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Unit 17 -10th (extra
Unit 17: Modern Times (extra)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 2nd Iraq War (cause, result) | US and Britain claimed Saddam Hussein the leader of Iraq had weapons of mass destruction (WMD's) and invaded, removed Saddam, and occupied Iraq |
| acid rain | pollution in rain |
| AIDS | disease that kills millions of people in Africa every year |
| African National Congress (ANC) | organization led by Nelson Mandela that opposed South Africa's apartheid |
| African Union | organization of African countries |
| Ayatollah Khomeini | Muslim religious leader who led a revolt in Iran, took power, and created a Islamic influenced government |
| Asian Tigers | nations located in the Pacific that have seen quick economic growth (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea) |
| Bangladesh | poor Muslim country that split away from Pakistan and lies on the Ganges Delta, which sees a lot of flooding due to its low sea level |
| Blood Diamonds | diamonds that are sold to pay for weapons in Africa |
| Boris Yeltsin | Russia's first president after the fall of the Soviet Union |
| Bosnian Civil War (results) | Bosnian Serbs led by Slobodon Milosevic used ethnic cleansing against the Muslim Bosnians |
| Computer Revolution (cause, result) | started after the invention of the personal computer and has let to the creation of the Internet which linked individuals, governments, and businessses |
| Darfur | genocide carried out by the government of Sudan against its non-Ararb people |
| Deng Xiaoping | communist leader who that allowed some capitalism in China |
| developed nations | countries that control the world's wealth (US, Europe, Japan) |
| developing nations | countries that supply low paid workers to make cheap goods for wealthy countries |
| Euro | European Union money |
| Gamal Abdul Nasser | leader who modernized Egypt |
| Ganges Delta | area in Bangladesh that is below sea level leading to increased flooding |
| Hugo Chavez | president of Venezuela that ruled like a dictator |
| indigenous | native people of a country |
| Iranian Revolution (leader, result) | Muslim leader Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the shah of Iran, he then ended women's, created an Islamic government, and attempted to develop nuclear weapons |
| Irish Republican Army (IRA) | Catholic organization that used terrorism to try and end British control of Northern Ireland |
| Islamic fundamentalism | belief that Islam should control all parts of society |
| creation of Israel (cause, result) | UN created a homeland for Jews after the Holocaust, however, the Muslim Palestinians living there did not accept it and used terrorism against the Jewish Israelis |
| Kurds | minority group in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey who want an independent country of Kurdistan |
| Kwame Nkrumah | Nationalist leader of Ghana who gained independence from Britain |
| Latin America | Area including Mexico, Central America, and South America that was heavily influenced by Spanish imperialism |
| mixed economy | economic system that combines a market and command economy |
| Nicaragua Conflict (opposing groups) | civil war between the communist Sandinistas vs. the US backed Contras |
| nonalignment | when a country stays neutral |
| Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) | Muslim organization led by Yasir Arafat that led the Palestinian struggle against Israel |
| Pakistan | Muslim country with nuclear weapons that has been influenced by Islamic fundamentalism and has a rivalry with India |
| Pan-Africanism | nationalist movement to unite all Africans |
| Pan-Arabism | nationalist movement to unite all Muslim Arabs |
| peacekeepers | United Nations military |
| Persian Gulf War (cause, result) | began when Iraq invaded Kuwait and resulted in a UN coalition led by the US to successfully drive the Iraqis out of Kuwait |
| recession | period of poor economic conditions in a country |
| refugee | person who flees their country |
| Roadmap to Peace | plan by the US to solve the conflict in Israel between the Jewish Israelis and Muslim Palestinians |
| Russia-chechnya Conflict (opposing groups, result) | conflict between Russia and Muslim nationalists in Chechnya who have used terrorism in their attempt to gain independence from Russia |
| Slobodan Milosevic | Serbian president who used ethnic cleansing against the Albanians and was put on trial for crimes against humanity |
| Taliban | Islamic fundamentalist group that took control of Afghanistan that allowed al Qaeda to safely plan the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US |
| theocracy | government ruled by religious leaders, ex: Iran |
| Universal Declaration of Human Rights | United Nations document that stated that all people were guaranteed basic human rights |
| Vladimir Putin | President of Russia who has limited freedom of speech and increased his power |
| Yasir Arafat | Leader of the PLO who led the struggle against Israel |
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