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Cards Term Detente Definition relaxation of tensions between superpowers Term 1980 Definition no olympic games. soviet invaded afganistan Term mikhail gorbachev Definition russian leader who brought end to cold war Term debtor nation Definition more imports than exports Term debtor nation Definition more imports than exports Term dissidents Definition those who spoke out against regime Term kgb Definition the russian secret police Term free enterprise Definition private ownership of buisness Term boris yeltsin Definition president of the russian republic Term vladimir putin Definition president of russia today Term lech walesa Definition polish revoluntionary Term pope john paul 11 Definition first polish pope - is pope since 1980 Term Berlin Wall Definition symbol of cold war - came down in 1989 Term Slobodan Milosevic Definition yugoslavian leader - many people killed Term Autonomous Definition self governing Term nothern ireland Definition fighting between catholics and protestants Term margaret thathcher Definition prime ministerof england Term tony blaire Definition present prime minister of england Term richard nixon Definition president of the us who resigned because of the watergate scandal Term budget deficit Definition goverment spending more hten it collects Term offical languages act Definition in canada french and english are the official languages Term 9/11/2001 Definition date of the most destructive act of terrorism Term al qaeda Definition suspected group who carried out 9/11 Term osama bin laden Definition leader of al aqueda Term department of homeland security Definition new cabinent position after 9/11 Term weapons of mass destruction Definition nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons that could kill millions Term pop art Definition took images of popular culture Term andy warhol Definition popular pop artist Term cultural imperialism Definition us spread its ideals and values worldwide