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- in his youth, saddam hussein was greatly inspired by egyptian leader
- nasser
- the radical, nationalistic party hussein joined in iraq
- baath
- what type of work did hussein do for his party in iraq before becoming leader?
- head of secret police
- when hussein became the leader of iraq, he nationalized the oil. nationalism is?
- government control of companies
- how did hussein react to the iranian revolution in 1979?
- tried to take advantage of the chaos, invaded iran
- what did israel do about hussein in 1981?
- air strike: tried to stop production of nuclear weapons
- why did hussein invade kuwait?
- to try to get their oil
- what problem did hussein have with the west after the gulf war?
- weapons inspectors
- in 1979, a historic peace agreement between _and _facilitated by us president_
- israel, egypt, carter
- What medical breakthrough happened in the 1930s that helped soldiers in WWII?
- penacillin
- Who discovered a vaccine for polio?
- Dr. Saulk
- What effect did polio have on people?
- weakened, skinny limbs
- While they had a vaccine for smallpox, they still had problems with smallpox in developing countries. Why?
- People were skeptical and they had trouble getting everyone to take it
- What was India's policy on population control?
- Please don't have so many babies. there were no laws but they had a propaganda elephant and passed out condoms.
- What about chinas'kd policy on population control?
- Law: one kid per family
- What are some negative side-affects of population fexpolsion? (3 things)
- stress on resources, diseases more easily spread, and difficulty dealing with waste.
- Many epidemic diseases like cholera and typhoid fever are spread via...
- ...water
- What new plague emerged in the 1980s?
- AIDS
- What contributed to the rise of tuberukilosis in the 80s and 90s?
- AIDS
- around how many rwandans died in the genocide in 1994?
- 800,000-1,000,000
- in rwanda, ethnic tensions existed between the _and the _
- tutsis, hutus
- which nation previously controlled rwanda?
- belgium
- rwanda gained its independence in
- 1962
- which ethnic group was favored by the colonial power?
- tutsis
- what event sparked the violence in rwanda in 1994?
- the president's plane was shot down.
- why did un troops withdraw from rwanda in 1994, instead of helping the people?
- they were being attacked too much
- what did the international community do about the genocide?
- not very much
- how did the conflict come to an end?
- RTP took the capital
- The IMF and the World Bank were created after __ by the _
- WWII, UN
- What did protesters in 2000 call the IMF a "loan shark"?
- They loan countries $ - degenerate them - and expect them to pay it back. They tell them what to do; gain control over them
- List what the IMF tells countries who can't pay their debbt to do in order to be able to make payments (five things)
- *reduce government spending, *reduce subsidies, *lay off gov't workers, *privatize land, *increase export
- What did UNICEF Say abot IMF Policies?
- They hurt children.
- IMF Policies are widining the gap between....
- .....the rich and the poor
- an example of a bilateral grant would be money given to...
- ...iraq
- the marshall plan was
- enacted after WWIIto rebuild western europe to keep them from being communists
- money given to support the training of the military in an emerging democracy is an example of__assistance
- security
- money given to a needy country to improve its roads is an example of __assistance
- development
- define nationbuilding:
- usually by military intervention, entering a country emerging from some type of unrest and trying to replace their government with one we like
- define democracy:
- the people run themselves and are free to do mostly what they want
- how can democracy promotion backfire for the u.s.?
- the party we promote can lose
- why do some opponents of the new millennium account believe it represents a new form of colonialism?
- because we act as a father government where we appear to give the country authority but behind the scenes we pull the strings
- al-Quaiada was founded in .......(year)
- 1988
- What happened to bin Laden's mentor, Assam?
- He got killed supposedly by bin Laden's right-hand man, Al Zawahiri
- What event prompted bin Laden to leave Saudi Arabia and get involved in what became al Quaida?
- the soviets were trying to overtake Afghanistan
- Who is Zawahiri?
- bin Laden's right hand man...
- What did the Saudi gov't do that angered bin Laden?
- they wouldn't let him help out in getting rid of saddam hussein, Iraqi dictator, who was trying to take over Kuwait for Iraq.
- What was the first domestic attack on the united states by islamic radicals?
- In 1993 when ramzi tried to bomb the foundations of the WTC
- Who is Khaled Sheik Mohammad?
- Ramzi's uncle, who is responsible for the 9/11 attacks on the WTC
- U.S. embassies in _ and _ were attacked by Al Quaeda in the 1990s.
- Kenya, tanzania
- Would the capture of Bin Laden put an end to al Quaeda? Why/Why Not?
- It wouldn't and al Quaeda to just capture and arrest people, because as has been shown in the past, whenever an important leader is captured/gotten rid of, they are replaced - at this point the idea of al Quaeda is set deeply enough that, although capturing or killing Osama or anyone else would make some sort of a difference, it wouldn't really change anything
- What is Theocracy?
- a method of government based around religion
- the us has not officially declared war since
- 1941/wwII
- what 2 asian nations is the us committed by treaty to defend?
- japan, south korea
- after wwII, the main enemy of the us was
- the soviet union
- why did the us attack iraq in 2003?
- WMDs, ties to al qaeda (false)
- what is NATO?
- north atlantic treaty organization--created to defend western european countries from communist aggression-26 members
- explain preemption:
- taking action on an issue/potential threat before it becomes a real offender.
- where is the headquarters of the dept. of defense?
- the pentagon in arlington, Virginia
- Who does Sydney Schanberg work for?
- New York Times
- What is Dith Pran's job?
- Translator for Sydney, reporter
- Why does the U.S. military in Cambodia evade Sydney's questions?
- To control the flow of information
- What does the U.S. embassy person tell Sydney about the U.S. bombing of Cambodia?
- that the bombing was an accident
- Why does Dith Pran stay in Cambodia, even though Sydney gets Dith's family out?
- Because he feels loyal to his profession and wants the story to be told
- How does the Khmer Rouge attempt to "weed out" people in the camps who have a modern education?
- They ask for their help and offer them forgiveness, then take them away & execute them; they speak to them in other languages to see if they respond
- Why are Cambodians taught it is "year zero"?
- Because the Khmer rouge wants them to forget about the past regime and only focus on the present.
- What does Dith Pran do to survive in the camp?
- He gets protien (to keep from starving) from cows and bugs
- What techniques do the Khmer rouge use in the camps to educate people?
- They have classes teaching Khmer values.
- What does Pran mean when he says Anka tells them they have "an enemy within"
- means that their memory of the past regime is corrupting their minds.
- What does Sydney say about U.S. foreign policy when accepting the awart?
- He says they don't consider the people they're really affecting overseas and only consider how big a promotion they get.
- Explain the Khmer Rouge father (whose son is taken care of by Dith Pran) represents in terms of the attempt at Utopia by the Khmer Rouge?
- He represents Khmer's failure to set out what it was supposed to do and its refusal to consider the worries and fears of its leaders.
- What does Sydney do in order to try and find Pran?
- He sends his name and pictures out to any agencies who he might run into.