Ch27 - Terms Flashcards
What is a coalition of private industry and government and another name for democratic socialism?
Managed capitalism
What treaty resulted in the formation of the European Union and unified currency for all the members of the European Economic Community?
Maastricht Treaty
What is the name of the 31-mile-long tunnel beneath the English Channel linking Great Britain to France?
Chunnel
What was one of the greatest natural disasters in the US in 2005?
Hurricane Katrina
What is the belief that order in the universe is not the result of random combinations?
Intelligent Design
What was the largest and most intricate global project to be undertaken?
International Space Station
What is the belief that the general temperature of the earth and its oceans is being warmed due to pollution and greenhouse gases?
Global Warming
What is a precision tracking device with GPS technology?
RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
What is a network that became known as the internet?
ARPANET
What is the most controversial topic in bioethics?
stem-cell research
What required nations to reduce greenhouse emissions?
Kyoto Protocol
What UN-supported offensive was led by the US military and liberated Kuwait from Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1991?
Operation Desert Storm
What is terrorism?
Violent acts committed by a person or group that is meant to make others cower in fear - usually for political or religious purposes.
What doctrine was issued by President George Bush and warned nations that those who harbored terrorism would be treated as enemies by the US?
the Bush Doctrine
What is the name for the fanatical Islamic government in Afghanistan?
Taliban
What are pockets of Muslim terrorist groups called?
insurgents
What is another “ethnic cleansing”?
genocide
What treaty supposedly concluded the civil war in Bosnia?
Dayton Peace Accords
What is the Chinese plan that aimed at improvements in industry, military, technology, and agriculture?
Four Modernizations
What is SWAPO?
Marxist terrorist group that is recognized by the UN and the US as Namibia’s official governments?
South-West Africa People’s Organization
A Marxist terrorist group that is recognized by the UN and the US as Namibia’s official governments?
What is the ANC?
Communist organization headed by Nelson Mandela?
African National Congress
a Communist organization headed by Nelson Mandela?
What is the SACP? A Communist political party of South Africa?
South African Communist Party
A Communist political party of South Africa?
What is NAFTA?
The North American Free Trade Agreement
A treaty between the US, Canada, and Mexico which eliminated most tariffs and other trade barriers.
What political party has ruled Mexico since 1929?
Institutional Revolutionary Party
What is GATT?
General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade
An international trade treaty which established the World Trade Organization (WTO)>
What is APEC?
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Group
What peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians traded land for peace?
Oslo Accords
What was the name of a series of attacks against terrorists with the goals of (1) reducing the terrorist threats in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and (2) isolating Arafat at his compound.
Operation Defensive Shield
What was an intense operation to put pressure on the Palestinians to renounce terrorism?
Operation Determined Path
What technology allowed for a message to be routed in another direction if the initial communication channel was blocked?
packet-switching
What is the term that describes the idea advanced by Michael Behe that some biological systems, like the eye, could not have evolved to perform their basic functions?
Irreducible complexity
