Change and Continuity in the World 1960s through present day

Fall of the Soviet Union Fell in countries were created Collectively known as the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States)

CIS

Terrorism What is terrorism? Using violence to obtain political or other ideological goals.

Terroristic Groups Shining Path Red Brigade Hamas PLO Al Qaeda

Shining Path Peruvian revolutionary organization that endorsed Maoism and employed guerrilla tactics and violent terrorism. (“Marxism-Leninism will open the shining path to revolution”)

Red Brigade Formed in 1970, the Marxist-Leninist Red Brigades sought to create a revolutionary state through armed struggle and to separate Italy from the Western Alliance (NATO).

PLO and Hamas Palestine Liberation Organization Egypt President Nasser and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat wanted to take land back from the Israeli Jews. Hamas exerted force after Arafat died in Also want Israel destroyed.

Al Qaeda Wants to end U.S. influence from the Persian Gulf Think Christian-Judaism created an alliance to end Islam. Jihad is acceptable.

Rise of Women as Political Leaders Golda Meir Indira Gandhi Margaret Thatcher

Golda Meir Israel’s fourth Prime Minister World’s third woman Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion said she was the only man in his cabinet. (Iron Lady)

Indira Gandhi India’s 3 rd and 6 th Prime Minister Not related to Mohandas Gandhi (This is a common name in India)

Margaret Thatcher British Prime Minister from Only woman to be P.M. of Britain Had longest tenure as P.M. for the last 150 years.

Technology “smaller world” Effect on economy Television, satellites, computers

Multinational Corporations United Nations OPEC World Trade Organization

United Nations Organization created to keep peace following WWII There are currently 192 nations that are members out of 194 countries in the world.

OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Controls the amount of oil production in the world

World Trade Organization An organization that monitors world trade and tries to restrict barriers of trade.