Discussion Questions (PDFs)
This section includes discussion questions for essay tests, homework or class discussion. The PDF documents linked below contain at least two dozen questions for every chapter, conveniently organized by subsections.
- Chapter 1: Power, Conflict, and Policy
- Chapter 2: The Past in the Present
- Chapter 3: People, Places, and Patterns
- Chapter 4: World Trade and Global Development
- Chapter 5: Intercultural Relations
- Chapter 6: Europe and the Modern World
- Chapter 7: Asia and International Studies
- Chapter 8: Latin American Economic Development and U.S.-Latin American Relations
- Chapter 9: The Middle East and the Islamic World
- Chapter 10: Africa and the International Community
Notes for instructors:
- Discussion/test questions are divided by chapter subheadings, in boldface.
- Some numbered items contain questions of more than one part.
- Use care if using this list of discussion questions to create tests! Some of the questions may provide partial or complete answers to other, subsequent questions.