1. Unit 14
Current World Issues

2. Unit 14 Key Terms Workbooks: 317 – 368 WESSK
Mustafa Kemal
Indira Gandhi
Corazon Aquino
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Benazir Bhutto
Margaret Thatcher
Green Revolution
International Space Station
ozone layer
Kyoto Protocol
fossil fuels
chlorofluorocarbons
deforestation
desertification
urbanization

3. Women’s Rights
throughout the 20th century until now, women worldwide have gained political, social, and economic rights
women played key roles on the home front during World War I
as a result, women’s suffrage (the right to vote) increased around the world
under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, women gained the right to vote and hold political office in the heart of the former Ottoman Empire

4. Women’s Rights
during World War II, women saw increased roles both at home and on the battlefield
women worked in factories on the home front and served as nurses and in other military roles on the battlefields
they also entered new professions such as medicine and journalism
women gained more equality in communist countries like the Soviet Union and China
in the 1960s, the feminist movement gained momentum with women demanding more equality

5. Women World Leaders Indira Gandhi Corazon Aquino Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Benazir Bhutto
Margaret Thatcher

6. Indira Gandhi

7. Corazon Aquino

8. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

9. Benazir Bhutto

10. Margaret Thatcher

11. Current Struggles
women in the world still face discrimination in employment and salaries
women in Arab and Muslim countries still are denied basic rights and education and have been victims of abuse
the United Nations has sponsored many conferences to highlight the current struggles that women still face today

12. Modern Technology
advances in technology increased during the Cold War, particularly in the space race
satellites were launched and the U.S. landed men on the moon
in 1998, a group of 16 countries launched the International Space Station for the study and exploration of space
in the 1950s, television became the main way people got information, helping people understand and empathize with things like the Civil Rights movement and Vietnam

13. Modern Technology
satellites have been used to increase worldwide communication
computers have evolved from bulky, room- sized machines to hand held devices
the internet allows people from all over the world to connect via computer and allows for information to be transmitted long distances instantly
cell phones further enable greater connectivity and have now been combined with computer technology

14. PASS Review Puzzle Clues
alliances
appeasement
encomienda system
industrialization
Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary
Truman Doctrine

15. Environmental Issues
many people argue that the environment has been harmed by population growth, urbanization, and industrialization
in the 1960s, a Green Revolution took place – producing new strains of crops, fertilizers, and pesticides
higher growth rates in food resulted in higher populations and fewer famines
it also led to more chemical pollutants in the atmosphere and increased soil erosion

16. Environmental Issues
in the past 100 years, people living in cities has more than quadrupled
this has led to higher rates of waste and localized pollution
land development has changed wildlife habitats
increased urbanization and industrialization have increased the need for natural resources
the use of fossil fuels – naturally occurring fuels formed from decomposed organisms – such as coal, oil, and natural gas has been blamed for increasing pollution, acid rain, and other problems

17. Environmental Issues
some argue that the ozone layer – the layer of the atmosphere that protects us from the sun’s ultraviolet rays – has been harmed by the release of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
they also argue that this will lead to an increase in skin cancer and damage to plant and animal life
in 1992, many nations (not the United States) signed the Kyoto Protocol, promising to reduce pollution and greenhouse gases that have been blamed for global warming

18. Environmental Issues
there has been an increase in recycling and energy conservation in many places around the world
some people purchase electric or hybrid cars
some people have tried to use solar, wind, or geothermal energy as a power source rather than coal or nuclear energy