Unit 9: Globalization
World History · Unit 9 · Paper 3

Globalization unit test

A test on this unit alone, marked as a percentage and a letter grade — for the test your class is actually sitting, rather than for May. Answer everything, then submit once: seeing the answer to question 3 before attempting question 4 makes the final percentage meaningless.

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Each paper is built from this unit’s 35 terms and is the same for everyone, so a teacher can assign “Unit 9, Paper 3” and every student sits the identical test. Multiple choice is marked objectively; the written sections you mark yourself against the model answer and rubric.
Suggested time 33 min 30 points0/17 attempted
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Environmental consequences

2

Migration patterns

3

Multinational corporations

4

Globalization

5

Terrorism and its responses

6

Aral Sea

7

Universality debate in human rights

8

Aging populations

9

Outsourcing and global supply chains

10

The state remained decisive

11

Green Revolution

12

Structural adjustment

Short answer 1. Define or explain: Fragmented production

3 pts

Short answer 2. Define or explain: Rise of China

3 pts

Short answer 3. Define or explain: OPEC and the 1973 embargo

3 pts

Short answer 4. Define or explain: Population grew because deaths fell

3 pts

Free response

6 pts

Long Essay Question. Evaluate the extent to which technological change transformed the global economy in the period from 1900 to the present. In your response you should do the following: respond to the question with an evaluative thesis that establishes a line of reasoning; describe a broader historical context relevant to the question; support your argument with specific and relevant evidence; and use historical reasoning to explain relationships among pieces of evidence, demonstrating a complex understanding.