Ap Comparative Gov't Terms - China, Chapter 12 Of Roskin's Countries And Concepts

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Third World

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most of Asia, Africa, and Latin America

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corruption

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use of public office for private gain

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man-land ratio

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how much arable land per person

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steady-state

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a system that provides itself with little change

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kow-tow

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literally, head to ground; to prostrate oneself

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Warring States

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China's early period (475-221 BC), before unification

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Middle Kingdom

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China's traditional name for itself, in the middle of the heavens

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dynastic cycle

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rise, maturity, and fall of an imperial family

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Mongol

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Central Asian dynasty, founded by Genghis Khan, that ruled China in 13th and 14th centuries

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Manchu

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last imperial dynasty of China, also known as Qing; ruled from 17th century to 1911

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Confucianism

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Chinese political philosophy of social and political stability based on family, hierarchy, and manners

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treaty ports

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areas of China coast run by European powers

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extraterritoriality

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privilege of Europeans in colonial situations to have their own laws and courts

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sphere of influence

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semicolonial area under control of major power

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Open Door

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US policy of protecting China

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Taiping

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religion-based rebellion in 19th century China

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Boxer

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Chinese antiforeigner rebellion in 1900

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Meiji

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period of Japan's rapid modernization, starting in 1868

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warlord

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local military chief who runs province

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Nationalist

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Chiang Kai-shek's party that unified China in late 1920s, abbreviated KMT

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hyperinflation

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very rapid inflation, more than 50% a month

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mass line

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Mao's theory of revolution for China

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cadre

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French "framework", used by Asian Communists for local party leader

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Gang of Four

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Mao's ultraradical helpers, arrested in 1976

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voluntarism

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belief that human will can change the world

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purchasing power parity (PPP)

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GDP figures that take cost of living into account

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yuan

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China's currency, worth 12 US cents

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World Trade Organization

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120-plus members open selves to trade and investment; has quasi-judicial powers