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Bush Years
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who spoke out of the challenge of building a "new world order" | President Bush |
| In 1998, the people of several _____________nations of eastern europe overthrew their communist rulers. | satellite |
| The Berlin Wall which had symbolized the _____________ dividing east from west was torn down. | iron curtain |
| After a failed coup, _______ emerged as the dominant leader of the Soviet Union. | Boris Yeltsin |
| The commonwealth of Independent States was a political union of many of the former.. | Soviet Republics |
| Who sent an Iraqi invasion force to take over his oil-rich neighbor, Kuwait? | Sadam Hussein |
| President Bush assembled a military coalition called, _______ to force withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait. | Operation Desert Shield |
| The American and allied ground assault led by, ________ defeated the Iraqi army and freed Kuwait in approximately 100 hours. | General Norman Schwartzkopk |
| The Tiananmen Square massacre of prodemocracy demonstrators by the communist leaders of the ____________ was used as an example of continuing trouble spots that might require maintaining a strong military to protect American interests. | Peoples Republic of China |
| President Bush met with Boris Yeltsi to discuss reductions in the __________held by russia. | nuclear weapons |
| Because of setbacks in the economy and layoffs by several companies ______became a increasingly serious problem as more people became unemployed. | homelessness |
| The acquittal of police officers wo beat _______ became a flash point that ignited deadly rioting in Los Angele by people frustrated by the recession and poverty | Rodney King |