What role has fundamentalism played in the growth of terrorism? Why is the United States currently at war with Afghanistan?

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22.4 Secruity in a Dangerous World

What are the major environmental threats to our planet? What are some of the problems keeping nations in poverty?

22.3 Social and Environmental Challenges

What is globalization and how is it changing relationships between countries?

22.2 Globalization

How did Boris Yeltsin try to reform Russia’s economy? What is the European Union and what challenges does it face?

22.1 Industrialized Nations After the Cold War

Why did dictatorships develop in Latin America? How did Cold War tensions lead to civil wars in Latin America?

21.4 Latin America Builds

How did China try to reform after the death of Mao Zedong? How did Chinese people respond to these changes? What has happened to the population and economy of India since independence?

21.3 China and India:Two Giants of Asia

What was the green revolution? How has rapid population growth raised concerns in developing nations? How is the status of women’s changing in developing nations?

21.1 The Challenges of Development

What is a cause of continued conflict in Iraq after the removal of Saddam Hussein? What are the obstacles to peace in Israel? Why is Jerusalem significant for Muslims, Jews, and Christians?

20.3 Conflicts in the Middle East

What was South Africa’s apartheid and how did it come to an end? What caused the genocides of Rwanda, Burundi, and Sudan?

20.2 Struggles in Africa

How has ethnic, religious, and regional differences led to conflict in the modern world?

20.1 Conflicts Divide Nations

What resources have caused foreign interest in the Middle East? Why was Egypt considered an early leader in the Arab world? How did foreign intervention contribute to Iran’s Islamic Revolution?

19.4 The Modern Middle East

Why do many African nations gain their independence peacefully? How do one-party dictatorships impact newly independent African nations? Why do African economies still depend on foreign nations?

19.3 Africans Nations Gain Independence

Why was British India partitioned into two new nations? How do religions and border disputes fuel current conflicts?

19.1 independent Nations of South Asia

How did Gorbechev’s glasnost and perestroika impact the Soviet Union? What was Poland’s solidarity movement and how was it reflective of the Eastern European countries after the fall of the Soviet Union?

18.5 The End of the Cold War

What was the Vietnam conflict about and why was the Tet Offensive a turning point? Who was Pol Pot and what was the goal of the Khmer Rouge?

18.4 War in Southeast Asia

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