P4+Group+5

Gulf War- A war fought in 1991 in which a coalition of countries led by the United States destroyed much of the military capability of Iraq and drove the Iraqi army out of Kuwait. Also called //Persian Gulf War//. [] http://matthew1026.com/071009-F-2911S-013.jpg Genocide - the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group. [] [] Information Revolution-  [|Development] of [|technologies] (such as [|computers], [|digital] [|communication] , [|microchips] ) in the second half of the 20th century that has [|led] to dramatic [|reduction] in the [|cost] of obtaining, [|processing] , storing, and transmitting [|information] in all [|forms] (text, [|graphics] , audio, [|video] ). [] [] Globalization- describes an ongoing process by which regional economies, societies and cultures have become integrated through a globe-spanning network of exchange. [] [] Outsourcing- is subcontracting a process, such as product design or manufacturing, to a third-party company. [] [] G-8 - A forum for the world's eight largest industrialized nations--Italy, France, Germany, Britain, the United States, Japan, Canada and Russia--to meet on a regular basis to discuss, debate, and potentially coordinate economic and social policies. [] [] G-20 - Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, UK and US; plus representatives of the IMF, European Union and World Bank. The G-20 aims to broaden the dialogue on key economic and financial policy issues among systemically significant economies, and promote co-operation to achieve stable and sustainable world economic growth. [] []