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| worked alongside Nelson Mandela for equal black rights in South Africa |
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| President of South Africa, fights for equal black rights |
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| African tribes; led a rebellion in South Africa |
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| South African country; Civil War; rebels overthrow government |
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Causes: oil, land boundaries, Persian Gulf, religion
Outcomes: Increases hatred of Americans |
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operation to drive Iraqis out of Kuwait.
Led by US.
Drove out Iraqis very quickly, with little coalition deaths. |
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North American Free Trade Agreement.
Ended tariffs on most goods. |
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| Promoted privitization (transferring property from public to private ownership) and NAFTA with US and Canada. |
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| 1988 - elected into Congress to represent Leon, Guanajuato. |
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Sandinista - Armed rebels in Nicaragua supporting the US-backed dictatorship
Contras - Armed rebels in Nicaragua opposing the Communist party in Nicaragua |
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| Panamanian soldier originally in US' favor. Actions began to become unacceptable for US and he was captured and imprisoned.(Declared state of War against America, killed US Marines) |
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| one who actively opposes the established order in a country |
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| 1983 - Argentina declares Military Dictatorship over island. |
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| well-organized network of drug smugglers in Colombia |
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| Reagan sold weapons to Iran, who was in a war with Iraq at the time, and hid the money by giving it to the Contras for support to help overthrow the Sandinistas |
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| 41st President. Persian Gulf War, big success. |
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| China - students lead hunger strike to protest against communism in China. Small group of student escalated into thousands, building Plaster-of-Paris statues of Statue of Liberty and other symbols for freedom. |
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IRA, split of Czechoslovakia, etc.
Wanting to separate one group of people from another and achieve sovereignty. |
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First Female Prime Minister of Great Britain. Philosophic soulmate with Ronald Reagan. Led big economic recovery in Great Britain.
"Having power is like being a woman; if you have to tell people you are, then you aren't" |
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| Current Prime Minister of Great Britain. Called upon Bank of England to set autonomous interest rates. |
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| agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland setting up a framework for regular conferences between British and Irish ministers to discuss Northern Ireland matters while confirming that there would be no change in the status of the province unless a majority of its citizens gave its consent. |
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First Socialist leader of France's Fifth Republic.
Abolished death penalty. |
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| Current French President. Greatest opposition to George W. Bush campaign. |
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Chancellor of Germany, 1982-1998
Leader of CDU party 1973 - 1998 |
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| Current Chancellor of Germany |
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| Indigenous people of Spain and France |
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| Led to creation of European Union |
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"openness"
Made countrie's management up for debate. USSR. |
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"economic restructuring"
led to:
USSR pulling out of Afghanistan
USSR negotiating with US over arms restrictions
Sinatra Doctrine |
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| First president of Russia |
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| Current President of Russia |
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| declared independence from Russia after fall of USSR |
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| Commonwealth of Independent States |
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| 12 of the 15 states in USSR, excluding Baltic States |
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| first President of Czech Republic |
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President of Poland.
Founded 'solidarity'. |
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| forcibly removing people of one ethnic group from a region |
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| Bin Laden's croney's attack on WTC in NYC. |
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