Cold War
The Theory that if one country falls to communism, the countries with touching borders would fall to communism next
Domino Theory
After the Chinese Communists won their civil war, the opposing political party fled to what country that is still disputed today?
Taiwan
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Who did the United States back in the Afghani civil war in the 1980s?
The Taliban and other rebel groups (Osama Bin Laden)
Basic freedoms everyone has from birth, such as life, freedoms of speech religion and privacy and the right to own property.
Human Rights
What agricultural technique failed in the USSR as well as multiple other communist nations?
Collective Farming
This event was in 1989 in China when a student protest was violently shut down and censored by the Chinese Government
Tiananmen Square Massacre
What disease is extremely prevalent in sub Saharan Africa?
HIV/AIDS
This is a Muslim region in the Caucus Mountains that has been under Russian control. Today they have limited Autonomy under a brutal Russian controlled dictator.
Chechnya
The united nations has attempted to address women's rights world wide. They stress making improvements in law and pay. What are the two "E" words that are stressed
Equity and Equality
The policy that the US would get involved in foreign affairs if it meant containing communism
Truman Doctrine
Mao's plan to modernize China that lead to 50 million deaths
The Great Leap forward
What are the 2 ethnicities in the Rwandan Genocide
Hutu and Tutsi
This region is between Spain and France. They consider themselves ethnically different tracing back to ancient Rome and speak a unique language
Basque
It is the fastest growing criminal industry and is predicted to eventually outgrow drug trafficking.
Human trafficking
This was created to help rebuild war torn Europe and capitalists trade partners
Marshall Plan
This Genocide was lead by what leader in Cambodia
Pol Pot
Why did the Hutu majority launched a massive attack on the Tutsi minority?
The Hutu President's plane was shot down and the action was blamed on the Tutsi minority
Why does ethnic conflict seem to increase after a world war or the fall of an empire?
New borders are created, increasing tension among different ethnicities, cultures, and religions
Slavery still exists today, but the practice is different than what we've typically studies in US history for example. Explain how slavery numbers are between 12-27 million today.
Most slaves world wide are "debt slaves" and largely in south Asia.
remove tariffs, common currency, open borders.
These 2 countries have fought 3 wars over the Kashmir region along their boarder.
India and Pakistan
This country in Africa has been in a constant state of civil war. They also had a genocide occur against a non-Arab population
Sudan (Darfur)
What 2 groups are part of the ethnic conflict in Ireland
Northern Ireland (Protestants) (UK Loyalists)
Republic of Ireland (Catholic) (Separatists)
For "Genocide" to be charged as a human rights violation what characteristics of the violence must be present?
The violence must be widespread and systematic