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"Let one hundred flowers bloom"
Chairman Mao Zedong's "Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend". This slogan was used during the period of approximately six weeks in the summer of 1957 when the Chinese intelligentsia were invited to criticize the political system then...
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"Let one hundred flowers bloom" - Answer Chairman Mao Zedong's "Let a hundred
flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend". This slogan was used during
the period of approximately six weeks in the summer of 1957 when the Chinese
intelligentsia were invited to criticize the political system then obtaining in Communist
China. It is sometimes suggested that the initiative was a deliberate attempt to flush out
dissidents by encouraging them to show themselves as critical of the regime. Whether
or not it was a deliberate trap isn't clear but it is the case that many of those who put
forward views that were unwelcome to Mao were executed.
absolute majority - Answer more than 50% of all votes cast
accountability - Answer the concept that government officials are responsible to and
serve at the pleasure of constituents or elected officials (and that they may be removed
from office by those electors or officials)
adjudicate - Answer to resolve a matter in dispute; when backed up by the authority of
government the decision can be enforced
adjudication - Answer the legal process of deciding an issue through the courts
Afghanistan and Bhutan - Answer British buffer states for India
agricultural sector - Answer that part of a country's economy that is involved in the
production of farm products
airspace - Answer The space above a state that is considered its territory, in contrast to
outer space, which is considered international territory.
alliance cohesion - Answer the ease with which the members hold together an alliance;
tends to be high when national interests converge & when cooperation among allies
become institutionalized
Ambalat - Answer Indonesia & Malaysia dispute this oil-rich sea area
America First - Answer Founded in 1939 after Germany’s invasion of Poland,
America First was an isolationist group that opposed U.S. involvement in World War II.
Many prominent Americans were members, including aviator Charles Lindbergh. At its
peak, America First had 800,000 members. The organization disbanded shortly after the
bombing of Pearl Harbor.
,American Convention on Human Rights - Answer The American Convention on Human
Rights, which entered into force in 1978, defines the human rights that the ratifying
states of the Western Hemisphere have agreed to foster through the Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), an autonomous organ of the Organization of
American States (OAS) headquartered in Washington, D.C. The IACHR meets
frequently, considers cases brought before it and gives priority to stimulating public
awareness in such areas as judicial independence, activities of irregular armed groups
and the human rights of minors, women and indigenous peoples. The Convention also
established the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, located in San Jose, Costa
Rica.
Andrei Gromyko - Answer Soviet foreign minister (1957â€"85) and president
(1985â€"88) of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. Though never strongly identified
with any political faction, he served dependably as a skilled emissary and spokesman.
He was ambassador to the U.S. (1943â€"46), Soviet representative to the UN Security
Council (1946â€"48), and ambassador to Britain (1952â€"53). In 1957 he began his
long tenure as foreign minister and became renowned for his negotiating skills. In 1985
he was promoted to the presidency, with great prestige but little power, after Mikhail
Gorbachev came to power.
Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides - Answer 1906: Joint agreement
between England and France for cooperative government in the Pacific
Annexation of Baltic States - Answer 1940 - The direct Soviet aggression against the
Baltic countries occurred on 14-17 June 1940 when the world’s attention was
focused on the military actions in Western Europe where Paris fell to the Germans on
14 June. Accusing Estonia of forming a conspiracy together with Latvia and Lithuania
against the Soviet Union, the latter presented an ultimatum, demanding new
concessions which included allowing more troops to enter the three countries. In the
conditions of international isolation, the governments surrendered without offering any
military resistance, and within a few days, the countries were invaded and occupied by
several hundred thousand soldiers of the Red Army. A few days later days, led by
Stalin’s close associates, the local communist supporters and those brought in from
Russia, formally forced the Baltic governments to resign and proclaimed new "people's
governments" in the three occupied countries.
attentive public - Answer the minority of the population that stays informed about
international issues
Austrian State Treaty - Answer 1955 - 1955 in Vienna at the Schloss Belvedere among
the Allied occupying powers: France, the United Kingdom, the United States and the
Soviet Union, and the Austrian government and officially came into force on July 27,
1955.
authoritarianism - Answer a political system in which a small group of individuals
exercises power over the state without being constitutionally responsible to the public.
,autocracy - Answer a system of governance in which a small group has absolute power
autonomy - Answer the degree to which a state can implement policies independent of
the populace or the amount of sovereignty a nation-state can exercise in the global
environment
Azerbaijan & Armenia - Answer Azerbaijan holds Naxcivan in Armenia and Armenia
holds Nagorno-Karabakh region in Azerbaijan
Bahrain vs. Qatar - Answer Dispute over the Hawar Islands
Balfour Declaration - Answer A formal statement of policy by the British government in
1917 stating, among other things, that the Jewish plans for a national home for their
people within Palestine‎ was supported by the Britain. So -- Jews thought they had
the right to live there, Palestinians were already there and thought they had the right to
stay. Conflict starts here.
Balkan independence - Answer Croatia first, then Serbia. Bosnia in 1992 from
Yugoslavia. Kosovo last.
bandwagoning - Answer smaller states join forces with larger states to gain power
Battle of Britain - Answer June 1940â€"April 1941: Series of intense raids directed
against Britain by the German air force in World War II. The air attacks, intended to
prepare the way for a German invasion, were directed against British ports and RAF
bases. In September 1940 the attacks turned to London and other cities in a “blitzâ€
of bombings for 57 consecutive nights, which was followed by intermittent raids until
April 1941. The RAF was outnumbered but succeeded in blocking the German air force
through superior tactics, advanced air defenses, and the penetration of German secret
codes.
Belleau Wood - Answer A forested area of northern France. In June 1918, it was the
site of a hard-fought and bloody American victory over the Germans. This battle was
signicant in that it stopped a German advance toward Paris
Berlin Blockade - Answer 1948-1949 â€" Instituted by the Soviet Union in the hope that
the Allies would be forced to abandon West Berlin. The Berlin Airlift, a massive effort to
supply the 2 million West Berliners with food and fuel for heating began in June, 1948,
and lasted until Sept., 1949, although the Russians lifted the blockade in May of that
year. During the around-the-clock airlift some 277,000 flights were made delivering an
average of 8,000 tons of supplies daily.
Biological Weapons Convention - Answer Entered into force in 1975, the Biological
Weapons Convention (BWC) had 151 member states in 2006. It provides that members
of the Convention should "never in any circumstances...develop, produce, stockpile or
, otherwise acquire or retain...Microbial or other biological agents, or toxins whatever their
origin or method of production, of types and in quantities that have no justification for
prophylactic, protective or other peaceful purposes." The Convention also imparts
responsibilities on member nations to destroy all such weapons and their means of
delivery.
Border distinctions - Answer Delimited borders are described; demarcated borders are
surveyed and marked.
Britain, China, Iran - Answer Which of the states we have studied are unitary
governments.
Bryan resigns - Answer June 9, 1915 â€" Believing the strong language in Wilson’s
note to Germany after the sinking of the British ship Lusitania would lead the U.S. into
an unnecessary war; Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigned his post.
bureaucracy - Answer a hierarchically structured organization charged with carrying out
the policies determined by those with political authority
bureaucratic authoritarianism - Answer A system in which the state bureaucracy and the
military share a belief that a technocratic leadership, focused on rational, objective, and
technical expertise, can solve the problems of the country without public participation.
Bystroe Canal & Serpent Island - Answer Disputed by Romania and Ukraine. ICJ split
Serpent Island in 2009. **Mouth of the Danube at issue**
cabinet - Answer in a parliamentary system, the group of ministers who direct
administrative bureaucracies (ministries) and make up the government, which is
responsible to the parliament; in a presidential system, the administrative directors
responsible to the president
Cameroon vs. Nigeria - Answer Conflict over the Bakasi Peninsula; the ICJ ruled in
favor of Cameroon.
Camp David Accords - Answer 1979 peace agreement between Israel and Egypt
Cantigny - Answer 1918 â€" A village of northern France south of Amiens. It was the
site of the first major U.S. offensive in World War I on May 28 1918.
capacity - Answer the degree to which a government or state is able to implement its
policies
carrying capacity - Answer The number of people that an environment, such as the
Earth, can feed, provide water for, and otherwise sustain
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