World History

Chapter22
Lesson 1
The European Union Takes Shapes
Benefits:
The freer flow of capital, labor and good among European nations.
Doubts:
The EU have a weak economy compared to their neighbors of Western Europe, due to the
communist years.
Old members fear that new nations will weaken their economy overall.
Some Europeans worry about the changing religious demographic of the EU.
Some Europeans also are concerned that if the EU changes too much quickly, it will be
less stable.
Lesson 2
Benefits of Trade:
Great variety in the types of goods and services are available to them.
Prices are kept generally low.
Globalization exposes to new ideas, technology and communication.
Better infrastructure, raise standard of living, and provide better services.
Nations involved have become more democratic.
Lesson 3
Causes of Poverty:
Many poor nation owe billions of debts and have no extra money to spend to improve living
conditions.
Political Upheavals
Civil War
Corruption
Poor planning.
Natural Disasters:
Tsunamis
Earthquakes
Floods
Avalanches

Droughts
Fires
Hurracaines
Volcanic europtions

Global Disease:
SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
Avian flu (bird flu)
Mad cow disease
Basic Human Rights:
Freedom of speech
Freedom of religion and press

West Nile fever

Influenza
HIV/AIDS

Fair trial
Earn a living
Live in safety

Targets of Human Rights Violation:

Women
Children
Lesson 4
NPT(Nonproliferation Treaty):
Purpose:
To ensure that nuclear weapons didnt rapidly spread to nations that doesnt have nuclear
weapons.
Countries that Refuse:
India
Pakistan
Israel
WMD ( Weapons of Mass Destruction):
Nuclear: atom bomb.
Biological: germs that can be released into the air or into water supplies.
Chemical: nerve and mustard gas
Terrorist Groups:
Irish Republican Army (IRA)
ETA- Basque terrorist group

Tamil Tigers (Sri Lanka)

Shining Path ( Peru)

Islamic Fundamentalism:
Is the belief that society should be govern by Islamic law.
Muslims to what they see as a moral wrongs and unjust power of Western nations.
Iran and Saudi Arabia support Islamic Fundamentalism and give money for terrorist
organizations.

Lesson 5
Example of Advances in Science and Technology:
Invention of rockets
Computers
Artificial satellite
Space Laboratory
Internet
The impact of personal computers on peoples lives:
They replaced typewriters and account books in homes and business worldwide.
Help to predict disasters, understand environmental changes and plan urban development.
Biotechnology Products:
Vaccinations
Medicines
Industrial bacteria- used to treat waste or clean up toxic spills.
Genetic Engineering:
New drug therapies to fight human disease.
New strains of fruits and vegetables that are intended to resist disease or thrive conditions
that usually inhibit growth.
Some people belief that genetically modified foods are unnatural and potentially
dangerous.