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9 Cards in this Set
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AN END TO EUROPEAN COLONIAL EMPIRES
western colonial empire ______ after ww2 people in ___ and ____ demanded freedom |
crumbled
asia and africa |
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NATIONALISM AND INDEPENDENCE
____ and ___ tried to hold on to their colonies, but were too weak from the war. the u.s. supported peoples rights to _____ the ___ ____ also supported independence |
britian and france
US soviet union |
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GLOBAL IMPACT
90 new___ emerged alll wanted to persue stable _____ and _____ |
nations
governements and economics |
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COLD WAR ENDS
____ collapse of the soviet union the ____ wall was torn down in 1991 the world celebrated while ____ laid in ruins |
economic
Berlin Russia |
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NEW NATIONS SEEK STABILITY
colonial leaders did not prepare these new countries for __ ___ |
self government
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THE UNITED NATIONS
played a role in ______ acts as a ____ provides _____ to nations |
decolonization
peacekeeper services |
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THE GROUP OF EIGHT
consist of the world's major industrial_____ |
democracies
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DEADLY WEAPONS
nuclear proliferation treaty(NPT): agreeed to stop the spread of ______ weapons |
nuclear
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Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights: declared that all people are entitled to Basic _____ and ______ |
rights and freedoms
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