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Unit 9 Review APWH : Globalization

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many people died from the Spanish influenza?

a)

50-100 Million

b)

1 million

c)

5,000

d)

20-40 million

2.

What is the difference between Pandemic and Epidemic?

a)

Epidemic - A rapidly spreading disease that affects the local population.

Pandemic - A rapidly spreading disease that affects the world population.

b)

Epidemic - A rapidly spreading disease that affects the world population.

Pandemic - A rapidly spreading disease that affects the local population.

3.

Scientist believe that through reassortment the 1918 influenza virus was passed from...

a)

Pigs > Birds > Humans

b)

Birds > Pigs > Humans

c)

Humans > Pigs > Birds

4.

Why were other countries not aware of the Spanish Flu

a)

Because it spread so fast

b)

Due to the War censorship

c)

They didn't read the News

d)

Because the news was ignored

5.

Which vaccine was first developed in 20th century, leading to major improvement in disease prevention?

a)

flu vaccine

b)

polio vaccine

c)

measles vaccine

d)

ebola vaccine

6.

Which of the following is NOT a 20th century medical advancement?

a)

germ theory

b)

antibiotics

c)

artificial heart

d)

vaccines

7.

Population growth was supported by the green revolution which included new technology in

a)

solar energy

b)

renewable energy

c)

modern art culture

d)

crop production, including fertilizers, pesticides, and genetically modified crops

8.

Which types of nations were most impacted by the green revolution?

a)

highly developed nations

b)

developing nations

c)

those in the southern hemisphere

9.

New energy technology in the 20th century included all of the following except

a)

renewable green energy

b)

coal

c)

solar

d)

nuclear

10.

Desertification happens when

a)

the entire menu is filled with dessert

b)

major forest fires consume arable land

c)

fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture, often happening in developing nations

d)

there is overuse of fertilizer

11.

Both desertification and deforestation have what outcomes?

a)

contribute to global warming trends

b)

affect the amount of farmland available

c)

they both increase the wealth of nations

d)

can lead to scarce resources and political conflict

12.

Which of the following diseases are considered poverty diseases of the 20th century?

a)

measles

b)

cholera

c)

Tuberculosis

d)

malaria

13.

This medical advancement of the 20th century had the greatest impact on women's health and birth rates:

a)

birth control

b)

vaccines

c)

artificial hearts

d)

organ transplants

14.

Modern 20th century epidemics have impacted which types of populations the hardest?

a)

Western

b)

Eastern

c)

Poorer and less developed nations

d)

Highly developed nations

15.

Which of the following did NOT lead to scarcity of water resources in the 20th century?

a)

World War I

b)

desertification

c)

regional and global conflicts

d)

instability from decolonization

16.

What is the current population of the world? (roughly)

a)

8 billion

b)

6 billio7

c)

6 billion

d)

4.5 billion

17.

What was the population of the world at the beginning of the 20th century (1900)

a)

4 billion

b)

3 billion

c)

2.5 billion

d)

1.6 billion

18.

In less developed nations, epidemics and disease are often more catastrophic because

a)

governments don't have agencies and policies to deal with health crises

b)

many citizens lack access to running water and necessities of hygiene

c)

disease may be viewed as a religious or super natural curse

d)

many of the people don't care as much about health topics and death

19.

In the long run, what impact did technology have on world population?

a)

neutral because weapon technology canceled out growth due to medical advances

b)

little growth due to the availability of birth control

c)

massive growth in all areas of the world

d)

large growth overall with highest birthrates in lower-income populations

20.

Which of the following is NOT an example of global culture?

a)

YouTube

b)

Global Brands

c)

Facebook

d)

Green Belt Movement

21.

The Négritude movement challenged what assumption in the 20th century?

a)

Colonization had no impact on people

b)

African culture was inferior to European culture

c)

The civil rights movement was unneccessary

d)

that women could compete with men in higher education

22.

Global feminism sought to increase the standing in what way?

a)

voting rights for women

b)

remove systemic barriers to education, rights, and jobs

c)

improving women's status in the home

d)

improve women's status in political affairs

23.

The UDHR was a turning point in global history because it outlined

a)

war crimes and the punishment for genocide

b)

the equality of women

c)

human rights are global and universal across all nations

d)

standards for world leaders

24.

The Green Belt Movement in Kenya encouraged what activity?

a)

free market trade

b)

soil conservation and tree planting

c)

investment in clean energy

d)

removal of communist leaders

25.

Greenpeace was an example of what type of movement?

a)

social

b)

demographic

c)

environmental

d)

political

26.

Apartheid was the practice of what in S. AFrica?

a)

Legalized oppression and segregation of Black Africans

b)

decolonization

c)

legal discrimination against women

d)

the practice of slavery in diamond mines

27.

Women had gains in literacy and access to higher education in the 20th century. This is an example of ____ change.

a)

gender

b)

political

c)

informal

d)

social

28.

The Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act in the USA gave more political protection and rights to what group?

a)

women

b)

workers

c)

racial minorities

d)

religious minorities

29.

Which region of the world declined in manufacturing post World War II?

a)

Africa

b)

Western countries, including USA

c)

China

d)

Russia

30.

A major economic development in the USA, Ireland, Japan, and Finland post World War II was the development of

a)

capitalism

b)

manufacturing

c)

socialism

d)

knowledge economy

31.

As the 20th century ended, economies increasingly adopted ___ economic policies.

a)

socialist

b)

communist

c)

free-market

d)

democratic

32.

New centers of manufacturing post WW II include

a)

Russia, Germany

b)

Vietnam, China, Bangladesh

c)

China, Japan

d)

Japan, Indonesia, Australia

33.

Liberation Theology can be accurately related to all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Al-Qaeda

b)

Latin America

c)

Catholic Church

d)

rights of the poor

34.

Desertification is most often caused by:

a)

intensive farming

b)

industrialization

c)

pollution

d)

war and conflict

35.

The UDHR challenged what existing belief about human rights?

a)

that rights were based on local laws

b)

that rights were universal

c)

that rights should differ from nation to nation

d)

that rights were the business of that government

36.

The Negritude movement and the Harlem Renaissance both promoted what culture?

a)

American

b)

Latin American

c)

Hispanic

d)

African

37.

Why did more nations adopt free-market policies in the late 2000s?

a)

to fight communism

b)

to fight inequality

c)

to compete in the global economy

d)

to defend democracy

38.

Which industry does NOT fit in a knowledge economy?

a)

manufacturing

b)

finance/ banking

c)

data analysis

d)

engineering

39.

Free-market policies were promoted in the Cold War by what two world leaders?

a)

Pol Pot and Fidel Castro

b)

Ho Chi Minh and Mao Zedong

c)

Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan

d)

Leaders of liberation theology

40.

Which organization passed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

a)

United Nations

b)

League of Nations

c)

US Congress

d)

NATO

41.

Global feminism was a single movement.

a)

true

b)

false

42.

NAFTA and the European Union were both created to remove

a)

post-war decolonization

b)

international unions

c)

global trade barriers

d)

regional trade barriers

43.

Which of the following best summarizes an outcomes of economic changes throughout the 20th century?

a)

decrease in the volume of goods traded

b)

increase in the volume of goods traded

c)

more regional rather than global trade

d)

a major rise in wages world-wide