World History Unit 10

Nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that can kill thousands of people are called...

• high visibility weapons

• weapons of mass destruction

• conventional arms

• cyberterrorism

What is a way in which immigrants make a positive contribution to their new countries? (Select ALL THAT APPLY)

• they help offset labor shortages in a variety of industries

• they contribute to the sharing, shaping, and blending of a newly enriched culture

• they bring experiences and knowledge that can spur the economy

What is a positive attribution of globalization?

• Developed nations have benefited the most

• less amounts of immigration around the world

• open, competitive markets and the free flow of goods, services, technology, and investments

• emerging nations becoming just as wealthy as developed nations

Nations with the industrialization, transportation, and business facilities for advanced production of manufactured goods are called.....

• emerging nations

• modernized nations

• the global economy

• developed nations

What is it known as when nuclear weapons are spred to countries that do not currently have them

• proliferation

• terrorism

• telecommunication

• political dissenters

politically motivated attacks on information systems, such as hacking into computer networks, is called....

• weapons of mass destruction

• the mass media

• cyberterrorism

• the USA Patriot Act

Did the United States or Great Britain find any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq?

• yes

• no

• we're not sure

people whose jobs focus on working with information are called...

• teachers

• knowledge workers

• mangement or supervisors

• reaserchers

What does AIDS stand for?

• acquired immune deficiency syndrome

• acquried immune deficiency sickness

• acquired infectious disease syndrome

• acquired infectious deficiency syndrome

Which of the following is a way in which nations have helped prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons?

(Select ALL that apply)

• Many nations signed a Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

• Many countries initiated a ban on the trade of tea until nuclear weapons were dismantled

• the U.S. and Soviet Union signed the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties

• Many nations have signed treaties promising not to make biological or chemical weapons.