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Globalization Flash Cards
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- 1The Green RevolutionEffort to impact world hunger
- 2Cross BreedingBreeding two varieties of plants to create a hybrid
- 3Genetic EngineeringManipulating a cell or organism to changes its basic characteristics
- 4Alexander FlemingScottish scientist that accidentally discovered a substance that killed bacteria
- 5EpidemicsDisease in a particular community
- 6PandemicsEpidemic diseases that spread across borders
- 7TuberculosisAirborne infection that spreads through coughs and sneezes and affects the lungs
- 8CholeraBacterial disease that spreads through contaminated water
- 9PolioA bacterial disease that spreads through contaminated water, can result in paralysis & sometimes death
- 10Jonas SalkIn 1955, announced an injectable vaccine against polio proven effective
- 11DeforestationThe loss of Earth’s trees as a result of cutting down trees so the land can be used for agriculture
- 12DesertificationThe removal of the natural vegetation cover through expansion and intensive use of agricultural lands in arid and semi-arid lands
- 13Green Belt MovementProtect wilderness from urban growth (planted 51 million trees)
- 14Carbon footprintThe amount of of carbon dioxide that each person produces
- 15Kyoto Protocol1997, 1st major international agreement to reduce carbon emissions
- 16Greta ThunbergClimate activist who spoke at the 2018 UN conference, led a global strike
- 17Extinction RebellionClimate activist group formed in 2018
- 18Augusto PinochetRuled from 1974-1990, put in power by a US coup over a democratically elected socialists
- 19Deng XiaopingBecame the Chinese leader in 1981, backed away from strict Communist theories, and promoted more economic growth
- 20Women’s March on WashingtonMost dramatic sign of global feminism
- 21Negritude MovementEmphasized pride in “blackness,” rejection of colonial rule, and the right to self determination
- 22ModernismA rejection of tradition, in favor of experimentation and uncertainty
- 23Great DepressionThe worst economic crisis in modern history, lasting from 1929 until the beginning of World War II in 1939
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