HIST 1112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: George H. W. Bush, Hutu, Tutsi
Document Summary
End of cold war: george h. w bush makes new world order speech on 9/11/1990 talks of world government and economy. Un peace keeping forces to police the world all led by the united states. Panama: us overthrow of manuel noriega, pro-american government installed (noriega jailed, importance of panama canal, condemned as violation of international law, 3k died compared to only 23 americans. Iraqi invasion of kuwait (control of oil fields: operation desert storm. Coalition of 49 nations (lead by us and saudi arabia) Swift victory (iraq retreats after 4 months) Aftermath of gulf war: un sanctions on iraq, creation of no-fly zones, saddam hussein remains in power, did not want to create a power vacuum in persian gulf region, muslim resentment of american bases in holy land. Balkan crisis: breakup of yugoslavia at end of cold war, tension among: serbs, croats, muslims, ethnic cleansing , 200k killed, un airstrikes and peacekeeping force of 20k.
