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KalynW 1990-present
Unit 7 1990-present
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gorbachev's Reforms | an attempt to revive the economy but failed and was a factor in the collapse of the Soviet Union |
| General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) | the results of an international conference and obligates each country to accord MFN treatments to other contracting parties |
| World Trade Organization (WTO) | helps facilitate global trade and major a forum for creating agreements and setting trade disputes |
| "The LIttle Tigers" | includes Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan;they became industrializing countries and major economic powers |
| Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) | nonprofit environmental, social, and human rights work that develops society, improves communities, and promotes citizen participation |
| Universal Declaration of Human Rights | created a standard of human rights that all nations must uphold and serves as a model for national constitutions, laws, and policies |
| Internal migration | many people began to move from rural areas to urban areas |
| 1991 | USSR disbanded and Gorbachev resigns, and the first Persian Gulf War occurred |
| 2003 | Us invaded Iraq; development of chemical and biological weapons worried the U.S. and they decide to invade without sanction of the United Nations Security Council |
| 2001 | Al-Qaeda terrorists attacked the U.S. world trade center; beginning of war against terrorism and homeland security and U.S. Patriot Act were created |
| 2007 | Global Great Recession began and economic decline occurs globally |
| Population increase | 2005 marked approximately 6.5 billion people on Earth, today it is approximately 7 billion |
| Global diseases | HIV and AIDS are discovered; in 2008 33.4 million people had the virus worldwide |
| 1990 | Namibia gains independence from South Africa; enabled them to form a national government |
| 1994 | Genocide in Rwanda; planned by members of the Hutu power group and set off a violent reaction |
| 2011 | Ara Springs democracy-a media term for a revolutionary wave of nonviolent and violent demonstrations, protests, riots and civil wars in the Arab world |
| Consumption | businesses began to produce goods that satisfied desires ver needs; a part of a new global culture |
| Climate change | increased gas emission contributes to global warming |
| Travel and Tourism | largest single industry on Earth and exposes cultural variations and diversity |
| Economic Globalization | trade expansion, privatization of industries, and foreign investments |
| Weapons of mass destruction | chemical, biological, and nuclear; capable of destroying a huge number of people and was used in the Iran-Iraq War |
| Vladmir Putin | Russia's president following the Cold War; restores economic and social stability |
| Orange Revolution | protests and political events in Ukraine after the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election;shifted focus towards Western Europe |
| Age of Access | minimized social, economic, and political isolation |
| Terrorism | act of violence against people to advance politically and ideologically; many new acts of this were conducted |
| War on Terror | initiated by President George W. Bush; aimed to destroy terrorist operatives and their supporters throughout the world |
| Equal Rights of Women | banning of discrimination of sex; women took leader roles and received valued rewards such as the Nobel peace prize |
| External Migration | many people moved to flee war or find new opportunities (about 130 million people currently live outside their country of citizenship |
| Free trade | freedom of state restrictions to trade across borders |
| China joined WTO | became known for being a major exporter and for having cheap labor |
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