Topic 21 Study Guide

Nonviolent protest and economic sanctions both played a key role in ending

• military rule in Argentina.

• apartheid in South Africa.

• the Tiananmen Square massacre in China.

• the caste system in India.

“It is the defining feature of our time. Bringing distant markets and people across the world together is a huge change that affects everyone, whether they are peasants in India, students in London, or bankers in New York." —Mike Moore, director-general of the WTO

What movement is being described in the above passage?

• the computer revolution

• the Green Revolution

• globalization

• the war on terrorism

“Article 1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. . . .

Article 3. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. . . . ”

These excerpts from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights show the influence of

• the Declaration of Independence.

• the writings of Karl Marx.

• Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations.

• Helsinki Accords.

The Romanian nun shown in this photograph is best known for

• leading nonviolent protests against apartheid in South Africa.

• working to combat genocide in the former Yugoslavia.

• relieving the effects of poverty in India.

• leading a movement to end deforestation in Kenya.

What impact did Deng Xiaoping's "Four Modernizations" have on China?

• They tightened the grip of the Communist party over China.

• They replaced China's command economy with a market economy.

• They lowered standards of living through most of China.

• They increased economic ties between China and the West.

What basic citizenship right was restricted under South Africa's pass laws?

• freedom of speech

• freedom of movement

• the right to vote

• the right to a fair trial

What valid conclusion can you draw from this map?

• Former Communist countries have been excluded from the European Union.

• Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia share a common legal system.

• Portugal and Spain share a common government.

• People and goods can move freely between Bulgaria and Ireland.

Which statement accurately describes the state of the caste system in India since independence?

• The constitution left the traditional caste system firmly in place.

• The government has completely dismantled the caste system.

• Dalits have made some progress in employment and education.

• The government has passed new laws discriminating against the lower castes.

Which of the cities shown on this map was the last to become a national capital?

• Sarajevo

• Podgorica

• Skopje

• Pristina

What agreement is described in the following text?

In a jointly held referendum in Ireland and Northern Ireland on May 22, 1998—the first all-Ireland vote since 1918—the agreement was approved by 94 percent of voters in Ireland and 71 percent in Northern Ireland. However, the wide disparity between Catholic and Protestant support in Northern Ireland (96 percent of Catholics voted in favor of the agreement, but only 52 percent of Protestants did) indicated that efforts to resolve the sectarian conflict would be difficult.

• Good Friday Agreement

• Helsinki Accords

• The Dayton Accords

• Kyoto Protocol