2. 9.2: The Contemporary World  Follow along in the student packet: “Content students MUST KNOW to be successful on the GHSGT” (p. 161-162) Click Here

3. Genocide & Ethnic Conflicts

4. India, Kenya, South Africa

5. Nationalism: India, Kenya, South Africa

6. Worst Terrorist Attacks Worldwide: 100+ Fatalities, 1900-2008

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

8. United Nations Member Nations General Assembly Executive Council U.N. Peacekeeping Interventions, 1945-2009

12. 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.

13. 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.

15. On the previous map above, the shaded countries represent the membership of: 10 0 5 1. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). 2. World Health Organization (WHO). 3. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 4. International Monetary Fund (IMF). 12345678910101 1212 1313 1414 1515 1616 1717 1818 1919 2020 21212 2323 2424 2525 2626 2727 2828 2929 3030 3131 3232

16. The U.S. is a prominent member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). 10 0 5 1. True 2. False 1234567891011121314151617181920 212223242526272829303132

17. One goal of the World Trade Organization is to encourage free trade among nations by eliminating tariffs and quotas on imported goods. 10 0 5 1. True 2. False 1234567891011121314151617181920 212223242526272829303132

18. 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. 10 0 5 1. True 2. False 1234567891011121314151617181920 212223242526272829303132

19. The 1 st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the rights of free speech, petition, assembly, press, and religion. 10 0 5 1. True 2. False 1234567891011121314151617181920 212223242526272829303132