Module 13 Notes Flashcards

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New World Order Speech

A

George H.W Bush (former head of CIA & VP)

  • speech discusses world government and economy; UN peacekeeping to police the worlds; led by US
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2
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Manuel Noriega (panama)

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overthrown by the US government

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Operation Just Cause

A

26k US troops invade panama
- condemned as a violation of international law

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4
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Saddam Hussein (Iraq)

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Invades Kuwait to gain control of reserves

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Operation Desert Storm

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Coalition of 49 nations

  • led by US and Saudi Arabia
  • Iraqi fires SCUD missiles in Saudi Arabia and Israel
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Srebrenica Massacre (balkan Crisis)

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8k balkan men and boys

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7
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Dayton Peace Accords

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Ended the Balkan Crisis

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8
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Hutu and Tutsi tribes

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2 largest ethnic groups in Rwanda

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9
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Axis of Evil Speech

A

Iraq, Iran, North Korea

Accused of harboring terrorists and developing weapons of mass destruction; expansion of war on terror

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10
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Push for regime change in Iraq

A

Dick Chaney and Donald Rumsfeld

Threat that they were trying to acquire a nuclear weapon; had links with Al Qaeda

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Colin Powell makes case at UN for war

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supposed evidence they were buying uranium in Africa

American media spreads claim with no independent investigation

UN denies war

US and Britain launch war anyways

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12
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Operation Iraqi freedom

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aerial attack fall of Saddam Husseins regime

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