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Which of these has contributed most to interconnections between individuals, governments, and businesses worldwide?

• the cotton gin

• the automobile

• the milling factory

• the Internet

Increasingly, more people in the world have access to transportation. Individuals can travel across the country or across the world within a day. Goods and services can be transported nearly anywhere in the world within a week. As a consequence,

• local and global economies are interdependent.

• the global economy generates less income.

• local and global economies are separate

• the global economy has become stagnant.

• He started a computer company known as the

Microsoft Corporation in 1974.

• His company became one of the world's largest producers of computer

software.

• He is considered one of the wealthiest people in the world.

• He spends much of his time working with his philanthropy, the Bill and

Melinda Gates Foundation.

Which of the following is true about Bill Gates?

• He focuses heavily on producing more personal computers than any other computer entrepreneur in the industry

• He became one of the world's wealthiest people after he and a friend invented the modern computer in the early 1970s.

• He revolutionized the computer industry by starting Microsoft and is a social leader through his philanthropic work.

• He is one of the only software company executives that uses his personal fortune to help fund poverty relief efforts

military action

diplomatic agreements

conventions

The measures above are all used by nations and international organizations to ensure

• more efficient production

• better customer service

• higher profits for everyone

• international security

Computer savvy Steve Jobs is known as an innovator in the computer industry because he

• created the World Wide Web network

• co-founded Apple Computers with a friend

• was the first to sell portable computers

• invented an online encyclopedia program

Which U.S. president oversaw the end of the Korean War and pushed the U.S. to join the Space Race?

• Zachary Taylor

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Harry S. Truman

• Calvin Coolidge

Which of the following were major issues during George H.W. Bush's presidency?

• the conflict between North and South Vietnam

• foreign policy in Eastern Europe and the Middle East

• trade agreements with Great Britain and the U.S.S.R

• plans for the United States education system

Which of the following is an example of persistence?

• Some citizens do not to vote because they believe one vote does not make a difference

• The soldiers kept charging the beaches of Normandy, even under heavy gun fire.

• Alabama Governor George Wallace refused to accept desegregation laws

• General Robert E. Lee eventually surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant.

Which of the following early twentieth century businessmen was well-known for his philanthropy?

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• John D. Rockefeller

• Jay Gould

• J.P. Morgan

Which of the following did President George W. Bush lead the United States through?

• September 11th terror attacks

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Operation Desert Storm

• Olympics Steroids Scandals