Vocabulary
A phase of relaxed tensions and improved relations between two adversaries.
Detente
The policy that the Soviet Union had a right to intervene if communism was threatened in another Communist nation was known as the?
Brezhnev Doctrine
Reforms began in Romania after who was removed from power?
Nicolae Ceausescu
U.S. president Jimmy Carter faced a serious international crisis when 52 Americans were held hostage in?
Iran
In the 1990s, some women and men rejected or attempted to redefine the concept of "feminism" to mean?
balancing career, family, and leisure time.
The state that exists when a government spends more than it collects in revenue.
Budget Deficit
The Russian word perestroika, used to describe the reform movement led by Mikhail Gorbachev, means?
restructuring
"Visegrad, with a population of about 30,000, is one of a number of towns where Serb forces carried out 'ethnic cleansing' of Muslims in the past two weeks, according to the Bosnian government."
According to the this news report, whom does the Bosnian government accuse of committing "ethnic cleansing" in Visegrad?
Serbs
U.S. president ______ was forced to resign to avoid impeachment for his involvement in the Watergate scandal.
Richard Nixon
Which of the following best describes the actions of North Korea and Libya to support terrorist organizations?
state-sponsored terrorism
A person who speaks out against the regime in power.
Dissident
Russian President Vladimir Putin used military force to suppress a rebellion in the state of?
Chechnya
What organization pushed for Polish independence?
Solidarity
Pierre Trudeau's Liberal government passed the Official Language Act that?
allowed both French and English to be used in the federal civil service.
What was George W. Bush's justification for invading Iraq?
He alleged Saddam Hussein was building weapons of mass destruction.
The economic policy of British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, which limited social welfare and restricted union power.
Thatcherism
Which three former Soviet republics border on the Black Sea?
Georgia, Russia, Ukraine
Which Eastern Bloc country broke apart after the fall of communism?
Czechoslovakia
The North American Free Trade Agreement sought to?
establish cooperative trade guidelines between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.
Which artist ignored portraying things as they are to focus on portraying emotions?
Jackson Pollock
An artistic movement that emerged in the early 1960s; pop artists took images from popular culture and transformed them into works of fine art.
Pop Art
Were Glasnost and Perestroika a good idea? (Short Answer)
Answers will vary: Students must judge if these reforms would have been helpful to the Soviet Union or if it only sped up its downfall.
Why did the collapse of communism in Yugoslavia result in conflict and genocide? (Short Answer)
How did Watergate impact the public's view of government? Cite evidence (Written Response)
Answers will vary: Students should discuss the cover-up by the Nixon administration, the pardon by Gerald Ford, or the election of Jimmy Carter to demonstrate the public's distrust of government.
How did religion and geopolitics play a role in the rise of terrorism? (Short Answer)
Answers will vary: Students should mention America's interest in the Middle East and Islamic fundamentalism