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Review for Final Exam
From 1900 - present
Esp; Japan after WW 2
Chap 41Globalization and Resistance
Fill in the blanks
1) In the late 1900s, Brazil came to compete with the United States in
2) Which Latin American nations built a thriving computer industry in the 1970s?
3) Which was the world's second greatest contributor to greenhouse gases?
4) In 2008, about of the world had direct access to the Internet.
5) In the 1990s, the storage capacity of microchips was increasing more than every year.
6) Tim Berners is credited with development of the
7) By the 1980s, of U.S. corporate profits came from foreign operations.
8) Multinational corporations differ from other business organizations because they
9) Which had become a specialization of India?
10) In Africa, globalization has contributed to unemployment rates of and higher.
11) What percent of the French population was Muslim in 2003?
12) Which of these threatened to become a global epidemic in 2003?
13) ) Amnesty International is an example of a
14) The Goal of the International Monetary Fund is to *-
15) The members of the North American Free Trade Agreement are and _
16) China's yellow dragon is
17) Methane, which is a component of greenhouse emissions, comes in part from
18) Which of these can cause damage to the ozone layer?
19) The Kyoto conference issued an agreement concerning
20) ) Which of these began to spread around the world after 1980?
34) McDonald's is an example of a
35) In the later 1900s the role of the UN
21) China's Falun Gong is related to
22) Which religion has spread in Latin America in recent decades?
23) What two religious groups have collided in Indonesia in the last decades?
24) Trend-based forecasting is based on
25) Which was the focus of forecasting in the 1960s?.
26) In Brazil since the 1970s, which of these patterns was broken?
27) Which legacies of British imperialism has fed into India's service industry?
28) In a well-established pattern, China continues to be a major importer of
29) Which of these statements is true about globalization in the twenty-first century?
A) Not all parts of the world are affected by globalization.
B) Most of the world is unaffected by globalization.
C) Certain patterns of globalization are ubiquitous.
D) Not all parts of the world are affected by globalization in the same way
30) ) Multinationals can be said to
A) spread the burdens of industrialization
B) promote infrastructure development wherever they operate
C) bring unmitigated benefits to the countries wherever they operate
D) be successful because they are so large
31) Figure 41.2 illustrates which of these statements?
A) The costs of implementing new technologies have been high.
B) Most of the population does not benefit from modernization in developing nations.
C) In developing countries, modernization could be very patchy.
D) Most developing nations are predominantly rural.
32) The greenhouse effect is difficult to solve because
A) its causes are multiple and cannot easily be curtailed
B) there is no will to make any chances
C) the model is still rejected by most scientists
D) the problem is too large to be addressed
33)Globalization differs from earlier world trade patterns primarily in
A) the countries involved
B) scale and scope
C) involving a monetary economy
D) bringing more negative than positive impacts
Video: Japan A Proper Place in the Sun
Beginning with an incisive look at the political and economic factors contributing to World War 11, this program moves rapidly to the post-war era, focusing on MacArthur's reform polices for Japan; shows how this tiny island nation managed to raise itself from the ashes to become a major economic force in less than fifty years. Along with the rewards of economic success have come modem-day problems: over-industrialization, overcrowding, and an exceedingly fast paced and competitive lifestyle.
This is a good video to link with chap 39 Rebirth and Revolution: Nation- building in East Asia and the Pacific Rim. Therefore as usual take notes.
1. Describe Japan's imperialistic outreach.
2. According to this documentary why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
3. Who was the general in charge of Japan immediately after the war and what was his policy towards Japan?
4. What were his specific plans for Japan?
5. Describes the reforms that were implemented.
6. Outline the stages of economic planning Heavy Thick Long Big Light Thin Short Small Beauty Feeling Play Creativity
7. How did Japanese traditional culture blend with the new? 4°-
8. Why did the Japanese buy 'local'.
9. How did the "new" Japan affect women and people in the rural areas?
10. How has Japan changed since the late the post war period?