Chapter 35 Flashcards

63438277	Gorbachev	Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms (born in 1931).	0
63438278	Glasnost	A Soviet policy permitting open discussion of political and social issues and freer dissemination of news and information.	1
63438279	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.	2
63438280	Boris Yeltsin	President of the Russian Republic in 1991. Helped end the USSR and force Gorbachev to resign.	3
63438281	Globalization	The trend toward increased cultural and economic connectedness between people, businesses, and organizations throughout the world.	4
63438282	Multinational corporations	Businesses with vast holdings in many countries, many of which have annual budgets exceeding that of many foreign governments; also called transitonal corporations.	5
63438283	Persian Gulf war	A war fought between a coalition led by the United States and Iraq to free Kuwait from Iraqi invaders.	6