Ethnic Conflicts AND the Breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991

Flashcards about Ethnic Conflicts and the Breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991

Pan-Africanism

Advocated for Black Nationalism and the unity and cooperation of African peoples in Africa and around the world.

Pan-Arabism

A nationalist movement that emphasized Arabs’ common history and language, and aimed to create a single Arab state.

Ethnic Cleansing in Bosnia

A system of terror and murder, to rid Bosnia of Muslims.

Dayton Accord

Gave Bosnian Serbs control over limited territory while recognizing the authority of the Muslim-controlled state government.

Rwandan Genocide

The organized massacre of Tutsis and moderate Hutus.

Nikita Khrushchev's reforms

Policy of de-Stalinization, easing censorship, freeing political prisoners, and ending the secret police’s fear tactics.

Glasnost

Referred to “openness.” It ended censorship and allowed people to openly discuss problems in the Union and with the Communists.

Perestroika

Meaning “restructuring,” aimed to remake the government and the economy to allow for more efficiency and more productivity.