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Reason for the hatred between the Tutsis and the Hutus
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Tutsis had the power and control, and the Belgiums took advantage of this and provoked hatred and division
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Country in which the Tutsis and Hutus lived
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Rwanda
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American flights that crashed against the WTC in NYC 2001
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North Tower (8:46am American Airlines Flight 11) & South Tower (9:03am United Airlines Flight 175)
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Define the Arab Spring, where and when did it take place?
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It was a revolutionary wave in the Arab World the spring of 2011
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Yugoslavia's break up:
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7 countries: Slovenia, Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Croatia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Cold war: country that launched first satellite and when:
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USSR Sputnik 1, 1957.
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Space Station:
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Habitable artificial satellite in orbit that serves as a space station
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Apartheid
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It was a system of racial segregation through legislation by the government in South Africa
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2 Gulf wars: date and cause
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First: 1991: to liberate Kuwait from Iraq's invasion
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Human trafficking
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Modern day slavery, the trade of humans, most cases involve abuse in labor or sexually.
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Economic relevance of human trafficking:
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it is the second biggest illegal industry after drugs
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European union countries:
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Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK.
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Countries that use the Euro:
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Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain.
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Migration is:
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movement of people from one place to another, for the purpose of taking up permanent or semi-permanent residence
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Problems that migration implies:
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Clashes of cultures, lack of jobs, difficulty in understanding, increase in population, pressure on public services, loss of young workers, social problems for children left behind.
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Allies during WWII
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UK, USSR, USA, France
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Axis Powers WWII
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Germany, Italy, Japan
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What & when was D-Day?
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It's a military term used to designate the start of an operation in the beaches of Normandy France (June 6th 1944)
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What caused the USA to enter WWII
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The attack on Pearl Harbor
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Casualties caused by WWII
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more than 60 million
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Jews killed in WWII
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more than 5 million
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When and why was the UN created?
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It was created the 26th June 1945, to stop war and promote peace, and provide a safe platform for dialogue between nations
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When & why were Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombed?
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6-9 August, Japan wouldn't surrender. (End war)
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Most important conferences between allies
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Casablanca (January 1943), Tehran (Nov-December 1943), Yalta (Feb 1945), Potsdam (July-August 1945)
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Cold War
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Post-WWII Political Tensions & Military rivalry between USSR & USA
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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USSR had missiles installed in Cuba threatening to attack the USA
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After WWII Berlin was divided into:
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4 zones
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Berlin Wall (dates)
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1961-1989
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Korean War
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Communism (North) vs. Capitalism (South) 1950-1953
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Vietnam war
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Conflict between Communism (USSR) & USA (1955-1975)
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When did the Partition of India & Pakistan take place?
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14 August 1947
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When was the State of Israel created?
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14 May 1948
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Winston Churchill
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Prime minister of UK in WWII
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F.D.Roosevelt
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US president during WWII & 30's depression
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Harry Truman
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US president after Roosevelt. Had the say in atomic bombs to Japan.
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Nelson Mandela
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South African president (In jail for almost 30 years). Anti-Apartheid
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Juan Perón
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President of Argentina (1946-1955) (1973-1974)
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Fujimori
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President of Peru (1990-2000)
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Fidel Castro
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Dictator of Cuba, introduced communism (1961-2011)
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Gandhi
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Fought for human rights in India
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Nehru
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Prime minister of India
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Salvador Allende
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Communist president of Chile
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A. Pinochet
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General of Chile, attacked Allende, became president
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Margaret Thatcher
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British Politician who was the prime minister of UK 1979-1990
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Milosevic
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Serbian & Yugoslavian Politician who was President of Serbia 1989-1997
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Gorbachev
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USSR's last leader
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Stalin
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General Secretary of Communist Party of the USSR 1922-1953
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Bin Laden
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Leader & founder of al-Qaeda
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Qaddafi
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Libyan revolutionary politician & political theorist.
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Bashar Al Assad
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President of Syria, since 2000 after his father who ruled for 30 years.
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Ban Ki Moon
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Diplomat politician in South Korea. UN president.
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Country: Israel
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Capital: Jerusalem
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Country: Iraq
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Capital: Bagdad
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Country: Syria
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Capital: Damascus
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Country: Ethiopia
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Capital: Addis Ababa
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Country: Pakistan
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Capital: Islamabad
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Country: Colombia
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Capital: Bogota
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Country: Venezuela
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Capital: Caracas
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Country: Ecuador
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Capital: Quito
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Country: Nicaragua
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Capital: Managua
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Country: Egypt
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Capital: Cairo
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Country: Iran
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Tehran
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Country: Germany
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Capital: Berlin
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Country: Poland
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Capital: Warsaw
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Country: Hungary
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Capital: Budapest
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Country: France
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Capital: Paris
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Country: China
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Capital: Beijing
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Country: India
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Capital: New Dehli
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Country: Afghanistan
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Capital: Kabul
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Country: Great Britain
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Capital: London
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Country: Ireland
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Capital: Dublin
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Country: Sweden
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Capital: Stockholm
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Country: Cuba
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Capital: Havana
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Country: Algeria
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Capital: Algiers
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Country: Croatia
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Capital: Zagreb
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Country: Turkey
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Capital: Ankara
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Country: Russia
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Capital: Moscow
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Country: Thailand
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Capital: Bangkok
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Country: Morocco
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Capital: Rabat
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OPEP
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Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo. Internacional con sede en Viena (Austria)
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HRW
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Human Rights Watch (main office in NYC, but has also in Geneva, LA, Paris...) 1978
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UNO
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United Nations 1945.
An international body created with the intention to maintain peace through the cooperation of its member-states. As part of its mission, it addresses human welfare issues such as the environment, human rights, population, and health. Its headquarters are located in New York, and it was established following the World War II to supersede the League of Nations. |
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EU
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European Union 1993
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Greenpeace
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1971, Vancouver Canada
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Amnesty International
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International Movement ending with human rights violations all over the world.
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ICJ
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International Court of Justice. Primary judicial branch of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands.
It is the world’s court, which sits in The Hague with 15 judges and is associated with the United Nations. |
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Anarchial political system
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It is one in which there is no central authority to make rules, to enforce rules, or to resolve disputes about the actors in the political system. There is an anarchist political philosophy that contends that the natural tendency of people to cooperate has been corrupted by artificial political, economic, or social institutions. Therefore, anarchists believe that the end of these institutions will lead to a cooperative society.
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Authoritarian Government
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A political system that allows little or no participation in decision making by individuals and groups outside the upper reaches of the government
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Bipolar System
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It is a type of international system with two roughly equal actors or coalitions of actors that divide the international system into two poles.
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Coercive Power
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“Hard power” such as military force or economic sanctions.
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Communism
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An ideology originated in the works of Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx that is essentially an economic theory. It says that the oppressed proletariat class of workers would eventually organize and revolt against those who own the means of production, the bourgeoisie.
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Containment Doctrine
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US Policy that sought to contain Communism, during the cold war.
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Conventional Warfare
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The application of force by uniformed military units usually against other uniformed military units or other clearly military targets using weapons other than biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons.
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Cultural Imperalism
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It is the attempt to impose your one’s own value system on others, including judging other by how closely they conform to one’s norms.
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Democracy
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It describes the ideology of a body governed by and for the people; also the type of governmental system a country has, in terms of free and fair elections.
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"Dependencia" Theory
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The belief that the industrialized North has created a neocolonial relationship with the South in which the less developed countries are dependent on and disadvantaged by their economic relations with the capitalist industrial countries.
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Détente
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A cold war policy involving the US, the Soviet Union, and China, which sought to open relations among the countries and ease tensions.
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Disinformation
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False stories that are given to the media, placed on the Internet, or otherwise broadcast as part of the propaganda effort to undermine a country, leader, or organization.
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Economically developed countries
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An industrialized country mainly found in the Northern Hemisphere
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Escalation
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It is the increasing the level of fighting in a war.
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European Communities (EC)
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Established in 1967, the EC united the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community under one organizational structure. The EC evolved into the European Union in 1993.
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Fascism
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An ideology that advocates extreme nationalism, with great national belonging toot ethnic identity.
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Fundamentalism
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Religious traditionalism and values incorporated into secular political activities.
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
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It is the world’s primary organization promoting the expansion of free trade. Established in 1947, it has grown to a membership of over 100.
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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A measure of income within a country that excludes foreign earnings.
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Gross National Product (GNP)
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A measure of the sum of all the goods and services produced by a country’s nationals, weather they are in the country or aboard.
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The group of eight (G8)
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refers to the group of eight highly industrialized nations--France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Japan, United States, Canada, and Russia--which hold a yearly meeting, the G8 Summit.).
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Hegemonic Power
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A single country or alliance that is so dominant in the international system that it plays the key role in determining the rules and norms in which the system operates.
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Idealists
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Analysts who reject power policies and argue that failure to follow policies based on humanitarianism and international cooperation will result in disaster.
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Imperalism
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It is term synonymous with colonization meaning domination with Northern Eurowhites over Southern nonwhites as a means to tap resources to further their own development.
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Individualism
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It is the concept that right and liberties of the individual are paramount within a society.
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International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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The world’s primary organization devoted to maintaining monetary stability by helping countries to fund balance-of-payment deficits. Established in 1947, it has now 170 members.
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League of Nations
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It was the first true general international organization. It existed between the end of World War I and the beginnings of World War II and was the immediate predecessor of the United Nations.
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Less developed/Developing countries
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Countries located mainly in Africa, Asia , and Latin America, with economies that rely heavily on the production of agriculture and raw materials and whose per capita GDP and standard of living are substantially below Western standards.
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Marxism
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The philosophy of Karl Marx that the economic (material) order determines political and social relationships. Thus, history, the current situation, and the future are determined by the economic struggle, termed dialectical materialism.
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McWorld
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This concept describes the merging of states into an integrated world. Benjamin Barber coined this term to describe how states are becoming more globalized, especially with the growth of economic interdependence.
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Neocolonialism
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The notion that the Economically developed countries continue to control and exploit Less developed countries through indirect means, such as economic dominance and co-opting the local elite.
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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An economic agreement among Canada, Mexico, and the United States that went into effect on January 1, 1994. It will eliminate most trade barriers by 2009, and will also eliminate restrictions on foreign investments and other financial transactions among the NAFTA countries.
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Postmodernism
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This theory holds that reality does not exist as such. Rather, reality is created by how we think and our discourse (writing, talking). As applied to world politics, postmodernism is the belief that we have become trapped by stale ways of conceiving of how we organize and conduct ourselves. Postmodernists, therefore, wish to “deconstruct” discourse.
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Realists
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Analysts who believe that countries operate in their own-self interests and that politics is a struggle for power.
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Realpolitik
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Operating according to the belief that politics in based on the pursuit, possession, and application of power.
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Sovereignity
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The most essential characteristic of an international state. The term strongly implies political independence from any higher authority and also suggests at least theoretical equality.
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Sphere of Influence
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A region that a big power claims is of special importance to its national interest and over which the big power exercises special influence.
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State Terrorism
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Terrorism carried out directly by, or encouraged and funded by, an established government of state (country).
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Summit Meetings
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They are high-level meetings for diplomatic negotiations between national political leaders.
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Sustainable Development
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It is the ability to continue to improve the quality of life of those in the industrialized countries while simultaneously protecting the earth’s biosphere.
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Terrorism
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A form of political violence conducted by individuals, groups, or clandestine government agents that attempts to manipulate politics by attacking noncombatants and nonmilitary targets in order to create a climate of fear.
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Theocracy
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A political system that is organized, governed, and defined by spiritual leaders and their religious beliefs.
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Third World
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A term once commonly used to designate the countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and elsewhere that were economically less developed. The phrase is attributed to French analyst Alfred Sauvy, who in 1952 used tiers monde to describe neutral countries in the cold war, but since most of them were relatively poor, the phrase had a double meaning. The others were the US led Western bloc and the Soviet led Eastern bloc.
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UN Security Council
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It is the main peacekeeping organ of the UN. It has 15 members, including 5 permanent members.
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Unanimity Voting
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A system used to determine how votes should count. In this system, in order for a vote to be valid, all members must agree to the proposed measure. Abstention from a vote may or may not block an agreement.
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Unconventional Force
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The application of force using the techniques of guerrilla warfare, covert operations, and terrorism conducted by military special forces or by paramilitary groups.
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Unipolar System
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It is a type of international system that describes a single country with complete global hegemony.
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Veto
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A negative vote cast in the Un Security Council by one of the five members; has the effect off defeating the issue being voted on.
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Weapons of Mass destruction
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Generally, they are nuclear weapons with a tremendous capability to destroy a population in the planet, but also include some exceptionally devastating arms, such as fuel-air explosives, as well as biological and chemical weapons.
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Xenophobia
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Fear of others, “they-groups”
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Zionism
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It is he belief that Jews are a nation and that they should have an independent homeland.
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