The World Today: Current Problems and Their Origins

by Brun, Henry

• ISBN13: 9781567656114
• ISBN10: 1567656110
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Amsco School Pubns Inc

Table of Contents

UNIT 1 GLOBAL POLITICAL SURVEY	1	(137)
The End of the Cold War	3	(11)
Soviet Expansion and U.S. Response	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	(27)
Crisis in Russia	14	(2)
The Battle for Russia	16	(2)
Russia Struggles On	18	(2)
Beyond Russia: Nationalism and Economic Reform	20	(6)
Conflict and Change in Eastern Europe	26	(5)
Conflict and Change in Western Europe	31	(8)
Chapter 2 Review	39	(2)
Africa in Crisis	41	(23)
Zaire/Congo	41	(3)
The Struggle for Democracy: South Africa	44	(4)
Angola: Cold War Battleground	48	(1)
Tribal Rivalries in Kenya	49	(2)
Ghana	51	(1)
Genocide in Rwanda	52	(2)
Liberia	54	(1)
Morocco: A Saharan Kingdom	55	(2)
Sudan: A Divided Country	57	(1)
War and Famine in Somalia	58	(1)
Poverty and Military Repression in Nigeria	59	(2)
Africa: General Observations	61	(1)
Chapter 3 Review	61	(3)
War and Peace in the Middle East	64	(22)
The Sword of Islam	64	(4)
Israel and the Arabs	68	(5)
The Persian Gulf War	73	(3)
Mediterranean Neighbors	76	(3)
Jordan	79	(1)
Saudi Arabia	80	(2)
The Tragedy of the Kurds	82	(2)
Chapter 4 Review	84	(2)
Communism and Capitalism in Asia	86	(24)
The Modernization of China	86	(6)
Hong Kong	92	(1)
Japan: An Economic Superpower	93	(5)
North and South Korea	98	(3)
Southeast Asia	101	(4)
India's Troubles	105	(3)
Chapter 5 Review	108	(2)
Drugs and Politics in Latin America	110	(27)
The United States and the Drug War	110	(8)
Peru	118	(3)
Turmoil in Venezuela	121	(2)
Changes in Brazil	123	(2)
Central America	125	(2)
The Caribbean	127	(4)
Chapter 6 Review	131	(6)
Unit I Review	133	(4)
UNIT II THE SEARCH FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY	137	(68)
Nuclear Proliferation	139	(13)
Cold War Developments	139	(3)
Iraq: A Special Case	142	(2)
Ukraine: No More Missiles	144	(2)
Crisis in Korea	146	(2)
An End to Nuclear Testing?	148	(2)
Chapter 7 Review	150	(2)
The Struggle to Keep the Peace	152	(18)
The United Nations After the Cold War	153	(3)
NATO Reorganization	156	(2)
NATO Membership and Mission	158	(2)
Beyond Europe: Peacekeeping by Regional Bodies	160	(4)
The International Trade in Weapons	164	(3)
Chapter 8 Review	167	(3)
Human Rights: Issues and Problems	170	(23)
Human Rights: The Historical Background	171	(2)
War Crimes Trials	173	(1)
Immigrants and Aliens in Europe	174	(3)
A Case Study in Ultranationalism: Germany's Extreme Right Wing	177	(2)
Immigrants and Aliens in the United States	179	(4)
The Struggle for Women's Rights	183	(3)
Poverty and Health Care	186	(4)
Chapter 9 Review	190	(3)
Terrorism Threatens International Security	193	(12)
Terrorism: The Historical Background	193	(5)
Recent Events Around the World	198	(2)
A Case Study in Terrorism: The PLO	200	(2)
Chapter 10 Review	202	(3)
Unit II Review	203	(2)
UNIT III THE GLOBAL ECONOMY	205	(60)
Economic Organization: Global and Regional	207	(21)
The Group of Eight	207	(2)
The World Bank	209	(2)
The International Monetary Fund	211	(2)
World Trade Groups	213	(3)
The European Union	216	(5)
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)	221	(1)
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)	221	(4)
Chapter 11 Review	225	(3)
Global Business and Trade	228	(13)
A New Economic Order	228	(2)
Strategies for Coping With Change	230	(2)
Giants of Global Industry and Trade	232	(2)
Asia: Opportunity and Risk	234	(1)
Latin America: Uneven Progress	235	(2)
Economic Growth and the Quality of Life	237	(2)
Chapter 12 Review	239	(2)
Global Technology and Science	241	(24)
Smart Cards	241	(2)
The Continuing Computer Revolution	243	(4)
The Expanding World of Telecommunications	247	(3)
The Technology of Environmental Protection	250	(5)
Health and Medical Technology	255	(3)
Transportation Technology	258	(2)
Space Exploration	260	(2)
Chapter 13 Review	262	(3)
Unit III Review	263	(2)
UNIT IV BEYOND THE 20TH CENTURY	265	(12)
The Political and Economic Future	267	(10)
New Realities: Peace, Democracy, and Trade	267	(2)
New Realities: East and West	269	(2)
New Realities: Asia	271	(1)
New Realities: The Third World	272	(1)
New Realities: The United States	273	(1)
Chapter 14 Review	274	(3)
Unit IV Review	276	(1)
Index	277