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xBookGlossaryTermsObj['detente'] = "détente: An easing of tense relations with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. This process moved unevenly through the 1970s and early 1980s but accelerated when Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev came to power in the mid-1980s.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['saltii'] = "SALT II: 1979 strategic arms limitation treaty agreed on by President Jimmy Carter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. After the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Carter persuaded the Senate not to ratify the treaty.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['mujahideen'] = "mujahideen: Religiously inspired Afghan rebels who resisted the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['campdavidaccords'] = "Camp David accords: 1978 peace accord between Israel and Egypt facilitated by the mediation of President Jimmy Carter.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['bolandamendment'] = "Boland Amendment: 1982 act of Congress prohibiting direct aid to the Nicaraguan Contra forces.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['divestmentmovement'] = "divestment movement: 1980s campaign against apartheid by ending investments by U.S. corporations, universities, and municipalities in South Africa.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['irancontra'] = "Iran-Contra: Reagan administration scandal involving the funneling of funds from an illegal arms-for-hostages deal with Iran to the Nicaraguan Contras in the mid-1980s.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['nuclearfreezemovement'] = "nuclear freeze movement: 1980s protests calling for a mutual freeze on the testing, production, and deployment of nuclear weapons and of missiles and aircraft designed primarily to deliver nuclear weapons.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['glasnost'] = "glasnost: Policy of political “openness” initiated by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s. Under glasnost, the Soviet Union extended democratic elections, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['perestroika'] = "perestroika: Policy of economic “restructuring” initiated by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev hoped that by reducing state control he could revive the Soviet economy.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['solidarity'] = "Solidarity: Polish trade union movement led by Lech Walesa. During the 1980s, Solidarity played a central role in ending Communist rule in Poland.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['globalization'] = "globalization: The extension of economic, political, and cultural relationships among nations, through commerce, migration, and communication. Globalization expanded in the late twentieth century because of free trade agreements and the relaxation of immigration restrictions.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['multinationalortransnationalcorporations'] = "multinational (or transnational) corporations: Companies that operate production facilities or deliver services in more than one country. Between 1970 and 2000, the number of such firms increased ninefold.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['europeanunioneu'] = "European Union (EU): Organization formed by European nations in 1993 to boost their economic and political power. Member nations took steps to facilitate free trade, investment, and migration among EU states.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['northamericanfreetradeagreementnafta'] = "North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): Free trade agreement approved in 1993 by the United States, Canada, and Mexico.";
xBookGlossaryTermsObj['operationdesertstorm'] = "Operation Desert Storm: Code name of the 1991 allied air and ground military offensive that pushed Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.";