1. The Global World

2. Science and Technology
Science and Technology have helped connect the whole world, but new advancements have had some negative effects on the world

3. Communication and Globalization
Globalization- Connection of all people throughout the world
World Wide Web- allows government, businesses, and people to connect.

4. Space Moon Landing- Neil Armstrong lands on the moon in 1969.
Hubble Space Telescope- orbiting observatory, allowed people to see new Galaxies

5. Weapons of Mass Destruction
Nuclear Weapons
Bioterrorism- bio and chemical weapons used in terrorism.
Ex. Antrax
Cyber Terrorism- the use of Internet based attacks in terrorist activities

6. Green Revolution
Creation of new strands of seeds to produce larger yields of crops

7. Environmental Crisis
Climate Change- The warming of the Earth due to the burning of fossil fuels
Deforestation- clears forest for farmland, kills wild life
Greenhouse effect- the steady warming of the Earth
Kyoto Protocol- 150 nations agree to reduce emissions

8. Sustainable development
Working to conserve natural resources
Creates power based on wind, water, and solar

9. Population
World population has rapidly increased since industrialization
Will reach 9 billion by 2050
Problems- Hunger, Jobs, Housing, Natural resources, Disease

10. World Trade Organization
140 members
Controls and regulates world trade
Tariffs and exchange of currencies
Lassaiz Faire economics- the idea of a free regulated market (Government hands off)

11. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)
Work towards ending:
-Hunger
-Disarmament- disarm nuclear weapons
-Climate change
Palestinian Liberation Organization(PLO)- organization created with the purpose of creating an independent State of Palestine