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| What was the Suez Crisis? |
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| The Suez Crisis was when Egypt tried to regain control of the Suez Canal. Britain didn't want to lose it so they got help from Israel and France. However, they couldn't keep the canal due to pressure from the world community. Egypt got the canal. |
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| Why did the Palestinian State in the late 1940's fail to develop? |
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| The Palestinians objected to receiving only part of the Mandate of Palestine. |
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| Describe the assassinations of Yitzhak Rabin and Anwar Sadat. |
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Definition
Rabin was assassinated because of his difficulty of making the Olso Peace Accords work.
Sadat was assassinated by Muslim extremists because of his peace initiative. |
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| How did the Declaration of Principles affect the Palestinians in Gaza? |
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Definition
| The Declaration of Principles established a new Palestinian Authority region of control in Gaza, giving Palestinians living there the beginnings of a State. |
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Term
| Identify some of the problems caused by developing Brasilia as a new capital. |
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Definition
-expense
-nation's foreign debt soared |
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| What were the effects of glasnost? |
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Definition
-churches could open
-released dissidents from prison
-allowed publication of books |
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| Describe perestroika and its effect on the Soviet Union. |
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Definition
Means economic restructuring.
-local mangers gained greater authority over their farms and factories
-people were allowed to open small private businesses |
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| Identify the Commonwealth of Independent States. |
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Definition
| Loose federation of former Soviet territories |
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| How are developed nations different from emerging nations? |
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Definition
| developed nations are already developed and emerging nations are in the process of. |
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| What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? |
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Definition
| It sets human right standards for all nations |
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