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Ch27 - People Flashcards

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Who was the first black president of South Africa?

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Nelson Mandela

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Who was the longest-ruling leader in Germany’s postwar history?

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Helmut Kohl

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Who became leader of Liberia and the first woman head of state in Africa?

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Ruth Perry

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Who advanced the idea of irreducible complexity?

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Michael Behe

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What dictator of Iraq invaded the tiny, oil-rich kingdom of Kuwait in 1990?

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Saddam Hussein

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What US President took aggressive action against the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait?

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George H. W. Bush

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What Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff commanded Operation Desert Storm?

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General Colin Powell

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Who led U.S. troops into combat in Operation Desert Storm in 1991?

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General Norman Schwarzkopf

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Who was the mastermind behind the 9-11 attacks and the leader of al-Qaeda?

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Osama bin Laden

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What US President declared “war on terrorism”?

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George W. Bush

issued the Bush Doctrine

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What president of Iran supported annihilation of Israel?

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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What Pakistani president sided with the US in the War on Terror?

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Pervez Musharraf

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Who was the longest-ruling Labour prime minister of Great Britain?

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Tony Blair

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What prime minster of Great Britain faced problems with terrorism?

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Gordon Brown

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What president of France held an unprecedented 14-year reign?

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Francois Mitterand

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`Who was the first woman chancellor in Germany’s history?

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Angela Merkel

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What Serbian president initiated ethnic cleansing in the Balkans?

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Slobodan Milosevic

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Who was Vladimir Putin’s successor in Russia?

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Dmitri Medvedev

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Who was North Korea’s Communist dictator after World War II.

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Kim Il Sung

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What brother of Fidel took over as president of Cuba in 2006?

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Raul Castro

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Who was the first woman US ambassador to the UN and a US secretary of state?

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Madeline Albright

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Who was the first democratically elected leader in Chinese history?

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Lee Teng-hui

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Who was the first civilian president of South Korea?

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Kim Young Sam

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What prime minister of India was responsible for economic success?

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Manhoman Singh

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What Israeli prime minister met with Yassir Arafat at Hebron Accords?

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Benjamin Netanyahu

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