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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
32nd president of the united states -
War Measurement Act
War measures act was made by Canadian government and was used in WW I, WW II and the October crisis of 1970. It allowed the government to limit the freedoms of its citizens by conferring emergencies in an event of war. -
Gosplan
It was the economic growth committee in the Soviet Union -
Demand Side economics
Year is correct date is not. In this structure of economics the government spends money, reduces taxes and reduces interest rates when the economy is recession and increase taxes and save money when the economy is in an boom. -
Great Depression
The term Great Depression refers to the economic depression. It started in late 1920's and lasted until early 1940s. It was originated in United stated but was spread around the globe due to trades in the stock market. -
John Maynard Keynes
Year Correct year incorrect date. A British economist. -
Fredrich Hayek
Economist and philosopher who defended classical liberalism -
New Deal
correct year. t was an ideology in economics introduced by F D Roosevelt to recover US economy from the Wall Street Crash. -
Milton Friedman
An american economist. (Correct year incorrect date) -
Mao Tse Tung
He was an Chinese Communist Revolutionist. -
Bretton Woods
It was an system to recover from the great depression formed in an hotel a located in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States. Representatives from more than 40 nations joined that meeting to recover their countries from the blow of the Great Depression. -
International Monetary Fund
It is an international organization that consists of 187 countries and helps provide economic growth to countries that need it by having the rest of the countries help together. This organization was made in Bretton woods Conference. -
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
It was an agreement offered by UN to stabilize employment and International trade. It consisted of eight rounds to help small bunches of countries at a time. ( Correct year incorrect date) -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall plan was a four year plan made by United States offering help to Europe to recover from World War II. It was also helping America combat the spread of the communist expansionism led by U.S.S.R. -
World Health Organization
World Health Organization is an international health organization funded by UN. It delivers aid to natural disaster and developing countries. -
Chineese Revolution
The Chinese Revolution took place at the end of Chinese civil war with the victory of the Communist party of China. -
North Atlantic treaty organization
It is an defense policy system signed by many countries where if one country is attacked, all of the countries signed as members will attack back in defense. -
Free Trade Agreement
Free Trade Agreements are agreements where trade barriers are reduced between the signed countries where it helps those countries freely trade with each other. -
Enviromentalsim
It refers to an ideology where environment is conserved for the future generations and for the leisure of the current one. The history of environmentalism can be traced back to the history of human beings. But the modern environmentalism movement was extrapolated in mid 1950s due to the burning of fossil fuels. -
Chicago School of Economics
The name comes from the Economics study program at the University of Chicago. In 1950s the demands of school of economics and law were very high and the University of Chicago fulfilled these needs. Chicago School of Economics -
Internet
The internet is a system of networks that are interconnected throughout the world. It was discovered by US military in mid 1960s and was available to public in mid 1990s. -
Margret Thacther
She was the Prime Minister of UK. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was constructed by the German Democratic Republic dividing the city into east Berlin and West Berlin.It divides east Germany (Democrats) from west Germany (Nazis) -
Stephen Lewis
Correct year incorrect date. Canadian Politician. -
Ronald Reagan
40th president of US. -
George Bush Sr.
41st president of US -
Postmodernism
Postmodernism is the reaction to modernism where decisions are made from scientific and debatable evidence unlike the modernism where scientific evidence is used only to contrast on the meanings of religious or group beliefs. -
Supply Side Economics
This structure of economy expresses that economic boom can be created by lowering taxes. Consumers will benefit from greater supply of goods at an lower rate. -
Gay Rights
The are the rights given to homosexual minorities around the world. Some countries allow full exercise of homosexuality but others allow it to only some extent. -
Bill Clinton
42nd president of US. -
Fall of Communism
This event recalls the take-down of the Communist juggernaut USSR and many other nations influences by its ideologies. In Soviet Russia Communism was not really working out for the people because they were becoming aware of the human rights, liberty and the freedom. This lead to an revolution and hence the fall of Communism. -
Reaganomics (Supply Side)
This model of economics was names after US President Ronald Reagan. This model consists of the principles of supply side economics. To create an economic boom taxes are lowered, barriers between supplying goods to consumers are removed. -
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
AIDS is the final stage of the virus HIV which effects the effectiveness of the human immune systemover time and it makes people effected most likely to get effected by infections and leads to death because the immune system can't protect the body. Although theoretically present from the day one humans were present but it was first diagnosed in 1981. -
Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms assented on March 29, 1982 and was in effect starting from April 17, 1982.It is the first part of the Constitution Act from 1982. It consists of the Rights and Freedoms that every Canadian is entitled to. It also has visual minority rights and also expresses general human rights. -
Brian Mulroney
18th Prime Minister of Canada. -
Perestroika and Glasnost
In Russian the words "Perestroika" and "glasnost" mean restructuring and openness. They were used by Mikhail Gorbachev in many of his speeches throughout his reign and were in effect from 1985 to 1991 to help USSR become economically better that its rival nation USA. These words were also used by Stalin in many of his speeches. -
Mikhail Gorbachev
He was a former Soviet statesman. -
Exxon Valdez
This refers to an oil spill that happened in Alaska. Over 11 million gallons of crude oil was lost due to a ship hitting an high reef outside Prince William South island, Alaska. -
European Union
Although it was an result of many European countries joining together in mid 1940s, European Union was officially launched in 1993 and now has 27 member states. The European union helps Europe as a whole where id one country goes into recession, all of the other nations help stabilize that specific country's economy. -
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
The North American Free Trade Agreement is signed by the governments of United States, Mexico and Canada creating a trade bloc in North America -
World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization negotiates and supervises international trades. It is the successor of GATT replacing older trade agreements with up to date rules and regulations. -
George Bush Jr.
43rd president of US. -
Kofi Annan
7th secretary general of UN. -
The Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto protocol was introduced to combat global warming by stabilizing climate change by controlling the emission of greenhouse gases in to the atmosphere. The Kyoto protocol was introduced in 1997 and is still used today. -
Battle in Seattle
This is an protest against a WTO meeting in Seattle where the developing countries were having no say in the decision making of an international organization. -
Millennium Summit
It was held in United Nations headquarters in New Your to discuss the roles of UN into the new century. -
9/11
This terms refers to the suicide attacks on New York City and Washington, DC. -
Patriot Act
ThePatriot Act was signed into law by US President George W. Bush.It was introduces after the terrorist attracts on US on September 11, 2011. It allowed the government to search people's emails, listen to phone calls, etc without the people's consent. -
Naomi Klein
A Canadian author and social activist. -
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
This is an infectious virus with all of the deadly flu-symptoms.