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An area in the former Yugoslavia where ethnic tensions have risen between the Serbs and Muslims Bosnia
An ethnic group that dominates in Bosnia, Kosovo, and other regions of the former Yugoslavia Serbs
A Serb extremist leader who stirred ethnic unrest to help gain control of the former Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevic
Protection from arrest granted by a government to a political refugee Asylum
Self rule Autonomy
A temporary alliance between various political parties or nations Coalition
The policy of forcibly removing or killing people of a certain ethnic group. Ethnic Cleansing
A group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power. Junta
Right of people to choose their own government Self determination
Complete independence and self government Sovereignty
The deliberate use of random violence, especially against civilians, to achieve political goals. Terroism
An international terroist group led by Osama Bin Laden Al Qaida
The ethnic minority in Turkey and Iraq whose efforts to win freedom have led to repression. Kurds
The former dictator of Iraq, found guilty of human rights violations, He was removed from power by U.S. led forces in 2003. Saddam Hussein
A radical Muslim faction that controlled Afghanistan until it was removed by the United States in 2002. Tailban
The Israeli Prime Minister who fell victim to an Israeli assassin in 1995. Yitzhak Rabin
The Western German Chancellor in the 1990's who was considered the architect of German reunification Helmut Kohl
The Catholic terrorist group in the United Kingdom fighting to drive British Protestants from Northern Ireland Irish Republican Army
The arrangement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico created to boost prosperity by lowering barriers between member nations North American Free Trade Agreement
A group of nations in Asia and the Americas that border the Ocean Pacific Ring
The first democratically elected president of Russia in 1991. Boris Yeltsin
Part of former Soviet Union whose quest for independence has been curtailed by Russian military Chechnya
An individual who was elected President of Russia in 2000. He served until 2008 Vladimir Putin
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