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HI 102 Final
pages 441-448
31
History
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12/06/2011

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Osama bin Laden
Definition
he was behind the 9-11 attack and headed al-Qaeda
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al-Qaeda
Definition
a terrorist network of Islamic fundamentalists
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George W. Bush
Definition
declared a "war of terrorism" after the 9-11 attack
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Bush Doctrine
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he warned that nations that harbored terrorists would be treated as enemies of the US
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Taliban
Definition
the government of Afghanistan
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March 19, 2003
Definition
bombing of Iraq
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insugents
Definition
Pokets of Muslim terrorist groups
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Mohammed Katami
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Iran showed some signs of moderation when they elected this man in 97
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Definition
He supported the annihilation of Israel, he was elected president of Iran in 05
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Tony Blair
Definition
Bristish Prime Minister immediately supported the US in denouncing the terrorist attacks and in the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq
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Perev Musharraf
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Pakistan's president sided quickly with the US
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Benazir Bhutto
Definition
who had earlier been Pakistan's first female prime minister, called for democratic reforms
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Kashmir
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located in a predominately Muslim region of the Himalayas, had become a conflict between Pakistan and India
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Maastricht Treaty
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set in motion a plan to form a European central bank with a single, unified currency for all members of the European Economic Community
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European Union (EU)
Definition
the EEC became known as this
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Gordon Brown
Definition
Blair was succeeded by him, also a member of the Labour Party
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"Chunnel"
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31 mile tunnel beneath the English Channel, it linked Great Britain and France
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Francois Mitterand
Definition
France's Socialist president
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Jacques Chirac
Definition
Succeeded Mitterand, representative of a conservative party coalition
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Nickolas Sarkozy
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noted for his conservative and pro-American views
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Helmut Kohl
Definition
Chancellor of Germany, the longest ruling leader in Germany's postwar history
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Angela Merkel
Definition
made her the first woman chancellor in Germany's history
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"managed capitalism"
Definition
a coalition of private industry and government
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Slovenia and Croatia
Definition
declared there indendence in 1991
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Macedonia
Definition
declared its independence followed by Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Sarajevo
Definition
the Muslim capital of Bosnia
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"ethnic cleansing"
Definition
genocide of Muslims by the Serbs resulted in UN condemnation of Serbia
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Sobodan Milosevic
Definition
Serbain president urged the Bosnian Serbs to end hostilities
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Dayton Peace Accords
Definition
some 60,000 NATO troops were sent to keep the peace in Bosnia
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Kosovo
Definition
an autonomous regian within Serbia
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Chechnya
Definition
the dissindent republic in the Caucasus mountians
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