| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which organization later became the World Trade Organization (WTO)? | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) European Economic Community (EEC) |
| What controversial policy has the World Bank supported around the world? | increased privatization of public utilities increased support for tariffs increased protections for workers increased access to education |
| What was one consequence of Bechtel Corporation’s efforts to develop water infrastructure in Bolivia? | violent protests in Bolivia the nationalization of Bechtel NAFTA’s condemnation of Bechtel better access to water in Bolivia |
| How did U.S. politicians in the 1980s respond to public concerns that Japan was pursuing unfair trade practices? | They pushed to limit Japanese car exports to the United States. They called for lower wages in the United States. They cut off trade in electronics with Japan. They criticized the use of foreign workers in Japan. |
| At what industry did Rachel Carson take aim in her book Silent Spring? | the chemical industry the coal industry the meat industry the nuclear industry |
| Which group was most likely to support the growing environmental movement in the 1960s through the 1980s? | young people older veterans of war poor timber workers ranchers in developing countries |
| Efforts to protect which species created tensions between environmentalists and workers in the Pacific Northwest in the 1980s and 1990s? | spotted owls seals rainforest mites iguanas |
| Which international agreement was created to address the ozone hole in Earth’s atmosphere? | the Montreal Protocol the Paris Agreement the UNFCCC NAFTA |
| What device made it possible for digital computers to efficiently process large amounts of information without the need for complicated wiring that took up space? | the integrated circuit the vacuum tube the BBS the analog computer |
| What was one consequence of the Egyptian protests in Tahrir Square in 2011? | The Egyptian president was overthrown. The Egyptian president began supporting the use of social media. China banned the use of Facebook. Apple invented the iPhone. |
| The vaccine developed by Hilary Koprowski was designed to prevent which communicable disease? | polio smallpox AIDS HIV |
| Which continent is home to the overwhelming majority of HIV-positive cases? | Africa Europe Asia North America |
| What was the stated reason for the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003? | to remove WMDs from Iraq to protect Afghanistan to destabilize Pakistan to find Osama bin Laden |
| What ultranationalist group has arisen in Germany to oppose the immigration of Muslim refugees? | PEGIDA Order of the Golden Dawn Kaigi National Justice Party |
| Which country experienced the rise of “death squads” during a bloody civil war in the 1980s? | El Salvador Venezuela Peru Ecuador |
| Where did Rohingya refugees from Myanmar seek shelter in 2017? | Bangladesh Pakistan United States Germany |
| Countries that experience the resource curse are also more likely to experience what other result? | authoritarianism economic development peace government stability |
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