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The World Today: Current Problems and their origins

ISBN: 9781567656718 | 1567656714
Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Amsco School Pubns Inc
Pub. Date: 1/31/2005

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SummaryTable of Contents
This edition provides comprehensive coverage of current world affairs. It is suitable for high school global studies or world history classes as a supplement to basal texts.
UNIT I GLOBAL POLITICAL SURVEY
1(140)
The End of the Cold War
3(11)
Soviet Expansion and U.S. Response
... MORE
3(3)
The Superpowers in Conflict
6(1)
Peaceful Coexistence and Detente
7(2)
Trouble in the Soviet Empire
9(1)
Poland Breaks With Communism
10(1)
The Collapse of the Soviet Union
10(2)
Chapter 1 Review
12(2)
The Rise of the New Europe
14(28)
Crisis in Russia
14(2)
The Battle for Russia
16(2)
Russia Struggles On
18(2)
Beyond Russia: Nationalism and Economic Reform
20(7)
Conflict and Change in Eastern Europe
27(5)
Conflict and Change in Western Europe
32(8)
Chapter 2 Review
40(2)
Africa in Crisis
42(23)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
42(3)
The Struggle for Democracy: South Africa
45(4)
Angola: Cold War Battleground
49(1)
Tribal Rivalries in Kenya
50(2)
Chad: A New Petrostate
52(1)
Genocide in Rwanda
53(2)
Liberia
55(2)
Libya: Rejoining the World Community
57(1)
Sudan: A Divided Country
58(2)
War and Famine in Somalia
60(1)
Zimbabwe: Struggle Against Dictatorship
61(1)
Africa: General Observations
62(1)
Chapter 3 Review
63(2)
War and Peace in the Middle East
65(23)
The Sword of Islam
65(5)
Israel and the Arabs
70(4)
The Persian Gulf War
74(3)
Mediterranean Neighbors
77(3)
Jordan
80(2)
Saudi Arabia
82(2)
The Tragedy of the Kurds
84(2)
Chapter 4 Review
86(2)
Conflict and Economic Growth in Asia
88(25)
The Modernization of China
88(6)
Hong Kong
94(1)
Japan: An Economic Superpower
95(5)
North and South Korea
100(2)
Southeast Asia
102(5)
India's Troubles
107(3)
Chapter 5 Review
110(3)
Drugs and Politics in Latin America
113(28)
The United States and the Drug War
113(8)
Peru
121(4)
Turmoil in Venezuela
125(2)
Changes in Brazil
127(2)
Argentina: From Economic Growth to Economic Collapse
129(3)
The Caribbean
132(4)
Chapter 6 Review
136(5)
Unit I Review
137(4)
UNIT II THE SEARCH FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
141(78)
Nuclear Proliferation
143(13)
Cold War Developments
143(4)
Iraq: A Special Case
147(1)
Ukraine: No More Missiles
148(2)
An End to Nuclear Testing?
150(1)
Plans for a U.S. Missile Defense Shield
151(2)
Chapter 7 Review
153(3)
The Struggle to Keep the Peace
156(18)
The United Nations After the Cold War
157(4)
NATO Reorganization
161(1)
NATO Membership and Mission
162(2)
Beyond Europe: Peacekeeping by Regional Bodies
164(4)
The International Trade in Weapons
168(3)
Chapter 8 Review
171(3)
Human Rights: Issues and Problems
174(23)
Human Rights: The Historical Background
175(3)
War Crimes Trials
178(1)
Immigrants and Aliens in Europe
179(3)
A Case Study in Ultranationalism: Germany's Extreme Right Wing
182(1)
Immigrants and Aliens in the United States
183(4)
The Struggle for Women's Rights
187(4)
Poverty and Health Care
191(3)
Chapter 9 Review
194(3)
Terrorism Threatens International Security
197(22)
Terrorism: The Historical Background
197(4)
Terrorist Attacks in the 1990s
201(2)
21st-Century Terrorism Sets the World on Edge
203(7)
Case Studies in Terrorism: 1. The PLO
210(2)
Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda
212(3)
Chapter 10 Review
215(4)
Unit II Review
216(3)
UNIT III THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
219(62)
Economic Organization: Global and Regional
221(21)
The Group of Eight
221(2)
The World Bank
223(2)
The International Monetary Fund
225(3)
World Trade Groups
228(3)
The European Union
231(4)
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
235(1)
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
236(4)
Chapter 11 Review
240(2)
Global Business and Trade
242(13)
A New Economic Order
242(2)
Strategies for Coping With Change
244(2)
Giants of Global Industry and Trade
246(1)
Technology Boom, Technology Bust
247(1)
Asia: Opportunity and Risk
248(1)
Latin America: Uneven Progress
249(2)
Economic Growth and the Quality of Life
251(1)
Chapter 12 Review
252(3)
Global Technology and Science
255(26)
Smart Cards
255(2)
The Continuing Computer Revolution
257(4)
The Expanding World of Telecommunications
261(4)
The Technology of Environmental Protection
265(5)
Health and Medical Technology
270(2)
Transportation Technology
272(2)
Space Exploration
274(3)
Chapter 13 Review
277(4)
Unit III Review
278(3)
UNIT IV FACING THE FUTURE
281(12)
The Challenge of Uncertainty
283(10)
New Realities: The Search for Security
283(2)
New Realities: Shifting Alliances and Alignments
285(1)
New Realities: Where Is the Global Economy Going?
286(4)
New Realities: A World in Flux
290(1)
Chapter 14 Review
290(3)
Unit IV Review
291(2)
Index293

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