World History Quiz Chapter 27 Flashcards
(36 cards)
dictator of Iraq; invaded Kuwait in 1990 for their oil
Saddam Hussein
president during the Persian Gulf War
George H. W. Bush
U.S. began its liberation of Kuwait in 1991; The U.S. defeat the Iraqi forces in 2.5 months
Operation Desert Storm
overall commander of Operation Desert Storm
General Colin Powell
leader of ground troops in combat
General Norman Schwarzkopf
the threat of violent actions used to put fear into a group of people to control them; usually done for political or religious purposes
Terrorism
led by Osama bin Laden (leader of 9/11 attacks)
Al-Qaeda
the “government” in Afghanistan
Taliban
president who declared war on terror; his Bush Doctrine warned that nations harboring terrorists would be treated as enemies of the U.S.
George W. Bush
President Bush’s label for Iraq, Iran, & North Korea because of the threat of nuclear weapons
“Axis of Evil”
bombing of Iraq began
America invaded Iraq in 2003 & Saddam Hussein was captured & executed
March 19, 2003
When did America invade Afghanistan and defeat the Taliban?
2001
became president of Iran in 2005
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Prime Minister of Great Britain who supported the U.S. war on terrorism
Tony Blair
President of Pakistan who supported the U.S.
Pervez Musharraf
Pakistan’s 1st female Prime Minister
Benazir Bhutto
region that is a great source of conflict between Pakistan & India
Kashmir
a plan to form a European Central Bank with a single currency for all members of the EEC
Maastricht Treaty
What did the EEC grew into a continental organization named?
European Union (EU) 1994
longest ruling Labour Prime Minister; supported American in war against terrorism
Tony Blair
united France & England under the English Channel
The Chunnel
longest-ruling leader in Germany’s postwar history
Helmut Kohl
became the 1st female Chancellor in Germany’s history (2005)
Angela Merkel
a coalition of private industries & government
“Managed Capitalism”
