Chapter 35 Flashcards
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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 |