finals p2 Flashcards

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Hitlers outcome

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suicide

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Human rights

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-introduced after WWII that applied to race, gender, religion
-life, liberty, freedom to torture, opinion, expression, work, education

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The purpose of the United Nations

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-maintain world peace
-develop good relationships
-promote cooperation
-encourage respect for human rights
-provide international aid in solving issues around the world

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Security Council (power, members)

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-power: can veto general assembly resolutions
-members: visitors of WWII: France, Russia, UK, US, China

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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-UN document that was written after WWII that states that all human rights the world should follow
-in response to the holocaust
-Eleanor Roosevelt
-can’t be enforced
-cultural relativism

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General Assembly

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-policy making group on the UN
-all member states have equal representation
-resolutions can to vetoes by the security council

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Balfour Declaration—cause and effect

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-british document written during WWI that supported the creation of a separate jewish state
-Cause? Zionist movement
-Effect: appears that British government supports the creation of a jewish state, but they dont

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UN partition plan—problems, role of Great Britain, why it is done

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-plan to create a jewish and palestinian state
Why?: as an apology for the holocaust
Role of GB:
-After WWI, GB and France divided up the middle east into mandates
-After WWII, the UN decides to partition the land
Problems: The Jews got 55% of the land, yet represented 34% of the population

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1948 Palestinian Refugee Crisis—Israeli view versus Palestinian view (why they left)

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-After the partition it resulted in the Palestinian Refugee crisis (nakba: Disaster when palestinians fled their homes)
Israeli view of why the Palestinian left:
-encouraged to by arab leaders in the area
-Didn’t want to live under israeli view
-War
-leaders left
Palestinian view:
-Forced so political sovereignty could be achieved

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David Ben-Gurion

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-First Prime minister of Israel after the creation of Israel
-Sparked the Invasion of Israel with his declaration of independence

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Zionism

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movement to create an independent jewish state

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1979 Islamic Revolution (Iranian Revolution)— effects (government)

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-no more monarchy
there is a president and a legislature (rigged elections)
-real power in the council of guardians
-theocracy: government
-ruled by clerics

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1979 Islamic Revolution (Iranian Revolution)—aftermath

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political:
-women’s right are taken away
-Westernization: kicked out and replaced with traditional Islamic culture
-no more freedom of speech, press or assembly
-rigged elections
-Ayatollahs are in power
-still a secret police

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Ayatollahs

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Musilm Clerics

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Ayatollah Khomeini:

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-a high ranking muslim cleric
-urged Iranians to protest against the Shah
-supreme leader of Iran post revolution

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European causes of conflicts

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-Africas was left with unbalanced economies
-Manufactured good that were only useful to them
-Made boundaries that caused ethnic and cultural divisions
-governments cared more about the mother country and not the people

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European reasons for leaving or being forced out

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-European nations could not afford colonies
-Europe could not keep colonies and say that governments like Hiter were wrong
-The UN was opposed to colonies
-Europe was confronted with nationalist movements
-Europe was confronted with a generation that had been Western educated

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Apartheid

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racial segregation in South Africa

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African National Congress (ANC)—goal

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-wanted to end apartheid
-political party in south africa that became banned
-leader was Nelson Mandella
-they wanted to win seats in parliament in order to end apartheid

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Aspects of apartheid (political, economic, social)

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Political:
-Blacks could not vote
-Black south africans could not run for office
-black south africans had to carry passbooks that limited freedom
Economic:
-Black south africans could not strike
-black south africans were restricted from certain certain occupations
-black south africans could only work in designated areas
Social:
-Black south africans had to carry passbook that restricted their movement
-relationships between races was prohibited
-segregation

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Causes and processes for ending apartheid

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-nelson mandela and other ANC leaders were removed from prison
-make ANC legal
-ANC won the majority of seats in the next election
-Nelson mandela became the first black president of south africa
end of legal apartheid

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Struggles of developing African nations

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-Ethnic strike
-depletion of resources
-collapsing economies

23
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Common features of decolonization in Africa

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-civil war
-military dictatorships
-gained independence in 1960’s
-violence
-unstable governments

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Push factors of migration

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-War
-Corrupt governments
-Political oppression
-Hope for a better life
-Natural disasters

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UNHCR

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-means: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
-Helps refugees
-Creates refugee camps, shelter, food, water, and medical care

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Refugee camps (challenges)

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-Overcrowding
-Limited food, water, and medicine
-Poor living conditions
-Lack of funding ($)

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How refugees are entering Europe

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-Smuggler ships
-Walking

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European response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis

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-Rejected them
-Built border fences
-Police violence

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Putin’s reasons for invading Ukraine

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-Putin invaded and took over Crimea in 2014 and no one stopped him
-Putin claimed he did not feel safe because Ukraine had become pro-West and he cant have another NATO country on his border

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Russia’s success in Ukraine (area of control)

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east

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Putin’s war crimes

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-Attacked apartment buildings, theaters, and hospitals
-Torturing prisoners of war
-Kidnapping of children and bringing them to Russia
-Mass killings (mass burial sites) and rape

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Western response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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-Sanctions against Russia
-Stop dependence on Russian gas
-Sending weapons to Ukraine
-War trials
-Welcoming to Ukrainian refugees

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Countries that are accepting Ukrainians (largest #s)

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Germany

34
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Ukrainian fighting strategy

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guerilla tactics

35
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European response to the Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

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-accepting them
-passports are not being required
-Allowed to stay for 3 years without applying for a visa
-getting all welfare benefits

36
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Why is Ukraine different from Syria?

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associate the ukrainians as refugees versus the syrians as migrants

37
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Causes of migrant crisis

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War and political instability in Middle East, Africa, and Ukraine

38
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Impact of migrant crisis in Europe

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-Great Britain left the EU
-Election of right-wing politicians (conservative)
-Anti-immigration policies towards the Middle East

39
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Humanitarian concerns with the migrant crisis (migrants and europe)

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To the migrants:
-The crossings in smuggler ships and on land
To Europe:
-They will be stressed out economically and socially