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Regions
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State system
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Infrastructure – science, & technology
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Social and gender structures
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Economy – trade & other activities
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Arts, culture
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Interactions w/ other societies
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Belief systems / traditions
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Effects of WWI
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Effects of WWII
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Effects of Cold War
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North America (excluding Mexico)
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Democratic& federal, w/ legislative & judicial branches; 2 political parties
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Majorly industrialized. Population with great access to computers, genetic assistance, advanced medicine and communications
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Hierarchical class structures – mostly rich, educated, whites on top; Women largely restricted in access to higher positions
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Economy largely centered in industrial, agricultural, entertainment and service industries, with a few high-tech pockets.
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Wide range of “traditional arts and music” with a large amount of “outside” influences producing various genres in the field.
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Member of NATO, UN, WTO, NAFTA, ASEAN, etc. Foreign affairs largely dictated by commercial and domestic interests
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Predominantly Christian (Protestant and Catholic). Large pockets of Jews and Muslims also exist with a growing proportion of Buddhists and “native” religions
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Encourages isolationist world view and prompts an economic depression. Pushes for women’s suffrage too.
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Pushes the US to help vanquished foes in part to prevent a future war and also to stop the spread of communism.
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Forces increased military spending and involvement in affairs in Africa, Latin America and Asia, supporting regimes that would otherwise have earned our condemnation
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