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Corazon Aquino
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Philipine woman who ran against Marcos Ferninand to become president, but she lost. Marcos cheated and both the Philipine people and the US backed her.
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Nelson Mandela
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black man from South Africa
sent to jail for 27 years for speaking up against apartheid became president |
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Dayton Accord
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a peace treaty that said Bosnia would be governed by two seperate governments:
* democratic government * communist government |
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Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty
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the US and Soviet Union agreed to reduce nuclear weapons
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Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
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Treaty to stop growth of nuclear weapons in many countries. It failed, because too many countries were making nuclear weapons
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mediator
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a person that helps political parties to work out their differences
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apartheid
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government in South Africa which said different races were seperated
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sanctions
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ways that a government uses to try and change another countries policies
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How did Americans differ about the role of the US after the end of the Cold War?ddhgfref
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* some people wanted the US to mind their own business
* others wanted the US to use its power wisely |
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2 Examples how the US encouraged democracy in other countries
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* helped the Philipine people speak out and help Corazon become a democratic president
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What role did the US play in Bosnia?
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The US helped to split Bosnia so that half was a democracy and the other side was communist
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