ITS 201 Exam 1
International Studies - Answer-An interdisciplinary approach to studying global issues
History
Geography
Anthropology
Economics
Political Science - Answer-Disciplines that are part of the ITS
Globalization - Answer-How are we interconnected today around the world?
U.S. leaderships
Soviet Challenge
End of Colonialism
The world's increasing interconnections - Answer-Trends of the post-World War II era
World Bank
IMF
WTO/former GATT
UN - Answer-list the Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) :
World Bank - Answer-IGO and Free market institution that helped reconstruct the war-torn world in
1945 and provided loans for economic development in the 1960s
,International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Answer-An IGO that provided loans to restore confidence in
currencies that regulated currency exchanges and bail out bankrupt economies
World Trade Organization (WTO) - Answer-an international organization for negotiating, monitoring, and
regulating international trade agreements
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) - Answer-a periodic round of talks among capitalist
economies to gradually lower tariffs and other barriers of trade while also encouraging trade. Later
evolved into the World Trade Organization (WTO)
history - Answer-Written, oral, or visual reconstruction and interpretation of past human activities based
on available sources.
Political
Economic
Cultural and social
Intellectual
History of science and technology
Environmental - Answer-Categories of histories:
Political history - Answer-- type of history
- the study of power and power relationships
- ex: politics, law, and foreign policy
Economic History - Answer-- type of history
- the study of the exchange of goods and services
- has 2 subfields
, Business history - Answer-- subfield of economic history
- study of the past growth, organization, leadership, and markets of various sectors of the economy as
well as the interaction between business and government
Labor history - Answer-- subfield of economic history
- The development of the working class solidarity and relations between workers, manufactures,
management, and the government
Cultural and Social History - Answer-- type of history
- The study of music, sports, religion, and art, as well as the history of urban and rural society,
immigration, race, family, population, gender, and disease
intellectual history - Answer-- type of history
- Concentrates of the development and influence of ideologies such as religion, nationalism, liberalism,
marxism, and feminism
environmental history - Answer-- type of history
- devoted to people's interactions with their natural surroundings
Revisionism - Answer-- claim that conventional histories about the past were myths intended to foster a
sense of national unity and national pride
- they revealed that many stories of the past manipulated historical facts and ignored non-dominant
perspectives
Empirical Approach to history - Answer-- developed in 19th century
- looks at history from a scientific standpoint
International Studies - Answer-An interdisciplinary approach to studying global issues
History
Geography
Anthropology
Economics
Political Science - Answer-Disciplines that are part of the ITS
Globalization - Answer-How are we interconnected today around the world?
U.S. leaderships
Soviet Challenge
End of Colonialism
The world's increasing interconnections - Answer-Trends of the post-World War II era
World Bank
IMF
WTO/former GATT
UN - Answer-list the Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) :
World Bank - Answer-IGO and Free market institution that helped reconstruct the war-torn world in
1945 and provided loans for economic development in the 1960s
,International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Answer-An IGO that provided loans to restore confidence in
currencies that regulated currency exchanges and bail out bankrupt economies
World Trade Organization (WTO) - Answer-an international organization for negotiating, monitoring, and
regulating international trade agreements
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) - Answer-a periodic round of talks among capitalist
economies to gradually lower tariffs and other barriers of trade while also encouraging trade. Later
evolved into the World Trade Organization (WTO)
history - Answer-Written, oral, or visual reconstruction and interpretation of past human activities based
on available sources.
Political
Economic
Cultural and social
Intellectual
History of science and technology
Environmental - Answer-Categories of histories:
Political history - Answer-- type of history
- the study of power and power relationships
- ex: politics, law, and foreign policy
Economic History - Answer-- type of history
- the study of the exchange of goods and services
- has 2 subfields
, Business history - Answer-- subfield of economic history
- study of the past growth, organization, leadership, and markets of various sectors of the economy as
well as the interaction between business and government
Labor history - Answer-- subfield of economic history
- The development of the working class solidarity and relations between workers, manufactures,
management, and the government
Cultural and Social History - Answer-- type of history
- The study of music, sports, religion, and art, as well as the history of urban and rural society,
immigration, race, family, population, gender, and disease
intellectual history - Answer-- type of history
- Concentrates of the development and influence of ideologies such as religion, nationalism, liberalism,
marxism, and feminism
environmental history - Answer-- type of history
- devoted to people's interactions with their natural surroundings
Revisionism - Answer-- claim that conventional histories about the past were myths intended to foster a
sense of national unity and national pride
- they revealed that many stories of the past manipulated historical facts and ignored non-dominant
perspectives
Empirical Approach to history - Answer-- developed in 19th century
- looks at history from a scientific standpoint
