C. 30 def-wor (Pres) Flashcards

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The attempt to establish ethnically homogeneous territories by intimidation, forced deportation, and killing.

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ethnic cleansing

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A series of popular revolts and insurrections that challenged regional politicians and Russian interests in the former Soviet republics during the first decade of the twenty-first century

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Color Revolutions

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The emergence of a freer, more technologically connected global economy, accompanied by a worldwide exchange of cultural, political, and religious ideas.

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globalization

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The economic, cultural, and political alliance of twenty-eight European nations

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European Union (EU)

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The basis for the formation of the European Union, which set financial and cultural standards for potential member states and defined criteria for membership in the monetary union.

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Maastricht Treaty

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A powerful supranational financial institution that sets trade and tariff agreements for over 150 member countries and so helps manage a large percentage of the world’s import-export policies. Like the IMF and the World Bank, the WTO promotes neoliberal policies around the world.

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World Trade Organization (WTO)

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Independent organizations with specific agendas, such as humanitarian aid or environmental protection, that conduct international programs and activities.

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nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)

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Enclaves of ethnic groups settled outside of their homelands.

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diasporas

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The mixing of ethnic styles in daily life and in cultural works such as film, music, art, and literature.

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multiculturalism

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10
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American policy under President George W. Bush to fight global terrorism in all its forms.

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war on terror

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Islamic social and political reform group founded in Egypt in 1928 that called for national liberation from European control and a return to shari’a law (based on Muslim legal codes), and demanded land reform, extensive social welfare programs, and economic independence

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Muslim Brotherhood

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A series of popular revolts in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa that sought an end to authoritarian, often Western-supported regimes.

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Arab Spring

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13
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A radical Islamist militia in control of substantial parts of central Syria and Iraq, where it applies an extremist version of shari’a law

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Islamic State

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14
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Changes in long-standing weather patterns caused primarily by carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.

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climate change

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