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Four Asian Tigers

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The four Asian tigers are the high-growth economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan

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Tiananmen Square Massacre

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Chinese troops storm through Tiananmen Square in the center of Beijing, killing and arresting thousands of pro-democracy protesters.

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Devolution

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the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration.

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Ronald Reagan

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Ronald Wilson Reagan /ˈrɑnəld ˈwɪlsən ˈreɪgən/ fue el cuadragésimo presidente de los Estados Unidos y el trigésimo tercer gobernador del estado de California. …

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Gorbachev

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Mi·kha·il S(er·ge·ye·vich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich, mi-keyl; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ, mɪˈkeɪl; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/,born 1931,Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.

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Perestroika

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Russian.the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.

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Glasnost

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the declared public policy within the Soviet Union of openly and frankly discussing economic and political realities: initiated under Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985.

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Thatcherism

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the conservative policies, political philosophy, and leadership style of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, characterized especially by monetarism, privatization, and labor union reform.

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Tony Blair

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British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)

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Yugoslavia

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formerly, a federal republic in S Europe: since 1992 comprised of Serbia and Montenegro; disbanded into independent countries in 2006. 39,449 sq. mi. (102,173 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.

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Bosnia

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a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Rwanda

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a republic in central Africa, E of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly comprising the N part of the Belgian trust territory of Ruanda-Urundi; became independent 1962. 10,169 sq. mi. (26,338 sq. km). Capital: Kigali

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Cambodia

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a republic in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 69,866 sq. mi. (180,953 sq. km). Capital: Phnom Penh.

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Kosovo

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an autonomous province of Serbia, in the SW: chiefly Albanian in population since the 13th century; Serb suppression of separatists escalated to a policy of ethnic cleansing in 1998, provoking NATO airstrikes against Serbia in 1999 and takeover by UN administration; unilaterally declared independence in 2008. Mainly a plateau. Capital: Priština. Pop: 1 847 708 (2013 est). Area: 10 887 sq km (4203 sq miles) Full Serbian name Kosovo-

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Weapons of mass destruction

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nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons that can cause indiscriminate death or injury on a large scale WMD

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George W. Bush

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nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons that can cause indiscriminate death or injury on a large scale WMD

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Bill clinton

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1828,U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).

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NAFTA

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1828,U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).

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Welfare State

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a state in which the welfare of the people in such matters as social security, health and education, housing, and working conditions is the responsibility of the government.

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Apsrtheid

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in the Republic of South Africa) a rigid former policy of segregating and economically and politically oppressing the nonwhite population.

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Nelson Mandela

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Nelson (Ro·lih·lah·la) [raw-lee-lah-luh] /ˌrɔ liˈlɑ lə/,1918–2013,South African black antiapartheid activist: president of South Africa 1994–99.

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Congolese conflict

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DR Congo is extremely wealthy - and extremely big. Similar in size to Western Europe, it is rich in diamonds, gold, copper, cobalt and zinc.

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Hutu

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a member of a Bantu farming people of Rwanda and Burundi, in central Africa.

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Tutsi

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a member of a very tall, slender, cattle-raising people of Rwanda and Burundi.

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Kleptocracy

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a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.

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New World Order

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The New World Order or NWO is claimed to be an emerging clandestine totalitarian world government by various conspiracy theories.[3][4][5][6][7]

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Internet

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a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually preceded by the). The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols.

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Soweto Uprising

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La masacre de Soweto fue una violenta represiòn contra una serie de manifestaciones en el suburbio de Soweto ―un barrio al oeste de la ciudad de Johannesburgo (Sudáfrica)― el 16 de junio de 1976 realizados por los jóvenes de raza negra en oposición a las políticas educativas instauradas por el gobierno del Partido Nacional durante el régimen del apartheid.

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Bantustans

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: any of several all-black enclaves formerly in the Republic of South Africa that had a limited degree of self-government

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Persian Gulf War

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used with a singular verb)an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945. Abbreviation: UN

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Helsinki Accords

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The Helsinki Accords (or as they are formally known, the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe) were signed on 1 August 1975.

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EEC

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Government, Politics & Diplomacy) European Economic Community (now subsumed within the European Union)

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EEU

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An economic union created in 2014 by a treaty signed by Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. The union is set to go into effect in 2015.

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Chaebols

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family-controlled industrial conglomerate in South Korea

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Corporation

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an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
See also municipal corporation

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Tokyo stock Exchange

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an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.
See also municipal corporation

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Agglomerate

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: to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster

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Genocide

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: to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster

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