2. GEOGRAPHY : Globalization
1. Who are the new actors in the global economy ? Who
have they replaced ?
2. How were international markets deregulated in the
1980s to speed up globalization ?
3. What is the rôle of information technology and modern
transport systems in the global economy ?
4. How important is access to the sea in the global
market ?
5. How do the US-Mexico border and NAFTA illustrate
the problems of globalization ?
6. What are the alternatives to globalization ?
3. GEOGRAPHY : London, a global city
1. Who inveted the term « global city » ?
2. What criteria did she use to define the
phenomenon ?
3. What is London's major asset as a global city ?
4. Why is a multi-cultural society important ?
5. How do globazl cities function in the global
system ?
4. GEOGRAPHY : a global product
1. How do you define a global product ?
2. Explain how a global product uses the global
economy for its production ?
3. What is the aim of all MNCs who produce
global products ?
4. What are the negative effect of this sytem on
people ?
5. Name a few global products.
5. HISTORY : Vietnam conflict and effects on the USA
1. Why did the USA become involved in
Vietnam ?
2. Explain the policies of the three
presidents.
3. How can you explain the reversal in
public opinion concerning the conflict ?
4. How important was the television in
America's defeat ?
5. Explain the DRAFT and WATERGATE
scandal.
6. HISTORY : the Berlin Blockade and Airlift
1. Give a brief definition of the Cold War.
2. Why was Berlin such a hot spot in the Cold War ?
3. Explain the differences in western and Soviet views about
the future of post-war Germany.
4. Explain the problems the introduction of the Deutschmark
created.
5. Explain the choice of the airlift and how it was a success.
6. What were the consequences for Germany, Europe and
the world ?
7. HISTORY : European Integration and the UK
1. Explain why people wanted European
integration after WWII.
2. Briefly, give the major steps in European
integration.
3. Why did the UK join in 1973 ?
4. Explain the UK's differences with the EU since
the Maastricht Treaty.
5. Explain the events leading to the BREXIT
referendum on June 23rd
2016.
