AP WORLD HISTORY, AMSCO CHAPTER 30

Period 6: 1900C.E to PresentName:Period:

Post-Cold War World 1990 to Present, Pages 598-628Absence Date: ______

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! - Ronald Reagan, West Berlin, Germany, June 12, 1987

  1. After the fall of the Soviet Union what other challenges threatened the world?
  2. What does Globalization mean after 1970?
  3. What were two reasons Globalization expanded after the fall of the Soviet Union?
  4. What did market oriented policy advocate for?
  5. How did Japan control its imports after WWII?
  6. What caused Japan's economy to slow by the 1980's?
  7. Who were the four Asian Tigers minus China?
  8. When did China become one of the Asian Tigers and how did it happen ?
  9. In the case of India what should come first a middle class or government spending on health care? (opinion)
  10. What is Russia's economy based on today?
  11. What affect did GATT have on the economies of Europe? Explain
  12. What are some of the problems with the WTO?
  13. Why do some people say "free trade is not always fair trade"?
  14. What did some theorist hope the Internet would cause?
  15. How has modern communication technology changed the "fourth estate"?
  16. How did the "Arab Spring" show a change in the power of Authoritarian rulers?
  17. Explain how Globalization has changed world culture?
  18. How do sports represent Globalization?
  19. How did civil rights movements affect people in India and the United States?
  20. Explain how South African Apartheid worked?
  21. Explain the transition of life that Nelson Mandela went through while living in South Africa?
  22. How did the CCP limit political organizations?
  23. Explain the events of Tiananmen Square in 1989?
  24. How do the minority groups of China feel about Chinese government policies?
  25. Explain the environmental challenges China faces?
  26. What are some of the problems with the three gorges dam project in China?
  27. What effects on the world did President George H.W. Bush’s administration have?
  28. What angered many regions of the world in regard to America’s role as the worlds sole super power?
  29. Explain the several terrorist groups talked about in your text book?
  30. Why did the United States prosecute the War in Afghanistan?
  31. What was the reason the United States invaded Iraq?
  32. Explain the genocide in Bosnia?
  33. Explain the genocide in Rwanda?
  34. Explain the genocide in the Sudan?
  35. What are some advantages of the Green Revolution?
  36. Explain some of the problems faced with overcoming Global Warming (“Climate Change”)?
  37. Explain two of the organization associated with Environmental issues?
  38. What were the three places that created concerns about Nuclear energy?
  39. What are some of the biggest challenges to women according to the World Health Organization?
  40. What affect has antibiotics had on the world stage?

Malaria /
Tuberculosis
Cholera
Small Pox
Polio
HIV/AIDS
Ebola
Diabetes & Heart Disease

Time Line:

1989 C.E.
Tiananmen Massacre / 1992 C.E
Bosnian Genocide / 1994 C.E.
Rwandan Genocide / 2001 C.E.
911
Terrorist Attack / 2003 C.E.
Sudan Genocide / 2014 C.E
Yazidi Genocide

Key Terms:

Bollywood

Asian Tigers

Protective Tariffs

Global Brands

Americanization

Ethnic Cleansing

Three Gorges Dam

Green Revolution

Global Warming

Margaret Thatcher

Nelson Mandela

Osama Bin Laden

International Red Cross

Balkanization

Darfur

Apartheid