Unit 3: Toward a Global Civiliation Flashcards
By 2002 more than 29 million people in Africa lived with what disease?
AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)
Despite the success of the four modernizations, many Chinese people believed that advances were still needed in what?
democracy
In 1986 where did a nuclear explosion release radiation that killed hundreds of people?
Chernobyl, Russia
Increasing demands for what leads to deforestation?
Increasing demand for new farmlands
Kwame Nkrumah helped what country become the first of many sub-Saharan African countries to become independent?
Ghana
Modern African cultures are characterized by the tension between what?
traditional and modern culture
Serbia refused to allow what country to remain autonomous after its war with Bosnia?
Kosovo
The people of Pakistan are primarily members of what religion?
Muslim
What characterizes U.S. policy toward Latin America since WWII?
The United States has used trade embargos, trade agreements and military action to influence Latin American countries
What country has been influenced by drug cartels and drug production?
Columbia
What did most leaders of the newly independent African nations come from?
urban middle class
What does the term cooperative refer to?
a farm organization owned and operated for the benefit of the farmers
What event led to the reestablishment of the Republic of China?
The establishment of the People’s Republic of China led to the reestablishment of the Republic of China
What is magic realism characterized by?
a form of expression unique to Latin American literature; it combines realistic events with dreamlike or fantastic backgrounds
What nation held 52 americans hostage for over a year?
Iran
What nation was ruled by the oppressive military regime known as Khmer Rouge?
Cambodia
What was a problem Gorbachev faced as he sought to reform the Soviet Union?
the multi-ethnic makeup of the Soviet Union
What was the Exxon Valdez involved in?
1989, Oil spill in Alaska that devastated the environment
What year did American astronauts land on the moon?
1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
What year was Palestine divided into a Jewish state and an Arab state?
1948
Which book led to the movement to protect the environment?
“Silent Spring”
Which group of nations was involved in the Suez War of 1956?
Israel, Great Britain, France and Egypt
Who became the first black president of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
Why did the Chinese government decide to improve relationship with the United States in the 1970s?
because China faced a serious security threat from the Soviet Union
Why did the economies of many African nations suffer?
forced to import technology from western nations
