Spheres of Influence Flashcards

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What is a sphere of influence?

A

a physical region over which a country considers it has economic, military, cultural or political rights

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Over what area can spheres of influence extend?

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beyond the borders of the country and represent a region where the country believes it has a right to influence

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What is a modern day example of spheres of influence in practice?

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Russia considers many Russian speaking countries as its sphere of influence

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Where do nations that were once a part of the USSR now look for trade deals?

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EU
NATO

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Why does Russia not like its bordering nations joining NATO?

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they believe the region should stay under Russian influence

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What territories are currently held by Russian soldiers?

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Crimea (held before Russia Ukraine conflict)
Donbas
Transnistria

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What did Russia do in response to Ukraine moving to try join EU/NATO?

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Annexed Ukraine region of Crimea

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In the Crimean referendum how many voted to stay in Russia?

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95.5% although vote has been confirmed to be falsified

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What was the result on Russia after the annexation?

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G8 voted out Russia creating G7

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Why was the annexation so uncontested?

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Ukrainian president was ousted and replaced with a pro Russian president who asked for Russia assistance with violent protests

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Why haven’t Finland joined NATO?

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Worried about how Russia would react however they have now applied

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What would Russia control if they captured Caucasus region?

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Gives Russia control of alternative gas pipe route in Europe(so could starve Europe of gas)

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What does the Crimean peninsula give Russia access to?

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Black sea and Mediterranean for its navy

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What is the negative environmental impact of explosions?

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leave toxic substances that can cause cancer

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What were the 2 sides of the Vietnam war?

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North Vietnam, soviet union and China
South Vietnam, united states, New Zealand and south Korea

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What happened in Vietnam between 1965 and 1968? (Bombing)

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North Vietnam bombed under operation rolling thunder

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What was the aim of operation rolling thunder?

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force enemy negotiations

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What was the result of operation rolling thunder on the environment?

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Bombs destroyed over 2 million acres of land

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Why was a massive herbicidal programme carried out in Vietnam?

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to break the forest cover sheltering Viet Cong guerrillas and deprive Vietnamese peasants of food

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How much destruction occurred due to herbicide spraying? (Vietnam)

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14% of Vietnams forests, diminished agricultural yield and made seed unfit for replanting

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What would happen if herbicide didn’t damage agricultural yield?(Vietnam war)

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lost by military on ground that set fire to haystacks and soaked land with aviation fuel and burned it

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In total how much land was destroyed in the Vietnam war?

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15,000 square kilometres

23
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Why were livestock shot in the Vietnam war?

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deprive peasants of of their entire food supply

24
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In total how many livestock were killed during the VI
Vietnam war?

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13,000

25
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How many millions of litres of chemical spray was used in the Vietnam war?

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72

26
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What were the general impacts of spraying chemicals in Vietnam?

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death of many animals
Health effects with humans

27
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What was the most damaging chemical used in the Vietnam war between 1962 and 1971?

A

Agent orange

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What was the main part of agent orange?

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Dioxin which remained present in soil during and after the war

29
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What are the 2 main problems with Dioxins?

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carcinogenic (cause cancer)
Teratogenic (birth defects)

30
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What health problems arise form Dioxins?

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Spontaneous abortions
Chloracne
Skin and lung cancers
Lower intelligence and emotional problems in children

31
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What did children born to fathers exposed to agent orange experience?

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Congenital abnormalities (body structure or function)

32
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How many children were born with dioxin-related abnormalities?

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500,000

33
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What happened to Kuwait in 1991?

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devastating damage to oil industry
Iraqi forces destroyed more than 700 oil wells spilling 60 million barrels

34
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How many cubic metres of soil were contaminated after the attacks on the Kuwait oil wells?

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2 million as late as 1998

35
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How was Kuwait’s water supply affected by the oil spills?

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Major ground water aquifer 2/5 of Kuwait’s entire freshwater reserve remains contaminated to this day

36
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How many millions of barrels of oil were released into the Gulf?

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10

37
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How much of the coastline was affected by the oil in the Gulf?

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1500km

38
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How much did the oil clean up in the gulf cost?

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$700 million

39
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Why were temperatures reduced in the gulf?

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Fell by 10*c when the wells were burned due to reduced light from the sun

40
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What were the costs of the environmental damages in the gulf estimate to be?

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$40 billion

41
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How many were estimate to die in the gulf as a result of air pollution?

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about 1000

42
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What other environmental effects were there in the 1991 gulf war?

A

Destruction of the sewage plants in Kuwait

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What were the effects of the destruciton of the sewage works in Kuwait?

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the discharge of over 50,000 cubic metres of raw sewage every day into Kuwait bay

44
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How many villages were destroyed in the Afganistan war?

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10,000 along with the surrounding environment was destroyed

45
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Why did safe drinking water decline in Afganistan during the war?

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as destruction of water infrastructure and resulting leaks, bacterial contamination and water theft
Rivers and groundwater were contaminated by poorly constructed landfills located near the sources

46
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What was Afghanistan’s landscape like before the war?

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Major forests watered by monsoon

47
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What led to much of the destruction of forests in Afghanistan?

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During the war, the Taliban members illegally traded timber in Pakistan
US bombings
Refugees in need of firewood

48
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How much of the forests of Afghanistan remain?

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Less than 2%

49
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What important global wildlife factor was affected by the Afgan war?

A

World migratory through fare

50
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How much have the birds migrated through Afghanistan dropped?

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85%

51
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What problems did leopards face in the Afgan war?

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Found shelter from bombings but mountainous habitat applied as a refuge for military forces
Refugees capture leopards and other large animals and trade them for safe passage across the border