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GHSGT Review - World History
The Contemporary World Vocabulary Review for GHSGT
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History
11th Grade
03/02/2011

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ethnic conflict
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Disagreements between groups of people that have different religious, cultural, racial, or social backgrounds, often leading to violence
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new nationalism
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A collective ideology or sentiment formed from living in a particular place or belonging to a particular culture
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terrorism
Definition
Using violence or threats of violence to demonstrate a position or belief
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cultural & intellectual integration:
Definition
Refers to the way countries, nations, corporations, and people are more intertwined in the modern world and can share information quickly through internet, television, and satellites
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television
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Way of transporting visual and audio images to a broad audience
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satellite
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Devices that orbit the earth and can transmit information around the globe. Allows for the use of cell phones, GPS devices, and wireless communications
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computer
Definition
Electronic device designed to process a wide variety of information to make old calculations and data processing quicker
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multi-national corporations
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Companies that have bases of operations in multiple countries
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United Nations
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A body of countries designed to identify and work to correct global issues ranging from economic problems to social injustices
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OPEC
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; this group of countries sets the production levels of oil, which helps to determine the price of oil on the world market
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World Trade Organization
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An international body that organizes trade agreements, can help settle trade disputes between countries, and promotes more free trade
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