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The set of rules that determine the virtues, duties and moral conduct of Hindu males
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Dharma
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The Hindu and Buddhist belief that all actions in this life affect a person's fate in the next life
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Karma
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Referring to the journey to Mecca
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Hejira
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The basic beliefs of Buddhism; the mode of behavior leading to the end of suffering (nirvana)
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Eightfold Path
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A belief by many who follow the Islamic faith, that a holy war must be fought against non-believers
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Jihad
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Traditional family group in underdeveloped countries, where several generations live together in a family unit.
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Extended family
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Russian Communist followers of Lenin
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Bolsheviks
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Large farms in the former Soviet Union where small peasant farmers had to work together under the control of the central government
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Collective Farms
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An attempt in the 1970s to ease tensions between the Soviet Union and the U.S.
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Detente
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A plan begun under Stalin to industrialize the Soviet Union and improve agricultural output
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Five-Year Plan
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A policy of the former Soviet Union in the 1980s stressing openness in relations with other countries
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Glasnost
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The organization of Chinese peasants into large communes to develop heavy industry and improve agricultural production.
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Great Leap Forward
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A idea promoted by Woodrow Wilson, it was an international association aimed at promoting world peace
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League of Nations
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Leader of the Bolsheviks during the 1917 Russian Revolution. He ruled Russia until is death in 1924
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Lenin
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A plan of economic recovery in Europe, designed to help rebuild Europe after WWII
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Marshall Plan
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A business that is global or world-wide in nature, having major production centers throughout the world
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Multi-national corporations
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Leader of a nationalist group of military officers who replaced the King of Egypt with a republic in the 1950s
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Nasser
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, it was formed in the Middle East as a means to control the price of oil.
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OPEC
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Leader of Iran, who westernized the country, and was overthrown by the Ayatollah Khomeini
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Shah Reza Pahlevi
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Palestine Liberation Organization, they are Arabs who have used terrorist tactics to establish a homeland in Israel
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PLO
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A way of delivering a message or opinion that is intended to appeal to emotions, it is not always truthful.
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Propaganda
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The German legislative body that gave Hitler the power to enact laws without consent
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Reichstag
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Gandhi's use of nonviolent protest, where Indians walked to the sea to extract salt rather than buying it from the British
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Salt March
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Agreement drawn up at the end of WWI, it placed the blame for the war on Germany, and forced them to pay reparations
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Treaty of Versailles
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Leader of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, he was second to Lenin, and involved in a struggle for power with Stalin.
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Leon Trotsky
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The buildup of military weapons between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War
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Arms race
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Site of a nuclear disaster near Kiev in the Ukraine.
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Chernobyl
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An economic system where the goals and policies of production are set by the government.
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command economy
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A government-ordered restriction on trade
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embargo
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Current economic and political cooperation among European nations
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European Union
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Technological advances in seeds, irrigation and fertilizers that have led to increased food production
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Green Revolution
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The North American Free Trade Agreement that allows the United States, Mexico and Canda to trade easily
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NAFTA
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A term used throughout the Cold War to describe countries not associated with either the Soviet Union or the U.S.
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Non-Aligned
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Alliance formed after WWII to stop the spread of communism
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NATO
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The ability to provide for yourself without the help of others
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Self-sufficiency
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Term describing undeveloped and underdeveloped countries in economic need. Ex: African nations
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Third World Nations
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Wealthy business families in 19th century Japan
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Zaibatsu
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An agency of the United Nations that promotes economic development of member nations through guaranteed loans
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World Bank
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An international peace keeping organization created in 1945.
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United Nations
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An Episcopal bishop in South Africa who won the Nobel Peace Prize through his efforts to end apartheid
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Bishop Desmond Tutu
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South African policy of legally segregating the black minority from the white majority
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Apartheid
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Self-governing, independence
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Autonomy
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Leader against apartheid, he was killed while under arrest by the South African government
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Steven Bikko
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An individual or group who strongly adheres to religious laws or guidelines
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Fundamentalist
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Leader of the Soviet Union who believed economic and political changes were necessary. His programs included glastnost and perestroika
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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An outspoken critic of apartheid, he spent 27 years in prison, and was elected President of South Africa in 1994.
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Nelson Mandela
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To reduce or stop the number of nuclear weapons being produced. Also known as denuclearization
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Non-proliferation
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The economic plan of Mikhail Gorbachev, that looked to restructuring the communist system.
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Perestroika
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Religious group from northern India that blends Hinduism and Islam. There have been incidents of violence between them and the Hindu majority.
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Sikhs
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The label Japan has given to emerging Asian nations that are its economic competitors
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Tiger economies
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