Cold War & Global Policy
The collapse of this communist nation helped shift global power dynamics in the early 1990s.
What is the Soviet Union
This U.S. president responded to apartheid in South Africa with sanction
This economic condition occurs when prices rise and the purchasing power of money decreases over time.
What is inflation
This department was created after the 9/11 attacks to coordinate national security.
What is the Department of Homeland Defense
This 1970s political scandal involved a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters and led to the resignation of President Nixon
What is Watergate
This organization shifted to maintaining international peace and security after the Cold War
What is NATO
One reason the U.S. focuses on Middle East stability
Oil
The oil crisis of the 1970s had this effect on the U.S. economy
What is stagflation (inflation & slowed growth)
This act raised concerns about privacy and individual rights
What is the PATRIOT Act
This system of racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa that was widely condemned
What is apartheid
President Nixon's foreign policy plan to ease tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
What is detente
This 1979 crisis began when Iranian revolutionaries stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days.
What is the Iranian Hostage Crisis
This trade agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico aimed to reduce trade barriers.
What is NAFTA
After 9/11, the U.S. shifted national security to focus more on this.
Homeland Security / War on Terror
This Soviet policy introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s encouraged openness, free speech, and transparency in government.
What is Glasnost
This major event directly led to the end of the Cold War
What is the falling of the Berlin Wall / Collapse of the Soviet Union
These peace talks hosted by Jimmy Carter aimed to reduce conflict between Egypt and Israel.
What are the Camp David Accords
Cartel of oil exporting countries that placed an oil embargo on the US
Who is OPEC
The U.S. invaded this country in 2003 over concerns about weapons of mass destruction.
What is Iraq
This Reagan-era scandal involved secretly selling weapons to Iran and using the profits to fund anti-communist rebels in Nicaragua, despite a congressional ban
What is the Iran-Contra Affair
This agreement helped reduce the threat of nuclear war by banning certain weapons tests
What is the Test Ban Treaty / SALT Talks
Clinton sent troops to Bosnia in response to this.
Ethnic Cleansing/Human Right's Abuses
This term describes the increasing connection of world economies, cultures, and populations through trade, technology, and communication.
What is Globalization
This man was the leader of al-Qaeda and a central figure in U.S. foreign policy
Who is Osama Bin Laden
In the 2000 U.S. presidential election, this candidate won the popular vote but lost the Electoral College after a Supreme Court decision halted a Florida recount.
Who is Al Gore