The North South Divide

Question 1

THE 20TH CENTURY WITNESSED?

Answer 1

THE 20TH CENTURY WITNESSED THE INDEPENDENCE OF MANY COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA. THIS EFFECTIVELY LED TO THE RISE IN THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES IN THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM.

Question 2

DURING THE COLD WAR, SCHOLARS CAME UP WITH VARIOUS CLASSIFICATIONS TO DESCRIBE THE GLOBAL SYSTEM
Which were

Answer 2

FIRST WORLD: THE ECONOMICALLY BUOYANT NORTH AMERICA, JAPAN AND WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.

SECOND WORLD: SOVIET UNION (DEFUNCT), CHINA AND EASTERN/CENTRAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

THIRD WORLD: ECONOMICALLY UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN AFRICA, ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA.

Question 3

What countries belong to the north and south

Answer 3

IN RECENT TIMES, INDUSTRIALIZED NATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND JAPAN BELONG TO THE NORTH WHILE UNDERDEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING NATIONS ARE GROUPED AS SOUTH

Question 4

___ PEOPLE SUFFER FROM WATER-BORNE DISEASES EACH YEAR IN 3RD WORLD NATIONS (SOUTH)

Answer 4

2.3 billion

Question 5

WHY ARE 3RD WORLD COUNTRIES POOR OR UNDERDEVELOPED?

Answer 5

1. NEO-COLONIALISM: THE SOUTH WAS AND STILL ECONOMICALLY DEPENDENT ON THE NORTH. THE NORTH EXPECTS THE SOUTH TO PROVIDE FOOD AND RAW MATERIALS FOR THEM. THE NORTH EXPECTS THE SOUTH TO BUY MANUFACTURED GOODS FROM THEM AT HIGHER PRICES.

Question 6

THE EMERGENCE OF ____HAS HELPED IN BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH TO AN EXTENT

Answer 6

ORGANIZATION OF PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC)

Question 7

OPEC WAS FOUNDED IN ? IN ?, ?. THE HEADQUATERS IS SITUATED IN ?, ?

Answer 7

1960
Baghdad Iraq
Vienna Austria

Question 8

THE OIL EXPORTING COUNTRIES AGREED AMONG THEMSELVES TO FORM AN ORGANIZATION WITH A VIEW TO?

Answer 8

SAFEGUARDING THEIR LEGITIMIATE INTEREST IN THE WORLD

Question 9

THE FOUNDING MEMBERS USED OPEC AS A RETALIATION AGAINST?

What did they decide to do

Answer 9

HIGH PRICES CHARGED BY THE HIGHLY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FOR THEIR COMMODITIEs

OPEC MEMBERS DECIDED TO RAISE THE PRICE OF PETROL AND OTHER PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Question 10

OPEC REMAINS AN IMPORTANT PLAYER IN?

Answer 10

THE INTERNATIONAL OIL AND GAS MARKET

Question 11

IN ?, OPEC MEMBERS CUT DOWN ON THEIR OIL PRODUCTION VERY SHARPLY IN ORDER TO?

Answer 11

1973

CAUSE ARTIFICIAL SCARCITY AND HIKE THE PRICES

Question 12

THE OIL PRODUCING STATES IN THE? (ARAB NATIONS) AND OTHER NATIONS LIKE LIBYA AND NIGERIA MADE HUGE PROFITS

Answer 12

MIDDLE EAST

Question 13

HOWEVER, THE INCREASE IN OIL REVENUES DID NOT NECESSARILY LEAD TO MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT IN SOME COUNTRIES LIKE ?

Answer 13

Nigeria 😭

Question 14

UNDER ?, LIBYAN CITIZENS ENJOYED SOME WELFARIST PROGRAMMES SUCH THAT LIBYA COULD COMPETE ECONOMICALLY WITH SOME EUROPEAN COUNTRIES LIKE ? AND ?

Answer 14

Gaddaffi

Greece and Portugal

Question 15

GADDAFFI WAS THE LIBYAN LEADER BETWEEN

Answer 15

1969-2011

Question 16

OVER THE YEARS, SOME THIRD WORLD NATIONS HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
Example

Answer 16

EXAMPLES INCLUDE: ASIAN TIGERS (SINGAPORE, TAIWAN, SOUTH KOREA AND HONG KONG) ARE POWERFUL COUNTRIES

Question 17

IN RECENT TIMES, COUNTRIES SUCH AS SOUTH AFRICA, CHINA, BRAZIL, TURKEY, MALAYSIA, INDIA AND INDONESIA ARE CALLED ?

Answer 17

NEWLY INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES (NICs)

Question 18

COUNTRIES SUCH AS SAUDI ARABIA, KUWAIT, QATAR, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EGPYT, CHILE, ARGENTINA AND MEXICO ARE WELL AHEAD OF SEVERAL THIRD WORLD NATIONS IN TERMS OF?

Answer 18

OVERALL DEVELOPMENT

Question 19

DEPENDENCY THEORY ORIGINATED FROM?

Answer 19

LATIN AMERICA