Final unit Flashcards
What was the Berlin Wall?
A wall built in German that separated East and West Germany
What did the fall of the Berlin Wall symbolize?
The unification of Germany as a whole country
North American Free Trade Agreement
eliminated tariffs among the US, Canada, and Mexico
World Trade Organization
founded to bring order to international trade
NATO
alliance to keep each other safe
NGO
non-governmental organization
Contras
against Sandinistas, financed by Ronald Reagan
Holocaust
influential in creating Israel, Hitler, killing Jews, genocide, ended in 1962, Nuremberg Laws
“Asia Tigers”
South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong
Khomeini
US - “Great Satan”, religious ruler in Iran
Dent Xiaoping
Reversed Mao Zedong economy, socialist, freeing industries
Cold War didn’t
Force world into two blocks
OPEC
Global recession during 70s, fuel prices
Response to Tiananmen protests
Forcibly repressed calls for democracy & freedom
US involvement in Vietnam, USSR involvement in Afghanistan
Support that would remain strong allies
Marxist beliefs (basis of communes)
Gov’t should control Econ in public interest
Commune
Eliminated family life
Gandhi winning independence for India from Britain
Non-violent protest & civil disobedience
Goal of Green Revolution
Help farmers in developing worlds, modern technology, more productive