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65497913891917date of the Balfour Declaration0
65497913901948date that David Ben-Gurion declared the state of Israel1
65497913911975date of the Genocide of the elite wealthy people in Cambodia2
65497913921990date of the Persian Gulf War3
65497913931992date of the Genocide of Muslims in Bosnia4
65497913941994date of the Rwanda genocide5
65497913951994date that Mandela became president and the Apartheid ended6
65497913962001date of the 9/11 attacks on the US7
65497913972003date of the US war in Iraq8
6555213330tutsigroup in Rwanda that ran the government9
6555214135hutugroup in Rwanda that revolted against the Tutsi10
65552157421 millionnumber of tutsi that died in the genocide11
6555227313homelandsareas of the country in s Africa that were set aside for blacks (worst parts of S Africa)12
6549791398Khmer RougeCommunist party in Cambodia13
6549791399Pol PotLeader in Cambodia14
6549791400MilosevicInvaded Bosnia claiming he was freeing fellow Serbians15
6549791401ApartheidSeparation of races16
6549791402Nelson MandelaLeader of the African National Congress and after prison was the President of south Africa17
6549791403Boko HaramIslamic terrorist group operating in Nigeria (Western education is sinful)18
6549791404ZionistsGroup working towards a Jewish homeland in Palestine19
6549791405Balfour DeclarationStated the right for a homeland for Jewish people in Palestine, as long as it does not displace Palestinians20
6549791406David Ben-GurionAnnounced the state of Israel21
6549791407Arab-Israeli warArabs retaliated against Israel and Israel gained control of Palestine within 6 months22
65497914086-days warIsrael took West Bank, Sinai peninsula, Gaza Strip, Golan Heights23
6549791409Camp David AccordsIsrael pulled out of Sinai and Egypt recognized their right to exist24
6549791410Yasser ArafatLed the PLO25
6549791411Ariel SharonPrime minister of Israel26
6549791412Hamas and FatahTwo groups of the Palestinian Authority27
6549791413HamasIslamic resistance movement. Terrorists tactics makes the a target of Israeli military28
6549791414Benjamin NetanyahuIsraels current prime minister who is willing to work with Fatah29
6549791415HezbollahMilitant Shia group backed by Syria and Iran. Operates in the region of Israel30
6549791416Shah RezaShah who began to modernize Iran31
6549791417Ayatollah KhomeiniLed the Iranian theocracy after Shah was ousted from power32
6549791418Iran-Iraq WarIraq invaded Iran over border disputes33
6549791419Sadam HusseinFormer president of Iraq. US aided him in the Iran Iraq war34
6549791420Hassan RouhaniCurrent leader of Iran35
6549791421Persian Gulf WarSadam Hussein had Iraq invade Kuwait to gain control of its oil reserves36
6549791422Weapons of mass destructionThe "coalition of countries" invaded Iraq because they believed Hussein had ______ __ _______ ________37
6549791423Sunni, Shiites, KurdsConflict still continues in Iraq between these three groups38
6549791424IsisThe terrorist group that emerged once the US left Iraq39
65497914252 millionHow many people died in Afghanistan when the Soviets fought for communism40
6549791426TalibanFundamentalist group emerged as the new group in power in Afghanistan after the Soviets41
6549791427Osama Bin LadenThe Taliban gave him shelter (this is why the US attacked)42
65497914281) US supports Israel 2) US has troops in Saudi Arabia 3) US is primary agent of globalizationWhy Al Qaeda hates the US43
6549791429Al QaedaResponsible for 9/11 attacks on the US44
65497914303000How many died in 9/11 attacks45
6549791431Cold WarLast obstacle to global interaction and trade46
6549791432InternetCreated globally integrated financial networks47
6549791433European Economic CommunityTransformed into the European Union with a single currency (Euro)48
6549791434BrexitEnglands process of leaving the EU49
6549791435World BankGive financial aid to world countries50
6554485095GATTorganization that wants to reduce tariff barriers to international trade51
6554492785G6group of 6 countries - forum for industrialized democracies52
6554494964G8group of 8 - discuss trade, global warming, and terrorism53
6554497892G7russia excluded from group54
6554499913G20group of 20 world leaders - industrialized and developing nations55
6554706916Chadcivil war here because of the attempt to impose Sunni Islamic Law on the people who are not Muslim56
6554708538SudanIslamic law imposed on the south - mostly black; indigenous religions57
6554714457JanjaweedDarfur Muslims are at war with this government58
6554730597Dollyfirst cloned sheep59
6554732126AIDSoriginated from chimpanzee60
6554734113Sub Saharan Africaregion that suffers most from HIV61
655473695230 millionhow many people have died from AIDS62
6554739276megacitycity with population of 10 million or more63
6554744308globalizationmeans that the worlds connected because of the internet64
6554758050Chechnyadeclared their independence from Russia and engaged in a 2 year fight65
6554759152Boris Yeltsinput down the Chechnya revolt with 2 years of fighting66
6554763140Vladmir PutinBoris Yeltsin's successor who jailed and murdered his opposition67
6554768462Cubaeconomy collapsed when the Soviet Union no longer bought their sugar crop68
6554771971Timothy McVeighterrorist who blew up the federal building in OK city69
6554778533Irish Republican Armyattacked civilians in Britain because they wanted independence for Ireland70
6554781151Guantanamo BayUS naval base in Cuba where terrorists were held and tortured71
6554782770Deng Xiaopengleader of China who employed economic liberalism and grew China's economy72
6554787062Xi Jinpingbecame China's leader in 201373
6554789953Three Gorges Damlargest hydroelectric project in the world on the Yangtze river74
6554792786Falun Gongmovement that combined Buddhism, Taoism, and martial arts and many were arrested because the government feared a large group like them75
6555386805african unionpolitical and economic union of the 54 nations of africa76
6555387405roadmap to peaceUN plan to bring peace between Arabs and Israelis77

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