The world faces a daunting array of challenges in the twenty-first century. Some of these, such as nuclear proliferation and cyberterrorism, are relatively new. Other problems, such as war, poverty, hunger, and disease, have a long history. Creative solutions are needed to address these problems. Microcredit loans are one example. Microcredit banks make small loans to individual entrepreneurs, the majority of them women, enabling them to start small businesses and to escape from poverty.
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Lesson 1: Political Challenges in the Modern World
The United Nations
International Security
Weapons of Mass Destruction
The Challenge of Terrorism
Fighting the Islamic State
Challenges in the Middle East
Civil War and Ethnic Conflict
Europe
Africa
Asia
New Democracies
Lesson 2: Social Challenges in the Modern World
Global Poverty
World Hunger
Global Health Pandemics
Human Rights and Equality for Women
State-Sponsored Violence
Human Trafficking
Gender Gap
Population and Migration Trends
Transnational Organizations
Lesson 3: Global Economies
Global Economic Organizations
Regional Trade Organizations
NAFTA
European Union
Aspects of Globalization
Protests
Global Financial Crisis
Emerging Economic Powers
Lesson 4: Science, Technology, and the Environment
Technological Revolution
Communication, Transportation, and Space
Health Care
Agriculture
Environmental Challenges
Impact of Population Growth
Chemical Wastes and Disasters
Sustainable Development
Chapter Reading Guide
Chapter Review Sheet
Chapter Study Guide
Chapter Place and Time – large small
Chapter Skillbuilder
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