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Ch 26 Section 3
The World in Transition
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History
12th Grade
03/11/2009

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[image]Margaret Thatcher

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Great Britain’s first woman prime minister and conservative party leader who aggressively introduced free marker measures

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[image]John Major
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Thatcher’s successor who led a Conservative party increasingly divided over Great Britain’s ties to Europe.
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[image]Tony Blair
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 the new prime minister who moved away from Labour’s traditional socialism and favored low taxes, tightly controlled social spending, and closer ties to Europe.
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[image] Paddy Ashdown
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 saw benefits of Britain’s participation.
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[image] Sinn Fein
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the IRA’s political wing that entered talks with British and Irish officials.
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[image]  Francois Mitterand

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France’s first Socialist president
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[image] Willy Brandt

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chancellor of West Germany
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[image] Helmut Schmidt
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Willy Brandt’s successor
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[image] Jacques Chirac
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a conservative mayor of Paris who was elected president of France.
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[image] Helmut Kohl
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a conservative chancellor; presided over the reunification of Germany following the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe
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[image] Juan Carlos I
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guided Spain into a new era of democracy as the new king
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[image] Felipe Gonzalez
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leader of Spain’s democratic government
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[image] Jose Maria Aznar
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Spanish voters replaced the Socialists with a conservative
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[image] Andreas Papandreou
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brought Greece into the European Community
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[image] Northern Ireland
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the British-ruled province torn by divisions between Protestants and Catholics.
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[image] Cyprus
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a Mediterranean island republic divided between feuding Greek and Turkish communities.
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[image] Scotland
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voters approved creation of their own parliament to tax and legislate on local issues.
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[image] Wales
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voters backed plans for a less powerful assembly that would spend funds provided by the British Parliament
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[image] Africa
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voter concerns about government corruption, unemployment, high taxes, and increasing immigration
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[image] Asia
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voter concerns about government corruption, unemployment, high taxes, and increasing immigration
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[image] West Germany
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saw a growth of inflation and unemployment in the early 1980s
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[image] Bonn
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Germany’s old capital
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[image] Berlin
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capital of Germany
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[image] IRA
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Irish Republican Army; fought British rule by attacking British military forces and civilians in the province and in Great Britain.
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[image] European Community
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the Common Market broadened its activities to include political and financial affairs.
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[image] Treaty of Maastricht
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signed by The European Community in 1992; it set up the European Union; aimed to extend cooperation among members.
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[image] Single European Act
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ended most obstacles to trade among EU members in 1993.
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[image] Euro Dollar
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principle features of the EMU
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[image] referendum
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popular vote
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[image] Neo-Nazis
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protested against immigration from southern Europe and the Middle East.
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[image] collective security
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joint agreement by nations to protect themselves from attack
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[image] EU
Definition
European Union; aimed to extend cooperation among European Community members.
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[image] EMU
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Economic and Monetary Union; principal features will be common currency known as the Euro and central bank.
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[image] The Channel Tunnel
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linked the island country to mainland Europe after Great Britain and France had be separated for thousands of years by the English Channel.
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[image] Eastern Germany
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economic rebuilding after years of Communist rule required vast expenditures; closing of inefficient industries caused unemployment to soar
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[image] German parliament
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amended the constitution to reduce the flow of immigrants into Germany
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[image] Labour Governments

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continued Great Britain's woes of dissatisfaction of a weak economy, high taxes, and trade union strikes
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[image] political murals
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cover buildings in both Protestant and Catholic Northern Ireland neighborhoods
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[image] Protestant majority
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wanted to remain British

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[image] Catholic majority
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wanted to be part of the Republic of Ireland
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[image] Roman Catholics
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Long-standing Protestant discrimination in the province had led to civil rights protests during the 1960s.
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[image] cease-fire
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paved the way for peace talks among all sides
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