What were the members of the old seven sisters?

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BP, Shell, Exxon Mobil, Texaco, Gulf Oil, Chevron

23
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What are the members of the new seven sisters?

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Saudi Aramco, Russia’s Gazprom, CNPC of China, NIOC
of Iran, Venezuela’s PDVSA, Brazil’s Petrobras and Petronas of Malaysia

24
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The Worlds two largest Pharmaceutical companies are called what and what country are they both based in?

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Johnson and Johnson
Pfizer
US

25
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How long are patents generally valid for?

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20 years

26
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When was the Kyoto Protocol?

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1997

27
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Countries who ratified the Kyoto protocol pledged to do what?

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cut emissions by 2012

28
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Why is the Kyoto protocol considered a failure?

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Most countries did not meet the pledge
Developing countries including china where exempt
USA refused to ratify
global emissions went up 58%

29
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When was the Montreal Protocol made?

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1987

30
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What was the aim of the Montreal Protocol?

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To protect the ozone, by phasing out ozone depleting CFCs

31
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Was the Montreal protocol considered a success or a failure and why?

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A success as it was ratified by all countries and projections indicate the ozone layer will return to 1980 levels between 2050 and 2070

32
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What is the purpose of the International criminal court?

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It tries war criminals according to international laws

33
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What is a criticism of the ICC?

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Accused of targeting African despots(tyrants) whilst turning a blind eye to western perpetrators

34
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When was the civil war in Rawanda?

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Between 1990 and 1994

35
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What was the estimated death toll of the Rawandan civil war?

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800,000
mostly members of the minority Tutsi community

36
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How many UN peace keepers where there in Rawanda?

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3,000

37
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The US Geological Survey has estimated there to be how much oil in the wider Arctic region?

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412bn barrels

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