Global Issues

Osama bin Laden was the founder of ____, an organization responsible for the attacks of 9/11 against the United States.

• the Nazi Party

• the Taliban

• Isis

• the Vietcong

• Al Qaeda

The President of the United States when Osama bin Laden was killed was whom?

• George W. Bush

• Bill Clinton

• Barrack Obama

• George H. W. Bush

• Donald Trump

Operation Enduring Freedom, the American-led international effort to oust the Taliban regime in ____ & destroy Osama bin Laden’s terrorist network began on October 7, 2001.

• Iraq

• Afghanistan

• Pakistan

• the Soviet Union

• Vietnam

(Choose three responses) Al-Qaeda stated many reasons for committing the 9/11 attacks.

• US support of Israel

• US participation in the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991)

• US military presence in the Middle East

• US policy of containment against communism

• US participation in World War Two (1941-1945)

What is most likely to threaten the health of people throughout the world?

• high health care costs

• sedentary lifestyle

• lack of medication

• spread of viruses

What is a global perspective?

• the view of a locality about a topic?

• the view of a person about a topic?

• the view of many countries about a topic?

• the view of a country about a topic?

(Choose Two Answers) The cartoon compares which two events?

• the terrorist attacks of 9/11

• the great Chicago fire

• the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, HI

• the sinking of the Lusitania

• the massive immigration to Ellis Island, NY

Approximately what percentage of objects found in the garbage patch are microplastics less than 0.5 cm in size?

• Over 90%

• 75%

• 50%

• 10%

Current research indicates that the

garbage patch is:

• Shrinking Slowly

• Growing Rapidly

How long does it take currents to carry debris from the west coast of North America to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

• 6 months

• 1 year

• 3 years

• 6 years