Second Test, 2nd Trimester, 10th Grade Flashcards
Explain with 4 sentences which country decides to leave the EU and why? What does brexit mean and why was it a success?
- The country that decides to leave the EU was Britain because they wanted to have their own freedom to make decisions for their country, their Own currency and tax laws.
- Brexit means Britain exit and it was a success because the senior citizens were the majority that voted for it
Explain with 2 complete sentences what happened to Benazir Bhutto and why was Musharraf blamed?
- Pakistan’s first female prime minister was assassinated in December of 2007.
- Musharraf was the leader of military in Pakistan when the attack to Benazir Bhutto happened
Explain with 3 complete sentences what happened on September 11, 2001 in the US
- Muslim terrorists hijacked four passenger planes and using those planes as guided missiles , flew three of them into major American landmarks.
- Two planes crashed into the World Trade Center Twin Towers in NYC, and the third plane crashed into the Pentagon Building.
- The fourth plane, probably targeted to crash in Washington D.C., crashed in a Pennsylvania field.
Explain with 2 complete sentences why was Bush Doctrine created and what was the warning
- because of the terrorist attacks in the US
- He warned that nations that harboured terrorists would be treated as enemies by the US.
Explain with 1 complete sentence the importance of building the Chunnel
-It cuts the travel time between London and Paris from 7 hours to less than 3 hours
Write the definition for the terms:
- Chunnel:
- European Union:
- Angela Merkel
- Managed capitalism:
- Sovereign nations
- Integration of nations:
- Chunnel: 31-mile-long tunnel, beneath the English Channel linking GB and France
- European Union: a geo-political entity covering a large portion of the European continent. The European Parliament.
- Angela Merkel: first woman chancellor in Germany’s history
- Managed Capitalism: a coalition of private industry and government
- Sovereign Nations: nations that were able to decide by themselves their own destroy
- Integration of nations: a unique financial entity of the European Parliament capable of imposing sanctions on non cooperative member nations
Identify the 6 main points of the Maastricht Treaty:
- Move from an economic to a politic-economic organisation
- Developed co-decision procedure
- Initiated a Monetary union
- Provided social dimension to EU
- Created European citizenship
- Enshrined principle of subsidiarity
What did the Iraqui People do in October 2005?
-approved a constitution and having parliamentary styled elections two months later.
Write 5 key points that were included in the Maastricht treaty:
- Formation of the EU
- EU citizenship for all members of the countries in the EU
- Free movement of EU residents between EU countries
- Creation of a central banking system
- Further steps towards Europe being a single market
Mention 5 countries that are members of the EU
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Germany
- Denmark
Why did Bush consider Hussein a threat to American security?
-Saddam Hussein wanted to be the leader of an Arab empire in the Persian Guld
Who was the leader behind the 9-11 attacks against the USA and what terrorist organisation did he lead?
- Osama bin Laden
- Al-Qaeda
Why didn’t President Bush pursue Saddam Hussein after the Persian Gulf war ended?
-because the primary objective, the liberation of Kuwait, has been achieved
What are the goals of the terrorists? Write 2 goals using complete sentences
- To attack an entire state (a country’s people, culture, laws and infrastructure)
- To inflict terror on civilians who will then put pressure on their leaders to capitulate to the terrorist’s demands.
Who was the Pakistan president that supported the USA against terrorism?
Pervez Musharraf
