Chp 36 Flashcards

162459151	SALT II	Second Strategic Arms Limitations Talks. A second treaty was signed on June 18, 1977 to cut back the weaponry of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. because it was getting too competitive. Set limits on the numbers of weapons produced. Not passed by the Senate as retaliation for U.S.S.R.'s invasion of Afghanistan, and later superseded by the START treaty.	0
162459152	Mikhail Gorbachev	Head of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. His liberalization effort improved relations with the West, but he lost power after his reforms led to the collapse of Communist governments in eastern Europe. (p. 863)	1
162459153	Glasnost	Policy of openness initiated by Gorbachev in the 1980s that provided increased opportunities for freedom of speech, association and the press in the Soviet Union.	2
162459154	Perestroika	a policy initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev that involved restructuring of the social and economic status quo in communist Russia towards a market based economy and society	3
162459155	Boris Yeltsin	President of the Russian Republic in 1991. Helped end the USSR and force Gorbachev to resign.	4
162459156	Vladimir Putin	elected president of Russia in 2000, launched reforms aimed at boosting growth and budget revenues and keeping Russia on a strong economic track.	5
162459157	Persian Gulf War	(GB1), 1991, a war fought between a coalition led by the United States and Iraq to free Kuwait from Iraqi invaders	6
162459158	NAFTA	North American Free Trade Agreement; allows open trade with US, Mexico, and Canada	7
162459159	Ethnic Conflict in Yugoslavia	...	8
162459160	Globalization	The trend toward increased cultural and economic connectedness between people, businesses, and organizations throughout the world.	9
162459161	Multinational corporations	companies that operate across national boundaries; also called transnational corporations	10
162459162	IMF	International Monetary Fund//a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies	11
162459163	World Bank	A specialized agency of the United Nations that makes loans to countries for economic development, trade promotion, and debt consolidation. Its formal name is the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. (p. 834)	12
162459164	Global terrorism	describes the methods used by militant groups operating at a global level and with the aim of bringing about radical change either locally or to significant regions of the globe. Uses methods of violence against civilians or other soft targets and is usually a non-government group. ALQAEDA	13
162459165	Global warming	an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)	14
162459166	AIDS	a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles	15
162459167	HIV	the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)	16