Chapter 30: The End of the Cold War and New Global Challenges, 1970 to the Present

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Bush

________ increased the number of American troops in Iraq in 2007.

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Mikhail Gorbachev

________ came to power as General Secretary in 1985.

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Terrorist activity

________ in the U.S. increased after the U.S. took action against Iraq in the Persian Gulf War in 1991.

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Hussein

________ was suspected of developing weapons of mass destruction and supporting Osama bin Ladens terrorist organization.

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Bush administration

The ________ was focused on Saddam Husseins government in Iraq.

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World Trade Center

1993: a bomb in the garage of the ________ killed six people and wounded around a thousand.

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Osama bin Laden

________ was killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan in 2011.

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Boris Yeltsin

________ became president of the Russian Federation.

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history of contemporary terrorism

The ________ began after WWII in 1948.

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al Qaeda

9 /11 was connected to a international terrorist organization known as ________, which was founded and led by Osama bin Laden.

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Iraq

In December of 2011, U.S. troops withdrew from ________.

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Soviet Republics

From 1989 to 1991, all 15 of the ________ declared their independence.

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Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

The ________ (1972) was responsible for limiting defensive missile systems.

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Iraq

________ had issues forming a united country due to differences between the three major groups in Iraqi society.

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