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what were the three former republics of Yugoslavia
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Macedonia
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the Dayton Peace Accords were signed to keep peace where
Bosnia
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what nation did Saddam Hussein invade prompting operation Dessert Storm
Kuwait
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what Russian ruler sent troops to quell the independence movement of Chechnya
Bois Yeltsin
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Deng Xiaoping's plan to improve China's industry, military, technology, and agriculture
Four Modernizations
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what country did Ruth Perry, first woman head of state, rule
Liberia
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first black president of South Africa
Nelson Mandela
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who longest ruling leader after Germany's post war history
Helmut Kohl
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what is the Muslim capitol of Bosnia
Sarajevo
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what treaty resulted in the formation of the European Union
Maastricht Treaty
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name of the thirty-one mile long tunnel underneath the English Channel
"Chunnel"
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another name for democratic socialism
"managed capitalism"
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SWAPO is the official government of
Namibia
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what became the only communist dynasty
North Korea
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first democratically elected leader in Chinese history
Lee Teng-hui
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only Southeast Asian country never to have been ruled by a Western power
Thailand
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first nation to place itself under UN jurisdiction regarding internal matters
Australia
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what Israeli city became part of a new Palestinian state
Jericho
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what plan did President George Bush call for that would create a "Two state solution"
Roadmap for Peace
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what South East Asian country received its independence in 1946
Philippines
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the largest and most intricate global project to be undertaken to this date.
International Space Station (ISS)
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what is the belief that order in the universe is not the result of random combinations
Intelligent Design
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what was the first nation to legalize euthanasia
Holland
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what idea did Michael Behe advance, recognizing that a designer was necessary for the existence of life
irreducible complexity
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most controversial topic in Bioethics
stem cell research
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what was designed to require nations to reduce greenhouse emissions to baselines
Kyoto Protocol
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the belief that the general temperature of the earth and its oceans is being warmed due to pollution and greenhouse gases
global warming
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One of the greatest natural disasters of the U.S. in 2005
Hurricane Katrina
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Three countries that made up NAFTA
- Canada
- United States
- Mexico
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what is the name for the precision tracking device system
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Device)
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network that became known as the internet
ARPANET
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naval hero of the Battle of Trafalgar
Horatio Nelson
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