European History 19.1
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- general agreement on tariffs and trade, created in 1947, tried to establish fair trade policies for all nations
- GATT
- plays a large role in the international economy by making large loans to developing nations
- International Monetary Fund
- Nuclear non-proliferation treaty, agreement to halt the spread of nuclear weapons
- NPT
- signed in 1948 by UN members to guarantee human rights
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- building stable governments and developing economically
- Modernization
- a nation strong enough to influence other nations
- Superpower
- system of thought or belief
- Ideology
- dependence of countries on goods, resources and knowledge from other parts of the world
- Interdependence
- the right to life, liberty, and security of person
- Human Rights
- conference of leaders and experts from around the world
- Summit
- the deliberate use of violence, especially against civilians, to achieve political goals
- Terrorism
- Why did European Nations loose their colonial empires after WWII?
- because of nationalism and the cold war
- What was one of effect of this “great liberation�
- the globalization of the cold war
- Why did political instability plague many developing nations?
- because they were created by European nations whose sole goal was to exploit them so naturally when they became independent they would be screwed
- What two main roles has the UN played in world affairs?
- Peacekeeper and world health monitor
- Describe on effort nations have made to deal with the spread of nuclear arms
- signing of the NPT
- Describe on effort nations have made to deal with human rights abuses
- signed the international declaration of human rights
- Describe on effort nations have made to deal with terrorism
- lots of nations have passed laws and tried to capture terrorists legally