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Ch. 11 Review Book
Vocab, People, Events and Supreme Court Cases from Chapter 11 of the Review Book
Term | Definition |
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Persian Gulf War | After Iraq invades Kuwait, UN (lead by US) began an air assault on Iraq. After a cease fire, Iraq accepts all demands. Tensions with Saddam Hussein and Iraq continue until 2003. |
Ethnic Cleansing | systematic effort to purge an area or society of an ethnic group through murder or deportation |
NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement. Agreement calling for the removal of trade restrictions between the United States, Canada and Mexico |
World Trade Organization | WTO. International trade organization designed to increase cooperation and settle trade dispute. An example of globalization. |
Madeleine Albright | Secretary of state under Bill Clinton. First Secretary of State in US History. |
September 11, 2001 attacks | Attack by al Qaeda on the World Trade Center in NYC, the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and a third plane headed for DC that was taken down by passengers over Pennsylvania. Began the US "War on Terror" and the invasion of Afghanistan. |
USA Patriot Acts of 2001 | Gave powers to the US government that limited the privacy of US Citizens, increase government surveillance, enhanced penalties for crimes related to terrorism. |
Department of Homeland Security | Cabinet level position designed to coordinate between 40 federal agencies including the CIA, FBI and National Guard. |
Operation Iraqi Freedom | GW Bush administration invades Iraq after claims of weapons of mass destruction (none are found) and helping terrorists. Saddam Hussein is overthrown. |
Weapons of Mass Destruction | devices used for large scale and total destruction, i.e. nuclear bombs, nerve gas, chemical warfare |
Globalization | process by which national economies, politics, cultures and societies mix with those of other nations around the world. |
Global Warming | the increase in Earth's average surface temperature over time |