9.2: The Contemporary World  Follow along in the student packet: “Content students MUST KNOW to be successful on the GHSGT” (p ) Click Here

Genocide & Ethnic Conflicts

India, Kenya, South Africa

Nationalism: India, Kenya, South Africa

Worst Terrorist Attacks Worldwide: 100+ Fatalities,

Countries hit by an Islamist- inspired terrorist attack since 9/11

United Nations Member Nations General Assembly Executive Council U.N. Peacekeeping Interventions,

What is a good example of globalization? She was an English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend. They crashed in a French tunnel, riding in a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Frenchman who was drunk on Scotch whisky, followed closely by Italian Paparazzi on Japanese motorcycles, treated by American doctors using Brazilian medicines. Princess Diana’s death.

Example of Globalization (continued) This is sent to you by an American, using Bill Gates’ technology, and you’re probably reading this on your computer that uses Taiwanese chips and a Korean monitor, assembled by Bangladeshi workers in a Singapore plant, transported by Indian lorry- drivers, unloaded by Sicilian longshoremen, and trucked to you by Mexicans.

On the previous map above, the shaded countries represent the membership of: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). 2. World Health Organization (WHO). 3. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 4. International Monetary Fund (IMF)

The U.S. is a prominent member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) True 2. False

One goal of the World Trade Organization is to encourage free trade among nations by eliminating tariffs and quotas on imported goods True 2. False

The 14 th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution clearly identified African Americans as full citizens in an attempt to counteract the Black Codes established in the American South during Reconstruction True 2. False

The 1 st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the rights of free speech, petition, assembly, press, and religion True 2. False