Student Survive 2 Thrive: Week 36 World History: Global Interdependence 1960-2012

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This world history resource focuses on struggles for
democracy from 1945 to 2012 and includes quiz questions
and answers and video links to related topics.

I utilized World History: Patterns of Interaction (Holt McDougal) for our world history textbook. It has multiple options for different learning styles and covers a wide array of information.

This quiz accompanies Chapter 36: pages 1068-1105.

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Choose an answer for each question.
Compare your answers with those provided.

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The United States was the first country to put a
human into orbit in outer space.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is false.

Which of the following is/are TRUE regarding space exploration?
Answer choices include:
Experiments in the International Space Station
may lead to advances in medicine & technology.
NASA & the European Space Agency developed
& launched the Hubble Space Telescope.
Two robotic rovers created by NASA successfully landed on Mars.
All of these.

The correct answer is all of these.

Advances in technology have changed how and where many people work.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is true.

___ is the creation of identical copies of DNA that allow scientists
to reproduce identical plants & animals.
Answer choices include: Genetics, Genetic engineering,
Artificial intelligence, Natural selection

The correct answer is genetic engineering.

What is the primary goal of the Green Revolution?
Answer choices include:
Decrease food production worldwide;
Reduce, reuse, & recycle;
Creation of another political party focused on living with intention;
Increase food production worldwide

The correct answer is increase food production worldwide.

After World War II, ____.
Answer choices include:
Manufacturing jobs moved toward developed nations
& information industries moved toward emerging nations,
Manufacturing jobs moved toward emerging nations
& information industries moved toward developed nations,
Manufacturing jobs & information industries became primarily less in all nations, Manufacturing jobs & information industries became primarily more in all nations

The correct answer is: Manufacturing jobs moved
toward emerging nations & information industries
moved toward developed nations

In 2009, which multinational corporation had
the highest revenue at about $408 billion? Answer choices include:
Toyota, Exxon Mobil, GE (General Electric), Wal-Mart

The correct answer is Wal-Mart.

Beginning in 1994, NAFTA encouraged free trade between
all of these countries EXCEPT:
Answer choices include:
Great Britain, United States, Mexico, Canada

The correct answer is Great Britain.

Starting in 2007, ___ prices in the U.S. increased rapidly
& then sharply decreased, leading many
governments having to help stabilize the world economy.
Answer choices include: computer, housing, pharmaceutical, education

The correct answer is housing.

Globalization takes jobs from high-paid laborers in developed
countries and re-distributes them to laborers in emerging countries.
Answer choices include: true, false

The correct answer is true.

A(n) ____ is a restriction of trade and can lead to
significant economic decline in many nations.
Answer choices include: sale, inflation, embargo, backorder

The correct answer is embargo.

In the Persian Gulf War, ~39 nations declared war on ___ due to fears
that it would control most of the world’s petroleum supplies.
Answer choices include: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq

The correct answer is Iraq.

___ growth focuses on meeting current economic needs while ensuring
the preservation of the environment & conservation of resources.
Answer choices include: Sustainable, Rapid, Critical, Exponential

The correct answer is sustainable.

Which of the following is/are weapon(s) of mass destruction, bringing
about treaties to limit their manufacturing, testing, & trade?
Answer choices include: nuclear/atomic weapons, biological weapons,
chemical weapons, all of these

The correct answer is all of these.

___ established the Order of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India,
with a commitment to serve the sick, needy, & unfortunate.
Answer choices include:
Billy Graham, Mother Teresa, Jim Bakker, Mahatma Gandhi

The correct answer is Mother Teresa.

Which continent has been most affected by HIV/AIDS?
Answer choices include: North America, Asia, Europe, Africa

The correct answer is Africa.

In 2005, there were 19.2 million ___, who are people who leave
their country to move to another to find safety.
Answer choices include: refugees, citizens, nationalists, residents

The correct answer is refugees.

___ involves politically motivated attacks on computerized information systems.
Answer choices include: Religiterrorism, Cyberterrorism, Guerrilla Warfare, Narcoterrorism

The correct answer is cyberterrorism.

What is the major way popular culture is spreading to all parts of the world?
Answer choices include: mass media, books, face-to-face conversations, cave walls