European Section

Revision for the oral exam

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 rle 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?

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?

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.

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.

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?

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.