Russia
This man was the first democratically elected president of Russia, after the fall of the Soviet Union
Who is Boris Yeltsin?
This term is given for factories usually located along the Mexican-American border that are tariff-free
What are maquiladoras?
This was an unintended effect of the War on Drugs
What is mass incarceration?
A tax on imports
What is a tariff?
Violence, poverty, and instability in Central America had led to this growing crisis
What is the Migrant Crisis?
This represents the Russian executive branch (Russian equivalent to the White House)
What is the Kremlin?
This referendum decided whether a province in Canada should become independent
What is the 1995 Quebec Referendum?
This was a reason given by the US for invading Iraq in 2003
What is the prevention of Iraq building WMDs and removing Saddam Hussein?
This was a key feature of the Russian economy, when it transitioned from communism in the 90s
What is privatization?
The Orange Revolution happened in this country
What is Ukraine?
This policy meant "openness" and its goal was to increase the access to truth in the Soviet Union
What is Glasnost?
This tragedy has led to mass kidnappings and murders, in connection to the drug trade
What is cartel violence?
This major event re-shaped American foreign policy in 2001.
What is 9/11?
This causes volatility in the stock market, leading to prices surging and falling unpredictably
This was the main cause of protests during Euromaidan
What was government corruption?
This was the reason Russia gave as an excuse to invade Ukraine.
What is "denazify" and "to protect Russian speakers"
What were pipeline protests?
This deal aimed to stop the spread of WMDs (nukes, biological weapons, etc)
What is the Iran Nuclear Deal?
This demographic is most vulnerable to a stock market crash
What are retirees?
Western sanctions restricted Russia's economy in order to weaken Russia after Russia annexed this region of Ukraine in 2014
What is Crimea?
The goal of this Gorbachev reform was to restructure the Soviet Economy
What is Perestroika?
This report detailed the abuses that happened in Indigenous Boarding Schools in Canada
What is the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report?
These were 3 goals of Obamacare
Increase health insurance access, reduce healthcare costs, and stop pre-existing conditions from determining coverage
This term describes wealthy businessmen who gained control of Russia's economy after the end of communism
What are oligarchs?
These are 3 reasons America wants to help Ukraine
To protect NATO, protect freedom and democracy, and stop Russian aggression