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1
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US federal tax receipts

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corporations- 30% of federal taxes to 12%

2
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Mutual defense treaty

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Japan cannot spend more than 1% of GNP on defense

3
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Four little tigers

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Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan

Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia

4
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1997 Financial crisis

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Thai stock market lost 75% of it’s value

5
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European Union

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France, W Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg

6
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Companies

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Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela

Libya, Qatar, Indonesia, Abu Dhabi, Algeria, Nigeria, Ecuador, and Gabon

7
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations

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Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Phillipines

8
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Population Increase

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Fivefold increase over 300 years;

1650: 500m
1950: 2.5b

9
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Population Growth

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Developing nations: 3.1%+, doubling population in 23 years

1994: 5.5b people on earth
2200: Earth’s population will stabilize at 11.6b

100m people added to populating each year

10
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Extinction

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Endangers 4500 animal species

11
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Poverty

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700m people daily in developing countries struggle

12
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International Labor Organization

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250m children (5-14) work around the world 
affects 50m children in India
13
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Human trafficking

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1-2m humans are affected each year

14
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Native American disease

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Unexposed; kills 90% of population in 150yrs

15
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Influenza

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Killed 20-40m people (1918-1919)

16
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HIV/AIDS

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2003: 37.8m infected, 25m in Africa
Beginning: over 20m deaths

Africa:
Could lead to 75m drop in population by 2010
2005-2010: life expectancy 59-45yrs
80% of children with AIDS
10m orphans, will have 40m orphans
17
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Tourism

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Economic value: 3.6trillion, 10.6% of GGP

work for 255m people

18
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Immigrants

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1960: 13m “guest workers” to W Europe
10m migrants to US
Foreigners: 1/2 of workers in southwest Asia
130m people live outside of citizen country

19
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Urbanization

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Proportion for people living in urban areas: 75%+, Germany: 85%+
Latin America: 50-65%

10m people in environs of cities

20
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External Migration

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60m+ euro migrants from Europe colonized
Atlantic migration: 37m European migrants -> US
Slave traders consigned 12m Africans to America

21
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Nazi migration

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8m to labor sites and camps

Soviet regime: 10m Germans

22
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Refugees fleeing war

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India partition: 6m Hindus, 7m Muslims
3m-4m fled Afganhistan

10m refugees who couldn’t return

23
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Dowry death

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500 husbands set fire to wives in Pakistan

India: 6k dowry deaths, unofficial: 25k

24
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Female literacy rates

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Arab and Muslim: girls are twice as likely as men to be illiterate (some 9/10 are illiterate)

2001: Indian female literacy reached 54%, 1/4 working -> domesticity

25
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Feminist

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Women: 40-50% of workforce in industrial societies, 20% in developing countries, 10% in Islamic societies

African women: produce 70% of food

26
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UN efforts

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50% decrease in child and infant mortality rates In developing countries

Promoted female literacy rates (50.8% in Africa)

Safe water to 1b people in rural areas

27
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Growth of world trade

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1948-1966; 6.6% annually
1966-1977; 9.2% annually
Exceeded 6 tril. USD, 2x 1980

28
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Iraq War cost

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$4b USD per month