Chapter 38 Vocabulary and Key Concepts

Vocabulary terms and key conceptual topics from Chapter 38 lecture notes.

Cold War

A historical period whose relationship dynamics serve as a comparison point for Russia's current relationship with the United States in terms of continuity and change.

Containment*

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term marked with an asterisk (*), indicating that its definition is not located in the textbook.

Proxy war*

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term marked with an asterisk (*), indicating that its definition is not located in the textbook.

Globalization

A global process of which "second" and "third-world" countries are identified as both beneficiaries and victims.

Free trade

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term that students are expected to memorize and explain in terms of its significance within the chapter context.

WTO

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term representing an international trade organization that students must define and contextualize.

Multinational corporation

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term that students are expected to memorize and explain for its significance within the chapter context.

Global corporation

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term requiring students to memorize its definition and explain its significance in the context of the chapter.

European Union

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term that students are expected to memorize and explain within the context of the chapter.

OPEC

An organization with which the President of the United States may feel obligated to maintain a good relationship.

Homogenization

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term that students must memorize and explain regarding its significance within the chapter context.

"McDonaldization"

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term enclosed in quotation marks, associated with global cultural trends and homogenization.

Hegemony*

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term marked with an asterisk (*), indicating its definition is not located in the textbook; specifically cited in relation to American hegemony advancing and hindering terrorism.

Wangguan

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term that students are expected to memorize and explain for its significance within the context of the chapter.

Global warming

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term requiring students to memorize its definition and explain its significance within the context of the chapter.

Colonialism

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term linked to the pervasive poverty that characterizes many former colonies and dependencies.

Human trafficking

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term that students are required to memorize and explain for its significance in the chapter context.

Terrorism

A modern global issue whose cause is both advanced and hindered by American hegemony.

United Nations

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term that students are expected to memorize and explain in terms of its significance within the chapter context.

Dowry death

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term that students must memorize and explain regarding its significance within the chapter context.

Migration (internal and external)

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term illustrating how men and women have crossed figurative and literal boundaries in recent decades.

Urbanization

A Chapter 38 vocabulary term that students are expected to memorize and explain for its significance within the chapter.

HIV/AIDS

A global health crisis that also functions as an economic and political issue.

Pervasive poverty

A condition that characterizes many former colonies and dependencies, as noted on page 907.

Double-barreled question

A question type indicated by an asterisk (*) that prompts addressing two aspects at once, which will not be used for essay prompts.