Unit 7 Lesson 3 Regional Conflicts Flashcards
Americans debated their function in the post–Cold War world. What did Representative Dana Rohrabacher say?
Some people wanted to reduce the role of the United States in world affairs. “In the post–Cold War world, we will no longer require our people to carry an unfair burden for the rest of humanity,” said Representative Dana Rohrabacher.
Americans debated their function in the post–Cold War world. What Speaker of House Newt Grngrich?
Others argued that the nation must not retreat from the world. They thought that the United States had a responsibility to use its power wisely. “The United States must lead, period,” declared Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.
Americans debated their function in the post–Cold War world. How did the Presdients react to this?
Neither President George H.W. Bush nor President Bill Clinton reduced U.S. engagement around the world. Both believed that fostering freedom and democracy abroad would only strengthen the United States at home.
As the former Soviet Union collapsed, the world faced a menacing challenge, what was this challenge?
The spread of nuclear weapons. The United States and Russia still had thousands of nuclear missiles in their possession. Other nations were developing nuclear weapons, too.
How did US and the Old Soviet untion try to get rid of their nuclear weapons. What was the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or START?
The United States and the old Soviet Union had already agreed to several treaties reducing nuclear arms. In 1991, they signed the most important agreement yet, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or START. Even more reductions followed in 1993.
What was the the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty?
Under the treaty, nuclear powers such as the United States promised to reduce their stock of nuclear weapons and not to spread nuclear weapon technology to other nations. Nations without nuclear weapons promised not to develop them.
Did all countries agree and follow the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty?
A few countries, including Israel, India, and Pakistan, never agreed to this treaty. According to U.S. government sources, Israel developed nuclear weapons in the late 1960s, though Israel has never confirmed this.
Nuclear bombs in India and Pakistan?
In 1998, India confirmed the worst fears of other nations when it announced that it had conducted five nuclear tests. Two weeks later, Pakistan, its neighbor and deadly rival, exploded five nuclear devices of its own. World leaders saw the tests as the beginning of a dangerous new arms race.
How did President Clinton react to the Nuclear bombs in India and Pakistan?
President Clinton called for economic sanctions against both India and Pakistan but with little effect.
What did Pakistan do?
Pakistan was later found to have shared nuclear weapons technology with other countries, including North Korea.
What did Democracy promote?
Political freedom was spreading across the globe. With it came economic freedom, including the development of free markets with less interference from the state.
American leadership took many forms, what were they and what is a mediator?
Sometimes the United States worked to influence foreign governments through quiet diplomacy or economic pressure. Sometimes it acted as a mediator. A mediator is an agent that helps conflicting parties come to an agreement. Occasionally the United States used military force, often in cooperation with other nations.
How did Filipinos become democratic?
In 1986, thousands of Filipinos protested the rule of dictator Ferdinand Marcos. They accused Marcos of fraud in a recent presidential election.
Proclaiming “people power,” they refused to recognize Marcos as president. After weeks of demonstrations, the Philippine army joined the demonstrators. Marcos fled. The United States backed Corazon Aquino, the woman who had run against him. During the 1990s, the United States continued to provide economic aid for the young Filipino democracy.
Small reforms in China?
During the 1980s, China did begin to build a free-market economy. However, Chinese leaders refused to accept political reforms.
How did students and workers in China try to get deomcracy in China and what was teh result?
In 1989, students and workers launched a bold campaign to bring democracy to China. Hundreds of thousands gathered at Tiananmen Square in the nation’s capital, Beijing. However, the army crushed the demonstrations. Many people were killed or arrested.
How did President George H W Bush react to what the Chinese army did to its people cause of democracy campigins?
President George H. W. Bush disapproved of the crackdown but took no strong action against the Chinese government. He hoped to influence China by keeping communication open.
How did President Clinton react to what the Chinese army did to its people cause of democracy campigins?
President Clinton followed a similar policy. On a 1998 visit to China, he pledged to strengthen ties between the two nations. At the same time, he publicly debated human rights issues with China’s president.
How did the fall of the Soveit Union affect Cuba?
The fall of the Soviet Union deprived Cuba of its main source of trade and economic aid. As the Cuban economy spiraled downward, some 30,000 Cubans fled by boat to the United States. Still, after four decades, Cuba’s communist dictatorship remained in power.
How did US react to Cuba?
In 1994, the United States signed an agreement with Cuba to allow Cubans to emigrate more freely. At the same time, the United States continued to enforce a 40-year-old embargo aimed at toppling Castro.
What was it like on the Korean Peninsula?
On the Korean peninsula, the Cold War remained alive. There, the armies of communist North Korea and democratic South Korea faced each other along a tense border. In the 1990s, famine struck North Korea. The famine was worsened by the economic policies of the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Il.
What was life like in South Africa Since 1948, what was apartheid?
Since 1948, the government of South Africa had enforced a policy of apartheid (uh PAHRT hayt), or strict separation of races. The nation’s nonwhite majority was segregated. By law, nonwhites and whites were required to use separate facilities. Nonwhites were allowed no voice in the government.
How did US react to the aparthied in South Africa how what is a sanction?
In 1986, Congress approved economic sanctions against South Africa to force an end to apartheid. Sanctions are measures aimed at making a country change its policy. American companies were forbidden to invest in South Africa or import South African products.
What did Soth Africa do in response of the sanctions?
In the 1990s, in response to sanctions, South Africa moved to end minority rule. Under a new constitution, all races were permitted to vote for the first time in 1994.
Who was Nelson Mandela?
Nelson Mandela (mahn DEL uh), a black man who had spent 27 years in prison for opposing apartheid, was elected president. Mandela called for peace and reconciliation, or an agreement to come together, among South Africa’s peoples. He helped establish democracy, racial equality, and freedom in South Africa.
