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made the leader of the USSR after stopping communist parties from attacking mikhail gorbachev; also makes changes to make the economy a capitalist system, like the U.S.
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Boris Yeltsin
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12 of the independent republics that stay together economically
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Commonwealth of Independent States
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the elimination of an ethnic group from society through killing or forced emigration
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ethnic cleansing
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union created in 1992, using the euro and common market; the market reforms create opportunities for highly skilled workers and unemployment for unskilled workers
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European Union
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dictator of iraq, who invades kowait for oil during the persian gulf war, but he is stopped by U.S. and G.B.
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Sadaam Hussein
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U.S. and G.B. stop Saddam Hussein from attacking Kuwait in August 1990
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Persian Gulf War
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peace treaty by the U.S, between Israel and the PLO (led by Yasir Arafat) PLO goal: to destroy Israel
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OSLO Accords
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group led by Osama bin Laden that led attacks on the U.S, such as the 9/11 attack on the world trade center and pentagon
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al Qaeda
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leader of al Qaeda
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Osama bin Laden
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the government in afghanistan, who is hiding al Qaeda
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Taliban
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