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Developed Nations

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Low birth rate, low death and infant mortality rates, advanced economy, high literacy, industrial based, high income

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HDI

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Human Development Index
Overall quality of life
Life expectancy, literacy, schooling, and income

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Developing Nations

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High birth rates, high death and infant mortality rates, low literacy, small amount of educated, agricultural based economy

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GDP

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Gross Domestic Product

Total value of goods produced within a nation

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Deng Xiaoping

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Leader of People’s Republic of China
Economic reforms
Mixed economy
Export oriented growth

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Mao Zedong

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Leader of Chinese Communist Party
“Red book” about himself required
Bad economy

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Cultural Revolution

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Started by Mao and led by Red Gaurds
Enforcing new Communist laws
Purge of intellectuals 
Mass Phase- burn old texts
Military Phase- attempted coup
Succession Phase- power war
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Great Leap Forward

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Mao’s attempt to create more industry and agricultural production
5 year plan
Caused famine

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Tiananmen Square

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Young liberals challenge communism, protest

Government sends in tanks and arrests protestors

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Chinese Border Issues with Russia and India

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Sino-Soviet split breaks China away from Russia

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Little Red Book

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Book of Mao Zedong’s words

Required to have

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Red Gaurd

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Mass social movement of youth citizens who destroyed the old texts and traditions

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Xi Jingping

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Current leader of China
Communistic leader
Single party authoritarian

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Theocracy

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Type of government in which God is recognized as leader of government
Religious laws

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Ahmadinejad

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President of Iran (figurehead)
Supporter of nuclear weaponry
Denied holocaust

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Sunni vs Shiite in Iran

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85% of Muslims are Sunni
Iran is mostly Shiite
Allies with other minority Shiite groups in Iraq and Lebanon
Sunni are radical

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Oil in Iran

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Votes to nationalize oil industry

British placed embargo and blockade

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Nuclear Threat in Iran

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Nuclear Program increases nuclear technology

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Non Proliferation Treaty

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Treaty between North Korea and UN to stop production and use of nuclear weapons
North Korea withdraws

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Juche

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Self Reliance

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North Korean Economy

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Military First
Heavy Industry
Government controls all production
Food stamps, education, and housing provided
High censorship
Little income, exports, technology, and roads

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Kim Il Sung

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Eternal President
Founder of DPRK
Juche
Five year plan for command economy
Great Purge and camps start
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Kim Jong Ill

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Commander of KPA
Adopted military first policy
Famine

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Line of Control

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Border between Pakistan and India

In Kashmir

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Kashmir

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Disputed land between Pakistan and India
Joins India
Muslim dominated rules by Hindus

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Bangledash

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East Pakistan

Won independence in Indo-Pakistani war

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Nuclear Power of India and Pakistan

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India has more nuclear weapons

Pakistan has military centers economy, attempting to make nuclear war heads

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Hari Singh

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Hindu president of Kashmir who decides to join India

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Ali Zardari

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Current president of Pakistan

All must respect Messiah under ruling

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Manmohan Singh

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Prime Minister of India

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Taliban

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Extremist Muslim group
Forces women to wear burqa
Radical Islamic state
Acts of terror
Led by Omar
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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

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Invade and put Karmal in power in 1979
Leave 1989
Marxist government

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Jihad

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Muslims war against unbelievers

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9/11

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Al Qaeda terrorist attack
Four planes
Causes US interference in Afghan civil war

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Osama bin Laden

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Arab terrorist who established Al Qaeda

Killed by US

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Al Qaeda

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Islamic terrorist organization

Sells opium

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Mujahideen

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Rebel forces who fought Soviets in Soviet-Afghan war

Won

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Operation Neptune Spear

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CIA plan to raid Abbottabad and retrieve Osama bin Laden

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Lords Resistance Army

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Rebel paramilitary resistance group led by Kony

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Joseph Kony

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Leader of LRA
Wanted by ICC for crimes against humanity like mutilation
Wants to run country by 10 commandments

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Yoweri Musevini

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President of Uganda
Reforms
Fighting against LRA in civil war

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Idi Amin

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Overthrew Obote by coup in Uganda
Self declared president for life
Removed Asians
Human crimes

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Night Commuters

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Citizens removed from homes to travel to camps that will “protect” them from LRA

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Pol Pot

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Leader of Cambodian Communist Party

Wants to create agrarian utopia

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Killing Fields

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Areas were citizens are taken from home and forced into slave labor

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Khmer Rouge

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Resistance army led by Pol Pot

Ran killing fields

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Year Zero

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Pol Pot “restarts” time

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Targets in Cambodia

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Chinese, Muslims, educated, Buddhist monks, old government officials, ex soldiers, Cambodians, Vietnamese

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End of Cambodia Genocide

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Vietnam launches invasion and overthrow government

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Reza Pahlavi

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Last shah in Iran

Tried to westernize and modernize

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Ayatollah

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Founder of Islamic Republic of Iran
Supreme leader
Religious leader

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Islamic Fundametalist

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Mutilated, burned old texts, banned music

Overthrew democratic government

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Mali

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“Safe haven” for terrorist groups
Gained independence from France
Home to Al Qaeda

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Six Day War

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Egypt expels UN
Israel launches surprise attack
Israel defeats Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iraq
Wins East Jerusalem, Golan Heights, and West Bank

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Yom Kippur War

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Egypt and Syria launch surprise attack on Jewish holiday against Israel
Cease fire declared
Israel withdraws

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Gaza

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Palestine city occupied by Israel troops

Civil war within between Hamas and Palestinian army

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Hamas

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Islamic militant “terrorist” group who wins power in Palestine

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West Bank

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Area in which Palestinian president retains power

Captured by Israel but rewon

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PLO

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Palestine Liberal Organization
Wants to create independent State of Palestine and to destroy Israel
Led by Yasser Arafat

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Camp David

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Peace accords signed between Egypt (Sadat) and Palestine (Menachen)

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Oslo Accords

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Secret agreement in Norway
Israel gives West Bank and Gaza back
Israel gains “right to exist”

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Bosnia Genocide

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Serbians gain power
Bring Muslims to camps
Preform mass killings
Destroy anything Muslim
Mass rapes of women
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Outcome of Bosnia Genocide

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NATO helps by peace keepers then air attacks
Peace keepers held hostage
200,000 dead
2 million refugees
Peace accord splits Bosnia between Muslims-Croat and Serbs

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Slobodan Milosevic

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Serbian communist turned nationalist
Gained control of Kosovo
Invaded Croatia
Overthrows Tito

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Status of Women in Arab Nations

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Half are illiterate
Dependent on men for passports, bank account, and divorce
Must be completely covered (burqa)
Can’t drive

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Hugo Chavez

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President of Venezuela
Not democratic
Censored media an killed opposition

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Oil in Venezuela

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Major part of economy
Gives cheap oil for allies
Takes away US ambassador from oil
Controlled by PDVSA

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Nationalism in Venezuela

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Citizens believe in vote fraud
Rebel
White Terror

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Reforms in Venezuela

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Government becomes 5 house
One legislation
President can rule for life
Socialistic Chavismo

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PetroCaribe

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Oil alliance with Venezuela and Caribbean and Latin America colonies
Venezuela gives oil to keep allies from America

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Japanese government

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Parliamentary Government
Emperor is figure head, direct descendant of Sun God
Prime Minister holds power

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Fukushima Daiichi

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Nuclear power plant explodes

Leaks hydrogen gas

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Tōhoku Earthquake

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9.0 magnitude
Hits near coast of Honshu
Causes tsunami

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Nuclear Power in Japan

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Used to create energy

Had many power plants

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Vladimir Putin

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Non democratic leader in Russia

Ex KGB officer

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Mohamed Bouazizi

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Fruit vendor
Attacked by police after reporting thievery
Lit self on fire
Tunisia

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Dream Act

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Legalize status of those brought over as children

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Plans for Immigrants

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Stop flow of illegal immigration
Let illegal immigrants apply for residency
Have those people pay back taxes, pay penalty, and get background check

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Bengazi

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Bombing killed US ambassador and three more Americans

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NATO in Lybia

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Established “No Fly Zones”
Helped rebels
Air strikes

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Gadhafi

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Dictator during revolution in Libya
Supported terrorist groups
Admitted to having chemical weapons

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Bashar al-Asad

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President of Syria, totalitarian
Noi human rights, oppression
No reforms

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Emergency law

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Government can have complete control and oppress during a state of emergency

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Syria Civil War

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Opposition protest for reforms, new constitution, and new ruling party

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Syria religious power

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Shiite (Alawites) rule yet 75% of Syrians are Sunni

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Crisis Countries in Europe

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Portugal, Greece, Italy, Spain

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Euro zone

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Members of EU that use euro as currency
Allows easier trade
Affects all in zone

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Cause of EU crisis

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Unemployment- same rate wage causes loss in competition in Germany

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Austerity

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Raise taxes, cut public services, end social welfare programs
Used to stop debt

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Janjaweed

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Militia backed by Sudan government

Fight rebels

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Religious conflict in Sudan

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Half are Muslim, half are Christians

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Division of Sudan

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North becomes Muslim, Arabic area

South made for Christians and indigenous, many rebel groups

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Amnesty

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Government pardon of violating immigration policies

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Vincent Fox

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First President outside of PRI in Mexico

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Boston Bombers

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From Chechnya

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Chechnya

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Sunni Muslim dominated

Changes from secular to quasi-divine

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First Chechen War

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Yeltsin refuses to give Chechnya independence
Russia attacks
Peace treaty

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Second Chechnya War

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Russians blame Chechens for Moscow bombing
Russia wins and installs new government
Rise in Chechen rebel terrorism

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Mohamed Morsi

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Muslim Brotherhood

First democratic presidential election

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Hutu

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Majority
Shorter, darker skin
Leader in government

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Tusti

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Minority

Taller, lighter skin

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Interahamwe

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Hutu rebel militia

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Trigger for Rwanda genocide

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Hutu Rwandan president Habyarimana killed in plane explosion

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UN in Rwanda

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Didn’t aid immediately or effectively

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Muslim Brotherhood

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Founded by Hassan al-Banna in Egypt
Vocalizes reform
Violent

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Social network in Egypt

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Government tries to lock down

Ahmed Maher uses Facebook to communicate and organize protests

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Tahrir Square

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Focal point for Egyptian Revolution

Symbol of democracy

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Mubarak

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President of Egypt
Not democratic
Oppressive
Liked Israel

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