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How has terrorism impacted developedand developing nations in thecontemporary world? 

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How has terrorism impacted developedand developing nations in thecontemporary world? 

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Governmental responses to terrorist
activities
• Surveillance
• Review of privacy rights
• Security at ports and airports
• Identification badges and photos

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What are some examples ofinternational terrorism in our worldtoday that have impacted developed anddeveloping nations? 

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What are some examples ofinternational terrorism in our worldtoday that have impacted developed anddeveloping nations? 

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Examples of international terrorism
• Munich Olympics
• Terrorist attacks in the United States
(e.g., 9/11/2001) motivated by
extremism (Osama bin Laden).
• Car bombings
• Suicide bombers
• Airline hijackers

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How is economic interdependencechanging the world? 

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How is economic interdependencechanging the world? 

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Economic interdependence
• Role of rapid transportation,
communication, and computer
networks
• Rise and influence of multinational
corporations
• Changing role of international
boundaries
• Regional integration, e.g., European
Union
• Trade agreements, e.g., North
American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), World Trade
Organization (WTO)
• International organizations, e.g.,
United Nations (UN), International
Monetary Fund (IMF)

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What are the links between economicand political freedom?

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What are the links between economicand political freedom?

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Relationship between economic and political
freedom
• Free market economies produce rising standards
of living and an expanding middle class, which
produces growing demands for political
freedoms and individual rights. Recent examples
include Taiwan and South Korea.

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What impact are economicdevelopment and rapid populationgrowth having on the environment?

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What impact are economicdevelopment and rapid populationgrowth having on the environment?

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Factors affecting environment and society
• Economic development
• Rapid population growth
Environmental challenges
• Pollution
• Loss of habitat
• Global climate change

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How does the developing worldcompare with the developed world interms of economic, social, andpopulation characteristics? 

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How does the developing worldcompare with the developed world interms of economic, social, andpopulation characteristics? 

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Contrasts between developed and developing
nations
• Geographic locations of major developed and
developing countries
• Economic conditions
• Social conditions (literacy, access to health care)
• Population size and rate of growth

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What new technologies have createdopportunities and challenges?

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What new technologies have createdopportunities and challenges?

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Impact of new technologies
• Widespread but unequal access to
computers and instantaneous
communications
• Genetic engineering and bioethics

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What are some challenges faced by thecontemporary world? 

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What are some challenges faced by thecontemporary world? 

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Migrations of refugees and others
• Refugees as an issue in international
conflicts
• Migrations of “guest workers” to
European cities
Ethnic and religious conflicts
• Middle East
• Northern Ireland
• Balkans
• Horn of Africa
• South Asia

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What was the role of Golda Meir andGamal Abdul Nasser in the creation ofthe states in the Middle East? 

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What was the role of Golda Meir andGamal Abdul Nasser in the creation ofthe states in the Middle East? 

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Golda Meir
• Prime Minister of Israel
• After initial setbacks, led Israel to
victory in Yom Kippur War
• Sought support of United States
Gamal Abdul Nasser
• President of Egypt
• Nationalized Suez Canal
• Established relationship with Soviet
Union
• Built Aswan High Dam

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What were the results of the UnitedNations’ decision to end the mandatesystem in terms of states created(locations) and their subsequentproblems? 

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What were the results of the UnitedNations’ decision to end the mandatesystem in terms of states created(locations) and their subsequentproblems? 

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Mandates in the Middle East
• Established by the League of Nations
• Granted independence after World
War II
• Resulted in Middle East conflicts
created by religious differences
French mandates in the Middle East
• Syria
• Lebanon
British mandates in the Middle East
• Jordan (originally Transjordan)
• Palestine (a part became independent
as the State of Israel)