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Bush/Clinton Foreign
VUS.13e
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What have been 3 goals of American foreign policy since the end of the Cold War? | 1) Foreign aid 2) Humanitarian aid 3) Support for human rights |
| Who was president when the Cold War ended? | George H. W. Bush |
| Where did communist governments collapse during the presidency of George H. W. Bush? | 1) Eastern Europe 2) Soviet Union |
| What 2 beliefs did Eastern Europe adopt after the fall of communism? | 1) Democracy 2) Free market capitalism |
| What European country reunified in late 1990 under a democratic government? | Germany |
| What Cold War communist super power broke up into fifteen separate nations by the end of 1991? | Soviet Union |
| Where was Yugoslavia located? | On the Balkan Peninsula in Europe |
| What type of government did Yugoslavia have after World War II? | Communist |
| What happened to Yugoslavia in the early 1990s? | It collapsed. |
| What did 4 of the 6 republics of Yugoslavia do in 1991 and 1992? | Declared their independence |
| What three ethnic groups lived in Bosnia-Herzegovina? | 1) Bosnians 2) Serbs 3) Croats |
| What was the religion of the Bosnians? | Muslims |
| What was the religion of the Serbs? | Eastern Orthodox Christians |
| What was the religion of the Croats? | Roman Catholics |
| What ethnic group did not want Bosnia-Herzegovina to become independent from Yugoslavia? | The Serbs |
| What broke out in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1992? | Civil war between the Serbs, Croats, and Bosnians |
| What 2 American presidents had to deal with the civil war in Bosnia? | 1) George H. W. Bush 2) Bill Clinton |
| When did the civil war in Bosnia attract worldwide attention? | When it became known that the Serbian forces were practicing “ethnic cleansing” against Bosnian Muslims and Croats |
| What did Serbian troops do to more than 2 million Bosnian Muslims and Croats? | Took them from their homes and put them into refugee camps |
| What did the press report about “ethnic cleansing” in Bosnia? | 1) Mass murders of civilians 2) Massacres of Muslim men and boys 3) Existence of concentration camps |
| To what was the Serbian “ethnic cleansing” of Bosnian Muslims compared? | Nazi Germany’s attempted genocide of European Jews during World War II |
| What is genocide? | Intentional killing of an entire racial, religious, or cultural group |
| Did either President Bush or President Clinton intervene directly in Bosnia by sending American ground troops there? | No |
| How did President Bush and Clinton try to stop the civil war in Bosnia? | 1) Tried to work through the United Nations 2) Tried to work through NATO |
| What was the role of NATO under the terms of the peace treaty that ended the civil war in Bosnia? | NATO would enforce peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| How did NATO enforce peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina? | NATO sent a peacekeeping force of 60,000 troops to the Balkans, including 20,000 Americans |
| Where else in Yugoslavia did ethnic violence occur? | Kosovo |
| What was the main ethnic group in Kosovo? | Albanian Muslims |
| What did Kosovo want? | Independence from Yugoslavia |
| How did the Serbs respond to Kosovo’s demands for independence? | With “ethnic cleansing” against Albanian Muslims |
| How did President Clinton respond to violence in Kosovo? | Worked through NATO |
| What action did NATO take in Kosovo? | Bombed Yugoslavia to stop Serbs’ slaughter of Albanians in Kosovo |
| What other action did President Clinton take in Kosovo? | Sent American troops to Kosovo as part of a NATO peacekeeping force |
| Did Kosovo eventually gain independence from Yugoslavia? | Yes |
| What country invaded Kuwait in 1990? | Iraq |
| Who was the dictator of Iraq? | Saddam Hussein |
| What is the major source of wealth in Kuwait? | Oil |
| How did the U.S. react to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait? | President Bush said the Iraqi invasion violated Kuwait’s national sovereignty (right to exist as a separate nation). |
| What did world leaders fear Hussein might do as a result of the invasion of Kuwait? | Threaten Saudi Arabia and its oil reserves |
| What action did the United Nations Security Council take against Iraq? | 1) Said the invasion was wrong 2) Imposed economic sanctions or penalties on Iraq |
| What did President Bush put together to oppose the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait? | A coalition or alliance of nations that were against Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait |
| What 3 major countries supported the American-led coalition that opposed the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait? | 1) Great Britain (United Kingdom) 2) France 3) Soviet Union |
| What was the first phase of Operation Desert Storm? | Massive air assault on Iraqi forces occupying Kuwait |
| What was Operation Desert Storm’s 2nd phase? | A ground attack on Kuwait and Iraq |
| Operation Desert Storm became known as what war? | Persian Gulf War |
| What happened in the Persian Gulf War? | 1) Iraqi resistance collapsed. 2) Coalition forces took control of Kuwait’s capital Kuwait City. 3) Iraqi troops retreated back into Iraq. |
| What war ended in 1991? | Persian Gulf War |
| What were 3 results of the Persian Gulf War? | 1) Saddam Hussein stayed in power in Iraq. 2) The American-led coalition achieved its goal of freeing Kuwait from Iraqi rule. 3) The coalition restored self-rule to Kuwait’s leaders. |
| What was the trade policy of Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton? | Free trade |
| What does free trade mean? | Removal of tariff barriers to trade with other nations |
| Why did Presidents Bush and Clinton want to eliminate tariffs? | No tariffs would: 1) Increase trade, 2) Lead to economic growth in U.S., 3) Create new jobs for Americans. |
| What president persuaded Congress to pass NAFTA? | Bill Clinton |
| For what does NAFTA stand? | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| What was NAFTA? | Trade agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico |
| What did NAFTA do? | 1) Reduced all trade tariffs between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico 2) Reduced most business restrictions between the 3 countries for the next 15 years |
| What effect did NAFTA have on trade in North America? | Created one market or regional trading block, larger than the European community |
| What type of jobs did NAFTA opponents fear would be eliminated in the United States if NAFTA became law? | Manufacturing jobs |
| What was the main argument used against NAFTA? | Removal of tariffs on Mexican imports would cause many American manufacturers to move their factories to Mexico |
| Why did NAFTA opponents believe American business would move their factories to Mexico? | Mexican workers were paid lower wages than American workers |
| What were 3 foreign policy successes of the Clinton administration? | 1) Senate ratified the NAFTA Treaty 2) Restored full diplomatic relations with Vietnam 3) Lifted economic sanctions against South Africa, when apartheid ended |
| What did it mean for Clinton to restore full diplomatic relations with Vietnam? | 1) U.S. recognized communist government as the lawful government of Vietnam 2) U.S. exchanged ambassadors with Vietnam |
| What country had a policy of racial apartheid? | South Africa |
| Define apartheid. | South Africa’s brutal system of racial segregation and discrimination against the nation’s black majority |
| Who was released from prison in South Africa, when the South African government ended apartheid? | Nelson Mandela |
| What was the African National Congress? | Organization committed to racial justice and equal rights for black South Africans |
| What group came to power when apartheid ended in South Africa? | Black majority |
| Who became the new leader of the South African government when apartheid ended? | Nelson Mandela |
| What did Clinton do when apartheid ended? | Lifted economic sanctions against South Africa |
| What economic sanctions had the U.S. placed against the Republic of South Africa in 1986? | Severe restrictions on trade between the U.S. and South Africa |
| What was the purpose of the United States' economic sanctions against South Africa? | 1) Condemn apartheid 2) Pressure the white South African government to repeal its racially discriminatory laws |
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