Unit 9 Vocab AP World

Americanization

A phenomenon in which people all over the world learned more about the U.S than Americans learned about the rest of the world

Apartheid

A South African system instituted in 1948 that enforced segregation of people based on race

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

A group of ten nations in Southeast Asia established in 1967 to promote trade

Cholera

A bacterial disease that spreads through contaminated water affecting poverty stricken areas that lack clean water supplies

Civil Rights Act

An American act in 1965 that prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

Desertification

The removal of natural vegetation cover through expansion and the use of agricultural lands in arid and semi- arid climates

Ebola

A deadly viral disease discovered in the Congo in 1976 that infects the African fruit bat, humans, and other primates; the disease is transmitted by exposure to fluids of infected people or animals and results in death for the majority of people infected with it

Free Markets

Economic systems based on supply and demand, with little government control as possible, Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher supported this idea

Global Warming

An increase in the average temperature of the world

Globalization

The increasing interconnectedness of nations through cross border flow of goods, services, capital, technology, and ideas

Green Revolution

A rapid increase in agricultural productivity in developing nations, driven by the introduction of high-yield variety (HYV) seeds, synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and modern irrigation

NAFTA

A 1994 agreement between the U.S, Canada, and Mexico to produce tariff- free goods for export

Peacekeeping

A UN priority that advocates for prevention of conflict through diplomacy

Tiananmen Square

A peaceful protest in China in 1989 which was met with deadly force from the Chinese government

Vaccines

A medical innovation that prevents serious diseases, such as mumps, measles, tetanus, diphtheria, etc. Which was brought into widespread use after 1900

Voting Rights Act

An American 1965 act which banned discrimination in voting

World Trade Organization (WTO)

Took over GATT’s operations in 1995 and made rules that governed over 90% of all international trade