1. Chapter XXXIII New Challenges in a New Millennium 2000-2010

2. Chapter Essential Questions
What are the main benefits and dangers of growing political, economic, and cultural integration?
What roles do religious beliefs and secular ideologies play in the contemporary world?
How has technology contributed to the process of global interaction?

3. Globalization and Economic Crisis
An International Economy
World Trade Organization
Global Financial Crisis
Globalization and Democracy
Regime Change in Iraq and Afghanistan
UN support?
WMD?

4. The Question of Values Global Culture
Faith and Politics
Usama bin Laden
Universal Rights and Values
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Nongovernmental organizations
Women’s Rights
Global Culture
The Media and the Message
Cultural Imperialism
The Spread of Pop Culture
Global Pop Culture
Emerging Global Elite Culture
Enduring Cultural Diversity