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Relaxation of tensions and imporoved relations between America-Soviet Union relations
détente
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______ was invaded by Soviet Union in 1979.
Afghanistan
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canceled American participation in 1980 Olympic games in Moscow
President Jimmy Carter
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Soviet Union leader when Cold War ended
Mikhail Gorbachev
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the policy of openess of public policy
glasnot
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On October 3, the reunification of Germany was a symbol of:
the end of the Cold War
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The Soviet Union dissolved in
1991
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Succeeded Nikita Khruschev as leader of Soviet Union
Leonid Brezhnev
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insisted on the right of the Soviet Union to intervene if communism was threatened in another communist state
Brezhnev Doctrine
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those who spoke out against the regime in Russia
dessidents
-
secret police for Soviet Union
KGB
-
restructuring
perestroika
-
Soviet Union's first and last president
Mikhail Gorbachev
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The first president of Russia
Boris Yeltsin
-
wanted independence from Russia
Chechnya
-
elected president of Russia in 2000
Vladimir Putin
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organized a trade union known as solidarity
Lech Walesa
-
first Polish pope
Pope John Paul II
-
dictorial leader of Yugoslavia
Josip Broz Tito
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leader of Serbia in 1987 (bad guy)
Slobodan Milo˘sevi'c
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genocide
ethnic cleansing
-
self governing province
autonomous
-
turned the European Community into the principle organization within the even more solidified European Union (EU)
Treaty of the European Union
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European currency in affect as of January1, 2002
euro
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England's first female prime minister
Margaret Thatcher
-
Margaret Thatcher's economic policy
Thatcherism
-
replaced Margaret Thatcher as prime minster of England
John Major
-
replaced John Major as prime minister of England
Tony Blair
-
a group of Nixon's re-election campaign installed electronic listening devices in Democratic National Headquarters
Watergate
-
August 9, 1974
Nixon resigned from Presidency
-
became President when Nixon resigned
Gerald Ford
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52 Americans were held hostage by Iranian government under ____ ____ ____'s orders
Iyatollah Ruholla Khomeini
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changed the direction of US Policy
Reagan Revolution
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the government spends more than it has
budget deficit
-
succeeded Reagan
George Bush
-
succeeded George Bush
Bill Clinton
-
succeeded Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
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first prime minister of Canada
Pierre Trudeau
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trade agreement between US, Canada, and Mexico
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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Why do terrorist perform acts of terrorism?
to draw attention to their political goals
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occurs when one state openly supports terrorism against another
state sponsored terrorism
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What is the goal of the Irish Republican Army (IRA)?
to unite Northern Ireland
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one of the most destructive acts of terrorism occured
September 11, 2001
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terror organization that hijacked four commerical jets in Boston, Newark, and Washington D.C.
al-Qaeda
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led the al-Qaeda's attack
Osama bin Laden
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Bin Laden's followers were an extreme group of Muslims often referred to as _______ _______.
fundamentalist militants
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they believe in a strict interpretation of the Quran and hope to establish their idea of a pure Islamic society
fundamentalist militants
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extremist terrorist group in Afghanistan
Taliban
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USS Cole
attacked by terorist
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goal is to protect the US from terrorism and respond to any future attacks
Department of Homeland Security
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nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons that can kill 10,000s of people of people at once
Weapons of mass destruction (WMD)
-
Suddam Hussein
leader of Iraq
-
war began in Iraq on
March 20
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Why was setting up a government difficult in Iraq?
- Because the differences between among their 3 groups:
- Shiite Muslims
- Sunni Muslims
- Ethnic Kurds
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What is the most famous product of wartime research?
atomic bombs
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Space Race
between the US and Soviet Union
-
After Russia's Sputnik 1 was launched, President Kennedy predicted:
the US would be on the moon in less than a decade
-
became the artistic center of the Western world
New York City
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