Across
- 3. a Polish union movement of the 1980s that became the major force of opposition to communist rule in Poland
- 4. a measure of standard of living determined by dividing total GDP by total population; does not measure average income; per capita means “per person
- 5. nonprofit organizations that operate outside of governments, often with a focus on humanitarian or environmental concerns
- 7. a 1993 treaty, signed by Mexico, the United States, and Canada, to create a free trade zone
- 9. a group of countries with few or no duties on trade with one another
- 12. the process of constructing political institutions and a stable government in a country
- 15. a pattern of resource use and economic growth designed to meet current needs while preserving the environment and ensuring that future generations will also be able to meet their needs
- 16. the process of removing government restrictions on firms in order to promote competition or encourage economic activity
- 17. the process by which people and economies around the world are becoming increasingly interconnected; the term is often used to refer to economic globalization, the integration of national economies
- 20. a series of popular revolts against oppressive rulers in North Africa and the Middle East
- 22. a criminal organization that controls drug trafficking operations
- 23. the total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year
- 24. an alliance of European countries begun in 1993 which was designed to advance the continent’s economic integration and unify its laws and foreign policies
- 25. the unrestricted movement of goods and services across borders
- 26. rights that are regarded as belonging to all people, such as the right to life, liberty, and equality before the law, as well as freedom of religion, expression, and assembly
- 27. a political philosophy that favors the common person’s interests over those of wealthy people or business interests
- 28. the act of saving or rescuing something, such as a business, from financial problems
- 31. the UN body responsible for maintaining international peace and security. It has five permanent members nations and ten members nations that hold two-year terms.
- 32. the system of racial separation in South Africa, designed to create a fully segregated society
- 33. an international terrorist organization, founded by the terrorist leader Osama bin Laden
- 35. a group of 53 African states that works to promote peace, security, and development in Africa
- 36. the average number of years people live within a given population
- 37. former mandates placed under United Nations administration after World War II
- 38. a document adopted by the United Nations in 1948 affirming basic human rights, including the right to life, liberty, and equality before the law, as well as freedom of religion, expression, and assembly
Down
- 1. an international group formed by nations often with the goal of increasing trade or security
- 2. large company based in one country but with operations in other parts of the world
- 6. the chief policymaking body of the UN. All 193 members of the UN sit in the General Assembly.
- 8. a group of islands
- 10. a period in which there is a decline in economic activity and prosperity
- 11. the transformation of society from one that is organized and operates based on religious ideas to one that is organized and operates based on nonreligious ideas
- 13. chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons that can inflict extremely severe damage on a very large scale
- 14. radical and ultraconservative Muslim group that supported al Qaeda and ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, when U.S. forces ousted it from power
- 18. one community’s imposition of various aspects of its own way of life onto another community
- 19. a long-term change in climate patterns on Earth, typically including changes in average global temperatures, precipitation, and in the frequency of severe weather
- 21. an obstacle that can restrict a producers's access to a market and limit competition
- 29. the transformation of society from rural and agrarian to urban and industrial
- 30. the spread of cultural traits from one society or place to another
- 34. an international war declared by President George W. Bush aimed at finding and defeating every terrorist organization in the world, beginning with the U.S.-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq