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Marshall Plan
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Us did a loan program in Europe to help rebulid Europe and try to stop the soread of comunism. The western economy begins to grow.
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Truman Doctrine
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In 1948 US gave a military aid to countries fighting to keep out communism
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Industrial Revolution
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Began in Great Britain. When machinery was used for productivity. Human resources: people ran machines, they moved to cities. Britian had natural resources:coal and iron. Went from acriculture to weapons.
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Columbian Exchange
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Process in which people, diseases, ideas, and trades were distributed around the world from the Americans.
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What were the Protestants protesting?
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A person who protested Catholic practices; today a member of the non-catholic christian church
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Martain Luther
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first protestant leader to challenge catholic church. A German monk and schlor. 1520-pope was banished from Catholic church for his critism.orgaized christian bible that taught German.
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John Calvin
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An early protestant leader. Freedom to America to practice own religion.
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Puritans
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John Calvin's followers in England.
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Divine Right of Kings
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belief that royalty ruled by the will of God
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John Locke
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Philosophers who looked at the nature of man and government. Beleived that gorvernment should serve and protect them and freedom should be for the people.
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glasnost
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Rusian policy of openness which permitted Soviet people to critize the government without punishment
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perestroika
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Soviet policy thst loosened government controls and permitted its economy to move towards capitalism
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Neil Armstrong
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first person to walk on the moon
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The Renaissance
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the start of the modern era
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The first democratic constitution
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Anthens Greece
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Imperialism
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system of buiding foreign empires for military and trade advantages
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Classical Europe
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Europe of ancient Greece and Rome. civilizations from 800 BC to AD 400
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3 regions of the Great Britain
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Whales, Scottland, England
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4 regions of United Kingdom
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Whales, Scottland, England, and Northern Ireland
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England did what to turn Ireland into Protestant?
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They took over the land by populating land with more protestants
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The Troubles
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fighing between the Catholic Nationalists, want Northern Ireland to be reunited with republic, and protestant Loyalist, perfer that Northern Ireland remain under british rule
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The Northern and European groups in South Africa
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When the Nationalists and Loyalists fought, signed a contract with UK to end violence. Northern Ireland its own elected assambly.
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Language
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Afrikaans
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South Africa is the largest producer of what?
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exporter of gold
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First Black president of South Africa
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Nelson Mandela
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Largest country in Africa in size
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Sudan
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Majority of Sudan's income comes from what?
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cotton
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Who was Sudans Reign of Terror aimed at?
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against the Southern Christian Peoples
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50% of people in Nigeria are this religion
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Muslim
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Nigeria's major mineral resource and lardest export
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oil exports
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What will you find on savanna's?
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few trees, highlands and plateaus. Average temeratures and sesonal rains. Wind called hermattan blows South from the Sahara
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Who controlled Nigeria in the 1900's?
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British
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1400's Europeans started which trade?
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slavory
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Sudans main export
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cotton
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Mt. Kilimanjaro
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Highest point in Africa. Located in Tanzania. Snowcapped, to the north. The great rift valley cuts two gashes through border.
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Why has Ethiopia suffered famines
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The drought turned fields once rich in crops into seas of dust.
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Nigeria's major mineral resource and export
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oil
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MOst industrialized countria in Africa
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Soth Africa
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Imperialism
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system of buiding foreign empires for military and trade advantages
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Classical Europe
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Europe of ancient Greece and Rome. civilizations from 800 BC to AD 400
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3 regions of the Great Britain
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Whales, Scottland, England
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4 regions of United Kingdom
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Whales, Scottland, England, and Northern Ireland
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England did what to turn Ireland into Protestant?
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They took over the land by populating land with more protestants
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The Troubles
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fighing between the Catholic Nationalists, want Northern Ireland to be reunited with republic, and protestant Loyalist, perfer that Northern Ireland remain under british rule
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The Northern and European groups in South Africa
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When the Nationalists and Loyalists fought, signed a contract with UK to end violence. Northern Ireland its own elected assambly.
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Language
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Afrikaans
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South Africa is the largest producer of what?
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exporter of gold
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First Black president of South Africa
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Nelson Mandela
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Largest country in Africa in size
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Sudan
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Majority of Sudan's income comes from what?
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cotton
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Who was Sudans Reign of Terror aimed at?
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against the Southern Christian Peoples
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50% of people in Nigeria are this religion
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Muslim
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Nigeria's major mineral resource and lardest export
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oil exports
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Imperialism
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system of buiding foreign empires for military and trade advantages
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Classical Europe
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Europe of ancient Greece and Rome. civilizations from 800 BC to AD 400
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3 regions of the Great Britain
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Whales, Scottland, England
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4 regions of United Kingdom
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Whales, Scottland, England, and Northern Ireland
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England did what to turn Ireland into Protestant?
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They took over the land by populating land with more protestants
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The Troubles
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fighing between the Catholic Nationalists, want Northern Ireland to be reunited with republic, and protestant Loyalist, perfer that Northern Ireland remain under british rule
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The Northern and European groups in South Africa
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When the Nationalists and Loyalists fought, signed a contract with UK to end violence. Northern Ireland its own elected assambly.
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Language
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Afrikaans
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South Africa is the largest producer of what?
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exporter of gold
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First Black president of South Africa
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Nelson Mandela
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Largest country in Africa in size
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Sudan
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Majority of Sudan's income comes from what?
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cotton
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Who was Sudans Reign of Terror aimed at?
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against the Southern Christian Peoples
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50% of people in Nigeria are this religion
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Muslim
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Nigeria's major mineral resource and lardest export
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oil exports
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Imperialism
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system of buiding foreign empires for military and trade advantages
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Classical Europe
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Europe of ancient Greece and Rome. civilizations from 800 BC to AD 400
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3 regions of the Great Britain
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Whales, Scottland, England
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4 regions of United Kingdom
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Whales, Scottland, England, and Northern Ireland
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England did what to turn Ireland into Protestant?
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They took over the land by populating land with more protestants
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The Troubles
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fighing between the Catholic Nationalists, want Northern Ireland to be reunited with republic, and protestant Loyalist, perfer that Northern Ireland remain under british rule
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The Northern and European groups in South Africa
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When the Nationalists and Loyalists fought, signed a contract with UK to end violence. Northern Ireland its own elected assambly.
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Language
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Afrikaans
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South Africa is the largest producer of what?
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exporter of gold
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First Black president of South Africa
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Nelson Mandela
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Largest country in Africa in size
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Sudan
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Majority of Sudan's income comes from what?
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cotton
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Who was Sudans Reign of Terror aimed at?
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against the Southern Christian Peoples
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50% of people in Nigeria are this religion
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Muslim
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Nigeria's major mineral resource and lardest export
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oil exports
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