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Ethnic Conflicts/Cold War
World History with Brousek at Westside High School
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By: Brooke Schneiderman
Created: 2012-03-28
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Cold War
unofficial argument with communism and democracy
Who was involved in the Cold War?
Soviet Union and United States
Hot War vs. Cold War
Cold War - no official fighting/spies
Hot War - lots of fighting
Iron Curtain
the idea of separating east from the west
East
Communist
West
Democratic
Berlin Wall
Didn't want West Berlin to escape into East Berlin for freedom from communist rule
Space Race
competition between Soviet Union and United States to get to space; race for technology
Gorbachev
Last leader of Soviet Union; communist; made reforms that lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union
Glasnost
"openness", Freedom of press meaning people can talk freely about the government
Perestroika
reconstruction of the economy in Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Russia invaded but afghanistan won
Key characteristics of Ethnic Conflicts
ethnicities don't agree so they agrue
Bosnia
1992-1995 peace accords; nationalistic
Sudan
2004 bombings in Darfur; Muslim = African, Christian = Arab; North vs. South
Kurds
fighting for homeland in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran
Northern Ireland
1996 Good Friday Peace Accords; Protestants are free, Catholics are still under British Rule
Chechnya
Muslim vs. Christian; Resources - high in oil, muslims wanted own state
India/Pakistan
geographical conflict over the state of Kashmere; 10% Hindu, 90% Muslim; owned by India; 1947 India became free from Britian
Arab Claims to Palestine
Palestine was there first; historic/geographic
Jewish Claims to Israel
Homeland; religious/homeland/geographic
Countries Bordering Israel
Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan
Intifada
"uprising" Done by the Palestinians
Oslo Accords
PLO recognizes Israel, Israel recognizes PLO
Six Day War
1967, Israel takes entire Sinai Peninsula, West Bank, Gaza Strip: Israel triple in size
U.N. Partition of 1947
#101, gave chances to Israel and Palestine to split but Palestine lost chance, so Israel claimed
Zionism
political belief to create homeland; 1940's
PLO
Palestinian Liberation Organization; split into two groups
Hamas
terrorist group, palestinian
Why is there still conflict?
Still fighting over land, can't agree
What are goals and concerns on each side when it comes to negotiating a peace treaty/
they just wanted land
About this deck
By: Brooke Schneiderman
Created: 2012-03-28
Size: 31 flashcards
Views: 7
Created: 2012-03-28
Size: 31 flashcards
Views: 7
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