An example of a disease that has to do with poverty
Tuberculosis
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The green revolution in the Cold War was about increased ag production and included the killing of insects through _____
Pesticides
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The name for the SE Asian countries that through the '90s and early 2000s showed double digit growth were called the Asian _____
Tigers
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In the UK, getting government controls out of business was called ________
Thatcherism
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During this era, the general type of medicine that has done so much to fight disease and viruses
Antibiotics
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In the '90s, a big push to try to address global warming was planned at a meeting in this city.
Kyoto
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In the early '80s, Ronald Reagan promoted less govt. interference in economics. He promoted ____.
Deregulation
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An emergent epidemic disease from this era
Aids
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All over the world, women gained more control over their circumstances through the use of _______ . But not all societies and religions were on board with this
Birth control
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In the late '70s, China "liberalized" their economy but their government stayed ________
Communist
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When land becomes more arid and loses its major bodies of water, it is suffering from _________
Desertification
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Businesses/Corporations that operate in numerous countries are known as ______
Multinational
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This dictator of Chile was known for effective economics but also for his brutal treatment of his people.
pinochet
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Trade disputes between governments about tariffs and restrictions normally are arbitrated by the WTO. O meaning ________
organization
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The early 20th century communication device
Radio
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Many of our environmental problems in the modern era have come from a huge increase in __________
population
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Today, industrial economies thrive in countries that have ____ wages.
Lower
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The third-world country of Bangladesh has grown economically from the production of this.
Textiles
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China's government maintains strict control over this information network
Internet
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A changing lifestyle disease because of changes in our diet and exercise habits
Diabetes
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When your economy is based on the production of goods that advance society technically or scientifically, it is known as the ______ economy
knowledge
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An example of a disease that has become prevalent because we live longer is _____ disease.
Heart disease
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The EU is a trading bloc union that is a _____ union as well
Political
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The 2000s had a communication revolution through this