Question 1

What were the impacts of radio?

Accepted Answer

It brought news, music, and cultural events to a large range of people

(early 1900s)

Question 2

How have social media and mass communication affected governments and protests?

Accepted Answer

Videos taken on phones have sparked legal inquiries and anti-government protests

(videos of police actions causing racial profiling in the US; social media played a big role in the "Arab Spring" anti-government protests)

Question 3

What are shipping containers?

Accepted Answer

Large standard-sized units that can be carried on a truck, train, or stacked on a ship

Promoted widespread movement of goods for a cheap price

Question 4

What was the Green Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Massive improvements in agricultural technology, increasing agricultural productivity worldwide

(1950s to late 1960s)

Question 5

How did "crossbreeding" affect the Green Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Scientists could crossbreed two varieties of a plant to create a productive hybrid

(genetic engineering is now becoming more popular)

Question 6

What were some problems with the Green Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Many small farmers couldn't afford fertilizers or pesticides and were forced to sell their land to larger farmers or corporations

Heavy applications of chemicals damaged the soil and environment

Question 7

What is nuclear energy?

Accepted Answer

The use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity, first developed in the 1950s

(produces no greenhouse emissions, but produces some amounts of nuclear waste)

Question 8

What are antibiotics?

Accepted Answer

A medicine that kills bacteria

Saved lives of soldiers in WWII, that would've died from minor infections before

(widespread use may lead to resistant strains of disease)

Question 9

How did reliable birth control affect the world?

Accepted Answer

Caused fertility rates to decline, and also reshaped gender roles

Question 10

How do vaccines affect the world?

Accepted Answer

Prevent as many as 3 million deaths each year

Caused diseases such as polio and measles to become rare, and eradicated smallpox

9.1 - Advances in Technology, AP World History: Modern Flashcards