Unit X class notes WHII
chapter 10
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- communism
- System of government based on the teaching of Marx in which all social, economic, and political decisions are made by 1 party or person
- extremist
- One who advocates radical measures to solve problems
- Sinn Fein
- the Catholic Political Party of Northern Ireland
- Department of homeland security
- Coordinates efforts to prevent and respond to terrorism
- moderate
- person who holds political/social beliefs that are not extreme
- Taliban
- group in Afghanistan that was created based on its own interpretation of Islamic Law
- Osama bin Laden
- Most wanted terrorist in the world who also founded Al Qaeda
- USA Patriot Act
- gives the law enforcement agencies increased authority to conduct surveillance to prevent terrorism
- jihad
- a holy war that tries to justify terrorist actions
- 1920
- GB divided the Irish Catholic state into the catholic public of Ireland
- Belfast
- Capital of Northern Ireland
- Hezbollah
- Radical group founded by Iran to create an Islamic State in Lebanon
- Iran-Iraq War
- 1980; Saddam Hussein and Iraq attacked Iran
- Al Qaeda
- Group founded by Ben Laden for terrorist activities
- Slovodan Milosovick
- leader of Yogoslavia after Marshal Tito. AKA "Butcher of teh Balkans"
- Ulster
- countries of N. Ireland that have a conflict between catholic and prodestant
- 3rd World
- newly independent nations with high infant mortality rate. most were former colonies.
- Hamas
- 1987 radical islamic fundamentilist terrorist group located on the Gaza Strip
- Anne war saddot
- president of Egypt and was first to recognize Isreal
- CIA
- US government gather info relative to US national security
- nationalist
- person who favors independence of his region
- US policy
- never negotiate with terrorist
- OPEC
- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
- military tribunal
- type of military trial that tries people for war crimes
- suicide bombers
- people who strap on explosives and blow themselves up
- IRA
- military organization of the Catholic Political Party of Northern Ireland
- refugee
- person who leaves their country out of fear or to escape danger
- Camp David Accords
- 1978 treaty between Egypt and Isreal
- Six day war
- This resulted in Isreal getting control of Sinai, Gaza, Golan Heights, and West Bank
- Yitzakrabin
- signed the Camp David Accords and was assasinated
- terrorism
- use of threats and direct violence to intimidate and coerse others
- Presidental Decision Directive # 39
- 1995 document signed by Clinton outlining policy on terrorism
- ethnic cleansing
- trying to remove people who are not of the same bloodline and/or religion
- anarchrist
- person who believes all forms of government are bad
- Desert Storm
- Jan 16, 1991 lasted a few hours then Iraqis surrenderd
- United Nations
- 1945 world political organization
- Gulf War
- Aug-Jan, 90-91 Saddam tried to take over Kuwait
- anthrax
- rare infectious disease used as a biological weapon
- FBI
- US government that prosecutes federal domestic crimes
- PLO
- Palestine Liberation Organization created by Nassar and later ran by Yassar
- Ku Klux Klan
- US terrorist group that wants a return of white supremacy