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20 Cards in this Set
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civil disobedience
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peacefully breaking the law
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COMECOM
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Economic policy for Soviet Union
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Warsaw Pact
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between communist countries
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NATO
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between capitalist countries
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OPEC
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Organization of Petroleum Export Countries
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UN
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United Nations
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NAFTA
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North American Free Trade Agreement
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Containment
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stopping the spread of communism
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Reason for the creation of Pakistan
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to separate Muslims and Hindus
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Reason President Truman dropped the atomic bomb
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An attempt to end the war
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Reason for the difficulties following Indian independence
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racial problems
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Total war
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when a whole country shifts to support a war
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Causes of WWI
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Militarism, Alliance, Imperialism, and Nationalism
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Impacts of WWI
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Russian Revolution, Rise of US as World Power, League of Nations, Growth of nationalism
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characteristics of "Third World" countries
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Latin American countries gained independence before WW II
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nationality of September 11 hijackers
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Saudi Arabia
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explain Western economic interest overseas
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Multi-national corporations
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globalization
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the process enabling financial and investment markets to operate internationally, largely as a result of deregulation and improved communications
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Kwame Nkrumah
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leader of Ghana independence movement
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Nelson Mandela
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leader of South Africa independence movement
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