Conflict and Cooperation in the 21st Century

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- Britain held a divisive referendum on whetehr they should remain or leave the EU
- the majority voted to leave the EU
- GB negotiates what the exit will look like

Who coordinated the attack on 9/11?

Al-Qaeda

Who was the leader of Al-Qaeda?

Osama bin Laden

What were the casualties of 9/11?

3,000 people were killed and more than 6,000 injured

What did the US government launch?

War on Terror and Afghanistan Invasion

When was Bin Laden captured and killed?

2011

What did Al-Qaeda shift into?

ISIS

What is the EU?

A political and economic community made up of 28 countries

The countries were generally high on what?

Human Development indices

What did the EU markets policies encourage?

free movement of people, free movement of goods and services, and free capital throughout Europe

What monetary unit of currency did they establish?

The Euro

When was the Arab Spring?

It began in 2010 in Tunisia, where people overthrew the government and brought in democracy

What countries did the Arab Spring spread to?

Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, and Syria

What were the advantages of the Internet?

1) possibly the greatest tool invented for communication
2) 2014: 43% of the population was connected to the internet
3) Social media connected businesses to their customers
4) development of wikis
5) it changed the workplace (telecommuting)
6) crowd-sourcing for fund projects

What were the disadvantages of the Internet?

1) computer viruses disrupt our daily lives and economy
2) dependence on the internet
3) social media is addictive
4) wrong information on the internet
5) scams and frauds