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|Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

|Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

|(1960) “OPEC” is a cartel (monopoly by a group) formed by Middle Eastern and a few other nations to keep the price of oil by avoiding competition.  In 2007, OPEC controlled about 2/3rds of the total oil market.

|(1960) “OPEC” is a cartel (monopoly by a group) formed by Middle Eastern and a few other nations to keep the price of oil high by reducing competition.  In 2007, OPEC controlled about 2/3rds of the total oil market, and keeps the price of gas expensive.

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|Berlin Wall

|Berlin Wall

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|[[Pearl Harbor]]

|[[Pearl Harbor]]

|Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese launched a surprise attack on US navy fleet in Hawaii; Congress declared war on Japan and entered WWII

|Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese launched a surprise attack on US navy fleet in Hawaii; Congress then declared war on Japan and entered WWII.

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|[[Korematsu v. United States]]

|''[[Korematsu v. United States]]''

|(1944) Supreme Court decision upholding the forced removal of Japanese Americans to internment camps during WWII; the Court sided with the government, ruling that the exclusion order was constitutional

|(1944) Supreme Court decision upholding the forced removal of Japanese Americans to internment camps during WWII; the Court sided with the government, ruling that the exclusion order was constitutional

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|Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

|Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

|August 1964: in response to mysterious gunshots fired at an American ship in the Gulf of Tonkin near North Vietnam, Congress authorized sending troops; Congress never formally declared war on North Vietnam, and this Resolution became the substitute

|August 1964: in response to mysterious gunshots fired at an American ship in the Gulf of Tonkin near North Vietnam, and pressure from President Lyndon Johnson as he sought to be reelected, Congress authorized sending troops; Congress never formally declared war on North Vietnam, and this Resolution became the substitute for a formal declaration of war.

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|Vietnam War

|Vietnam War

|Israel

|Israel

|established by the United Nations in 1948, having a size slightly smaller than New Jersey  

|established by the United Nations in 1948, having a size slightly smaller than New Jersey  

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|Arab-Israeli wars

|Arab-Israeli wars

|four major ones between 1948 and 1973 (1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973)

|four major ones between 1948 and 1973 (in 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973)

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|Six-Day War

|Six-Day War

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|Camp David Accords

|Camp David Accords

|1979: President Jimmy Carter brokered a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, whereby Egypt agreed to recognize Israel in exchange for receiving return of the Sinai Peninsula.

|1979: President Jimmy Carter brokered a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, whereby Egypt agreed to recognize Israel in exchange for receiving return of the Sinai Peninsula to Egyptian control.

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|Yasser Arafat

|Yasser Arafat

|[[cotton]]

|[[cotton]]

|Cotton is a natural fiber used in clothing. It comes from the seed of the cotton plant. People have grown cotton since 3000 B.C. and traded it for other goods.

|Cotton is a natural fiber used in clothing. It comes from the seed of the cotton plant. People have grown cotton since 3000 B.C. and traded it for other goods.

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|[[slavery]]

|[[slavery]]

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|[[Thomas Malthus]]

|[[Thomas Malthus]]

|Thomas Malthus was a British economist. He believed that exponential population growth, coupled with geometric advances in food production would mean that the world economy was inevitable going to collapse and fail.  His vision did not take into account advances in technology and a slowing of the world population growth. Malthusian fears are also prevalent amongst liberal peak oil alarmism. 

|Thomas Malthus was a British economist. He believed that exponential population growth, coupled with geometric advances in food production would mean that the world economy was inevitable going to collapse and fail.  His vision did not take into account advances in technology and a slowing of the world population growth.

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|[[Communist League]]

|[[Communist League]]