ch27/pt 2 Flashcards

1
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head of the ANC (African National Congress)

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Nelson Mandela

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2
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stepped down in 2006 and his brother Raul Castro became president of Cuba

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Fidel Castro

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3
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Date Raul Castro became president of Cuba

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2006

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4
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Came after Fidel Castro (president of Cuba) in 2006

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Raul Castro

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5
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known for violence by drug lords and guerillas

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Colombia

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6
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____ freedom fighters were successful and Nicaragua had free elections in 1900

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Contra

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7
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leader of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua

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Daniel Ortega

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8
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Daniel Ortega was the leaders of the _____ in Nicaragua

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Sandinistas

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9
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saw the longest war against guerrillas (36 years)

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Guatemala

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10
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Guatemala saw the longest war against _______ (36 years)

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guerrillas

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11
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Eliminated trade barriers between Canada, America, and Mexico

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NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

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12
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NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) eliminated trade barriers between ____,____,____

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Canada, America, and Mexico

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13
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fought against the Sandinistas

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contras

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14
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government of Mexico

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Institutional Revolutionary Party

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15
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Institutional Revolutionary Party was the government of where?

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Mexico

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16
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Achieved independence from Great Britain in 1982

17
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Date that Canada achieved independence from Great Britain

18
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liberal leader of Canada

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Pierre Trudeau

19
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Canada’s first female Prime Minister

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Kim Campbell

20
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Conservative Party leader and new Prime Minister of Canada

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Stephen Harper

21
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president after Ronald Reagan

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George H.W. Bush

22
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George H.W. Bush desired a ________

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“new world order”

23
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Desired a “new world order”

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George H.W. Bush

24
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Insisted on extending Most Favored Nation (MFN) Trading Status to China

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George H.W. Bush

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George H.W. Bush insisted on extending ____________Trading Status to *China*
Most Favored Nation (MFN)
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George H.W. Bush praised known Communists like _____ and _____ to foster world peace
Gorbachev and Mandela
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democratic president after H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
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coordinates world trade policies
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) led to WTO (World Trade Organization)
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) led to _______
WTO (World Trade Organization)
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dictator of Haiti
Jean Bertrand Artistide
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first female secretary of state in America
Madeline Albright
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elected president and led the way in the war on terror
George W. Bush
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first black president of the U.S.
Barack Obama
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accounts for 45% of the world’s trade
APEC
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APEC accounts for __% of the world’s trade
45% (Most comes from Japan)
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military government of Japan; helped with WW2 recovery
Douglas MacArthur
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stand in stark contrast to the failures of China
Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea
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first democratically elected president of China
Lee Teng-hui
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first civilian president of South Korea
Kim Young Sam